Make mercy a Jummah habit. Join over 10,000 giving weekly for the ummah.
Schedule your donationsMake mercy a Jummah habit. Join over 10,000 giving weekly for the ummah.
Schedule your donationsMake mercy a Jummah habit. Join over 10,000 giving weekly for the ummah.
Schedule your donationsMake mercy a Jummah habit. Join over 10,000 giving weekly for the ummah.
Schedule your donations
Imagine being a child with nowhere to sleep, no one to call, and no way to feel safe. That is the daily reality for thousands of children on the streets of Lahore and Dhaka — not because they chose it, but because the world failed them.
In Pakistan, an estimated 1.5 million people are homeless. In Dhaka, Bangladesh alone, 350,000 people live without shelter — and many of them are children. Abandoned, fleeing violence, or pushed out by poverty so severe their families had no other choice, these children are among the most vulnerable people on earth. Without protection, they are exposed to abuse, exploitation, and addiction every single day.
This Ramadan — the month in which mercy is multiplied — you have the power to change that. Through our drop-in centres in Lahore and Dhaka, your donation gives a child a safe place to go, a meal to eat, and a future worth believing in. Because no child of the ummah should be left to fend for themselves.
You don't just donate and hope. We have established, active drop-in centres in Lahore, Pakistan and Dhaka, Bangladesh — run by local teams who know their communities and have been doing this work for decades.
Step 1 — We find the children who need us most
Our outreach workers go into the streets of Lahore and Dhaka to identify children at risk — before they fall deeper into danger.
Step 2 — We meet their immediate needs
Every child who comes through our doors receives nutritious food, a health check-up, and medicine. Their safety and wellbeing come first.
Step 3 — We give them an education and a voice
From reading and writing to sessions on their rights, hygiene, and how to protect themselves from exploitation — we give children the knowledge and confidence to take control of their lives.
Step 4 — We help them build a future
Vocational training, school enrolment support, and referrals to technical institutes mean that the children we support don't just survive — they have a real chance to thrive.
✓ Delivered by trusted local field teams in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
✓ Every child verified and assessed according to need.
✓ Support begins from day one.
The Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever does not show mercy to our young ones, or acknowledge the rights of our elders, is not one of us."
Ahmad
Child Welfare & Orphans
Give one child food, clothing, healthcare, shelter, education for an entire month for £40 per month. This is one-to-one sponsorship: your support, one child, real change.
Child Welfare & Orphans
Over 10,000 orphans in Gaza are registered with us and urgently need sponsors. A monthly donation helps a child who has lost their protector survive in one of the harshest environments in the world. Protect an orphan. Change a future.
Give monthly for £40, or annually for £480 — 12 months of blessings in a single donation. Our orphan sponsorship programme is also Zakat-eligible, so you can fulfil this pillar of Islam whilst protecting a vulnerable child.
Child Welfare & Orphans
Right now, a child in Lahore has nowhere safe to go. £720 transforms their life with food, healthcare, education, and a safe space at our Aminah drop-in centre — everything they need to leave the streets behind.
Child Welfare & Orphans
Abandoned and at risk, every single day. 350,000 children live on Dhaka's streets, exposed to abuse and exploitation. £240 provides a child with food, healthcare, education, and a safe place at our drop-in centre for a full year — giving them a real chance at a different life.
Every penny goes directly to our active drop-in centres in Lahore, Pakistan and Dhaka, Bangladesh — covering food, healthcare, safe shelter, education, counselling, and vocational support for children who have nowhere else to turn.
Yes. Street children living in poverty are among those eligible to receive Zakat under Islamic principles. If you'd like guidance on calculating or giving your Zakat, visit our Zakat page.
Our teams are already on the ground and operational. Your donation is allocated to our active centres immediately — there is no delay between your giving and a child receiving support.
Absolutely. You can dedicate your sadaqah to a family member or someone who has passed. Simply note this at checkout and the reward will be given in their name.
Supporting a child's education and long-term development is widely regarded as a form of sadaqah jariyah — a continuous charity whose reward flows long after the gift is made, as the child carries that knowledge and opportunity throughout their life.
Our local field teams conduct street outreach and community-based assessment in both Lahore and Dhaka, identifying and verifying children according to need — so you can give with complete confidence.
Human Appeal is committed to providing aid in the country or programme that you select. In the event we complete the programme, exceed the required funds, or are denied access to a particular country for reasons beyond our control, Human Appeal reserves the right to reallocate your donation to another programme where it is needed most.
