ALHAMDHULILLAH, OUR CAMPAIGN WENT SO WELL REACHING OUR GOAL WITHIN 14 DAYS, SO WE'VE INCREASED OUR GOAL INTENDING TO HELP MORE CHILDREN, INSHAALLAH!

Assalamu Alaikum, I'm Zeneefa Zaneer from Sri Lanka. I'm a novelist and a couple of weeks ago I successfully crowd-funded my project at LaunchGood. I was planning to launch my book before Ramadan but something unexpected happened. No, not to me, but to hundreds of thousands of people in my country. 

On 15 May 2016 due to heavy rain Sri Lanka experienced the worst flooding and numerous landslides in past two decades, particularly in the west of the country. 22 districts out of 25 districts of the country were affected by the disastrous weather. It killed nearly 88 while hundreds went missing and feared dead. According to Disaster Management Center 9,821 people belonging to 2,805 families are still in 121 safety shelters while 287,429 people from 70,805 families have been affected by the inclement weather across the country.

It's the 2nd term of the academic year and hundreds of children lost all their school materials, from text books to school uniforms. Education is a basic human need. After the extreme weather and disaster many schools were washed under and buried, and thousands of students lost everything they had. 

People now have to start life from the beginning.

Our Mission

Our Muslim and Sri Lankan values simply do not allow us to ignore the plight of our fellow neighbors. In Islam, helping our brethren despite ethnicity and religion is one of the highest forms of charity. We simply cannot allow the people of the affected areas to be without one of the basic necessities of life. In the past 2 weeks the local community has provided flood relief for the victims, but we need more and we know YOU will step up to help.

Who We Are

IiWords is an online based Muslim writers organization. We strive to create awareness and educate people through our pen. In 2013 we published an anthology, a book compiled with poetry and prose written by writers from different degrees and countries. All the profits we earned through selling our book were donated to the needy in different stages.

Witnessing the loss and tragedy in May 2016, we decided to help children go back to school.

Our Partners

The local Muslim community of Sri Lanka has a long history of working in their community to help its residents facing hardships. 

1) Sri Lanka Islamic Students' Movement. 
Sri Lanka Islamic Students' Movement (SLISM) is an organization with 36 years of history in serving the students of Sri Lanka through uplifting their education, skills and attitudes.  

2) Relief Cordinating Center (RCC)
RCC is established in collaboration of All Ceylon Jamiathul Ulama (ACJU), National Shoora Council (NSC), Muslim Council of Sri Lanka (MCSL) and Colombo District Masjid Federation (CDMF) along with other civil organizations.

So through our Launchgood project, whatever the funds raised will be transferred to Sri Lanka Islamic Students' Movement, Insha Allah. Through SLISM and under the observation of RCC, we believe to support 250 students with school accessories worth for six months.

The Project

The main focus of this project is to provide 250 students with school accessories. Support will be provided in the form of school packs containing books, mathematical instrument boxes, pens, pencils with different packs for different age groups. With just $20 we can support one child for 6 months with school accessories.

Our goal is to work with a broad coalition of community activists and faith based groups to raise enough funds to cover the cost of distributing school accessories for 250 students. 

Why Help Us?

Sri Lanka is a small South Asian island, a developing country. It suffered 30 years of civil war and has just begun to breathe peace and experience development from 2009. We have a lot more to achieve to make its people's lives  better. A dollar can help us bring back lost smiles of these little children. 

How You Can Help 

Give whatever you can. You can choose any given packages to donate or simply support with any amount possible, inshaAllah. Whether it's $1, $5 or $5000, every bit will make a difference. Be a part of the Sadaqatul Jaariya of helping someone with their education. 

And please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.  

Image sources: http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/Death-toll-from-weeklong-storms-in-Sri-Lanka-7938551.php#photo-10122203

http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=2016/05/20/local/82290

http://www.hirunews.lk/133436/health-units-warn-public-to-avoid-wading-through-flood-water