Dear HOPE Friends,

💝 Wishing You and Your Loved Ones a Magnificent ✨ Eid ul Fitr 🌙 !

Through Your Generosity 🌹, in Ramadan ☪️ 2024, We Were Blessed to Provide Poverty Alleviation Relief to Over 30,000 Zakat-Eligible People Throughout Pakistan 🇵🇰:

🔶 Food Rations 🍱: 2,000+ One-Month Ration Bags Distributed to Serve 16,000 People

🔶 Door-to-Door Iftar 🥘: 10,000 Needy People Served Total

🔶 Sit-Down Community Iftars 🍽️: 3,000 Children and Adults Served

🔶 Eid Clothes for Children 👘: 2,000 Zakat-Eligible Children Gifted New Eid Clothes

🌹 Much Gratitude to All Our Supporters for Helping Us Best Serve Those in Need ❤️‍🩹 in Pakistan 🇵🇰! We Realize that There is No Shortage of Urgent Causes on the World Stage 🌎 at Any Given Moment and Are Ever So Grateful 💕 for Your Continued Allegiance to Underserved Voices in Pakistan 🇵🇰.

Warm regards,

The HOPE USA 🇺🇸 🇵🇰, HOPE UK 🇬🇧 🇵🇰, and HOPE Pakistan 🇵🇰 Teams

https://www.hopecharityusa.org

Dear HOPE Friends,

As the Last Precious Days of Ramadan ☪️ Come to a Close, We are Working Around the Clock ⏰ to Meet the Demand to Combat Food Insecurity in Pakistan by Distributing Food Rations 🍱 and Door-to-Door Iftar 🥘 to the Poor ❤️‍🩹. We Will Be Featuring Our Eid Clothes 🎁 for Children Distribution in a Separate Post.

     🔶 Food Rations 🍱: Just $33/Month/Family of 8 - Zakat-Eligible

     🔶 Door-to-Door Iftar 🥘: Just $1/Person - Zakat-Eligible

     🔶 Eid Clothes for Kids 👘: Just $17/Child - Zakat-Eligible
 
✅ Please Donate to Help the Needy ❤️‍🩹 in Pakistan 🇵🇰:

 🔹 Get Your Donation Matched: https://www.every.org/hopecharityusa/f/hope-pakistan-zakat-1262

 🔹 Website: https://www.hopecharityusa.org

 🔹 Zelle: hopeusa@hope-ngo.com (Be sure to include a donation category and your email address for a tax-receipt.)

 🔹 Mail a Check: HOPE USA, PO BOX 786, Newark, CA 94560 (Be sure to include a donation category and your email address for a tax-receipt.)

 🔹 LaunchGood: www.launchgood.com/DoorToDoorIftar

 🔹 LaunchGood: www.launchgood.com/RamadanFoodRations

 🔹 LaunchGood: www.launchgood.com/EidClothesPakistan

Many Thanks 🌹 to CryptoZakat.io for Generously Matching Our Donations on Every.org.

💕 Thank You to All Our Donors for Your Unrelenting Support!

Warm regards,

The HOPE USA 🇺🇸 🇵🇰, HOPE UK 🇬🇧 🇵🇰, and HOPE Pakistan 🇵🇰 Teams

Dear HOPE Friends,

Food Rations 🍱 and Door-to-Door Iftar Distribution 🥘 Throughout Pakistan 🇵🇰 Continues

Plus, Get Your Zakat or Sadaqa Donation 💵 Matched

As the Last Ten Nights of the Blessed Month of Ramadan ☪️ Grace Us, Our Field Team has Ramped up its Efforts to Provide as Many Needy People with Food Rations 🍱 and Door-to-Door Iftar 🥘 as Possible.

✅ It's Not Too Late to Donate:

 🔹 Get Your Donation Matched: https://www.every.org/hopecharityusa/f/hope-pakistan-zakat-1262

 🔹 Website: https://www.hopecharityusa.org

 🔹 Zelle: hopeusa@hope-ngo.com (Be sure to include a donation category and your email address for a tax-receipt.)

 🔹 Mail a Check: HOPE USA, PO BOX 786, Newark, CA 94560 (Be sure to include a donation category and your email address for a tax-receipt.)

 🔹 LaunchGood: www.launchgood.com/DoorToDoorIftar

 🔹 LaunchGood: www.launchgood.com/RamadanFoodRations

 🔹 LaunchGood: www.launchgood.com/EidClothesPakistan

🌹 Thank You for Your Gracious Support During this Blessed Month!

Warm regards,

The HOPE USA 🇺🇸 🇵🇰, HOPE UK 🇬🇧 🇵🇰, and HOPE Pakistan 🇵🇰 Teams

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Dear HOPE Friends,

HOPE/Asia Petroleum Launch Ramadan Food Rations  Distribution - 8,400 Needy People Served in Week 1 

In order to best reach underprivileged communities in Pakistan , HOPE USA launched its Ramadan Food Rations  Distribution a week prior to Ramadan  starting and delivered Food Rations to 800 people.  In addition to these efforts, this week, HOPE teamed up  with Asia Petroleum deliver Food Rations  to 950 needy families (7,600 people).

HOPE will be accelerating its Food Rations  campaign during the month of Ramadan .  This is a Zakat-Eligible cause and we would be honored to have you join.  Just $33 sponsors Food Rations  for a Family  of 8 for one month.

You can partake in this Zakat-Eligible  cause by donating via any of the methods below:

 Here’s How to Participate:

     Website: https://www.hopecharityusa.org

     Zelle: hopeusa@hope-ngo.com (Be sure to include a donation category and your email address for a tax-receipt.)

     Mail a Check: HOPE USA, PO BOX 786, Newark, CA 94560 (Be sure to include a donation category and your email address for a tax-receipt.)

     LaunchGood: www.launchgood.com/RamadanFoodRations    

     GlobalGiving: www.globalgiving.org/projects/eradicate-hunger-and-malnutrition-in-pakistan

The pictures below are of our Food Rations  distribution in an area on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan, where residents are sadly living amongst a waste and refuge dumping ground.  Also included are pictures from our collaboration with longtime partner, Asia Petroleum.

 We thank you for your continued support during the year and especially in Ramadan .  Together we can make a difference .  

Warm regards,

The HOPE USA   Team

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Dear HOPE Friends,

Our Food Rations 🍱 Campaign is a Donor-Initiated Idea which Has Been Going Strong for 7 Years!  

In a nutshell 🥜(no pun intended), at least once a month 📆 (and more as circumstances and opportunities present themselves), HOPE USA has been making strides towards reducing food insecurity for hundreds of families in Pakistan 🇵🇰.  

For Just $33 per Month, You Can Sponsor Food Rations for a Needy Family.  Zakat-Eligible Families 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 are Given a Month's Supply of Food Rations 🍱 for 8 People Which Includes:

🔶 Rice🍚

🔶 Wheat Flour 🍞

🔶 Lentils 🍲

🔶 Cooking Oil 👩🏻‍🍳

🔶 Sugar 🧁

🔶 Milk Powder

🔶 Tea ☕

🔶 Biscuits/Cookies 🍪

🔶 Salt 🧂

As inflation and increased cost of living 📈has significantly hampered quality of life 👎🏼 for those born into poverty, it only reinforces our gratitude 💝that one of our longtime supporters came to us with this incredible idea many years ago.  It has grown to one of our most popular campaigns, especially during the COVID-19 😷 pandemic, and the economic fallout that has occurred as a result.  

The pictures below are from our recent distribution in a landfill area on the outskirts of Karachi known as Kachra Kundi as well as Thatta, a heavily-populated district approximately an hour from Karachi 🌆.

Our sincere thanks 🌹to this supporter for being the seed behind this movement and for the hundreds of donors who have supported our Food Rations Campaign as well as our various poverty alleviation initiatives in Pakistan.  We are truly grateful for your support and could not do this without you 💐.  

Warm Regards,

The HOPE USA 🇺🇸, HOPE UK 🇬🇧, and HOPE Pakistan 🇵🇰 Teams

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Dear HOPE Friends,

Happy New Year from the Entire Team of HOPE! We Wish You All Health, Contentment, and Blessings in the Year to Come!

Please Enjoy the 60 Second Recap of 2023 in Which We Highlight Some of Our Momentous Occasions Over the Course of 2023. In Total, Through the Help of Our Generous Supporters Such as You, We Were Able to Provide Poverty Alleviation Measures to a Record-Breaking 900,000 Individuals This Year!

https://youtu.be/h3mcLZOEk2Q?feature=shared

🔶 2,000 Disadvantaged Children in Our Home Schools 🏫 in Kashmir 🏔️ Received Winter Clothing 🧤🧥 and Blankets (January 2023).

🔶 Pakistan Flood Relief 🌊 Efforts Continued for Over Half of 2023 with a Total of 115,000 Victims Receiving Extensive Aid ⛑️ Thanks to Iffco, Procter & Gamble, Asia Petroleum, Habib Metropolitan Bank, Global Giving, Darul Sadaqa786, Crypto Zakat, IOM UN Migration, Kirea, and Hundreds of Private Supporters 💖.

🔶 Lipton ☕ Pakistan 🇵🇰 Sponsored a Grand Breakfast 🍳 for 1,000 Underserved Children (April 2023) 💕.

🔶 20,000 Poor Individuals Received Iftar/Dinner 🥘 in the Month of Ramadan 🌙 Thanks to US Medical Labs and Anonymous Donors (April 2023) 💗.

🔶 Standard Chartered Bank Hosted a Grand 🎉 Iftar 🍱 for 1,500 Students (April 2023) ✨.

🔶 2,000 Poor Children Received New Clothes/Gifts 👘 for Eid ul Fitr (May 2023) 🌺.

🔶 11,000 Students Eagerly Returned Back to School 🎒Following the Flood Crisis 🌊 Closures.

🔶 2,000 Young Adults (80% Women) Received Income-Generating Vocational Training in Computers 💻 or Sewing 🧵.

🔶 20,000 Needy People Received Meat 🐄 During Eid ul Adha 🕋 Due to the Generosity of US Medical Labs and Private Donors (June 2023) 💐.

🔶 We Launched 3 Maternal 👩🏻‍🍼& Child 🧒🏻 Health Centers 🏥 to Serve 60,000 Villagers 🛖 Total Annually. These Projects Were Sponsored by Yusuf Foundation 💌 and Specifically Target the Northern Areas of Pakistan Where Maternal and Infant Morbidity is High 📈.

🔶 An Anonymous Donor 🌹 Expanded Our Azad Kashmir MCHC 🏥 (Sponsored by Darul Sadaqa786 and Private Donors) to Equip it for Deliveries. We Welcomed Our First Babies 🐣 in All Northern Area MCHCs in 2023.

🔶 14 Additional Hand Pumps 🚰 Sponsored by Donors Were Established in Rural/Remote Areas to Provide Clean Water💧to 12,000 Needy Villagers.

🔶 Darul Sadaqa786 and Private Donors Sponsor New Housing 🏠 for 500 Individuals Who Had Lost Their Homes During the Pakistan Flood 🌊 Crisis.

Overall, 2023 was a Phenomenal Year in Which We Were Able to Impact Over 900,000 Beneficiaries! We are Immensely Grateful 💖 to God for This Milestone and to our Corporate/Organizational Donors as well as Our Anonymous Supporters.

Thank You All for Helping Us Make Strides Towards Ending Poverty in Pakistan!

Warm Regards,

The HOPE USA 🇺🇸, HOPE UK 🇬🇧, and HOPE Pakistan 🇵🇰 Teams

https://www.hopecharityusa.org

Dear HOPE Friends,

HOPE Distributes Biryani to 500+ Needy People in Urban Slum Districts of Karachi

Happy Thanksgiving !  This Week, the HOPE Team Distributed Biryani to Over 500 Needy Individuals, Mainly Children and Women in the Urban Slum Areas of Karachi Known as Korangi 100 and Bilal Colony.  

At a Time Where Food Scarcity is High in Pakistan, and Many Poor People Can Barely Afford Even a Simple Meal , the HOPE Team Made an Effort to Spread Smiles to Those Who Face Hunger on a Daily Basis.  

Distribution of Biryani Took Place in Very Poor Neighborhoods in Karachi Known as Korangi 100 and Bilal Colony.  HOPE Has a Strong Presence in Both of These Districts Via the Establishment of Maternal and Child Health Centers and Home Schools to Provide Health and Education Services to the Poor.  

Overall, HOPE Provides Health , Education , Vocational Training , Clean Water , Disaster Relief , Ramadan Activities , and Qurbani to 800,000 Underserved People Annually.  70% of Our Beneficiaries are Women and Children .

Thank You to All Our Supporters Who Make These Endeavors Possible!

Warm Regards,

The HOPE USA , HOPE UK , and HOPE Pakistan Teams

Dear HOPE Friends,

Time flies 🕊️and it's been an Entire Year since the 2022 Pakistan Flood 🌊 Crisis began last August!

The August 2022 Pakistan Flood 🌊 Crisis Initially Left 33% of the Country Under Water 💦 , and One Year Later, 10% of the Country is Still Reeling from the Destruction 💔 !

Please Take a Few moments to View the Recap of HOPE's 2022 Pakistan Flood Relief Efforts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MRFggtQeZk

To Date We Have Provided 🚚 Both Short-Term and Long-Term Relief 📦 to 115,000 Victims (and Counting) of the Catastrophic Floods 🌊.

Our Aid 🆘 was Delivered to All Flood-Stricken 🌊 Areas, from the Mountains 🏔️ in the North to the Deserts 🏜️ of the South.

Our Relief to Flood Victims Included the Following:

     🍲 Cooked Food

     🍱 One-Month Bags of Food Rations

     💧 Procter & Gamble PuR Water Sachets

     🚑 Medical Intervention

     👕 Clothing

     🩴 Slippers

     🛌🏻 Bedding

     🦟 Mosquito Nets

     🏚️ House Reconstruction
     
We are Extremely Fortunate to have been Blessed with Magnanimous Donors, both in the Corporate and Organizational Realms as well as Private and Anonymous Supporters.

Our Work Would not be Possible Without the Support of the Following:

     🔷 Iffco

     🔷 Procter & Gamble

     🔷 Asia Petroleum

     🔷 Darul Sadaqa786

     🔷 Habib Metropolitan Bank

     🔷 Global Giving

     🔷 UN International Organization for Migration

     🔷 Kirea

     🔷 Private Donors

Our Sincere Gratitude 🌹 to All Our Unwavering Private Donors 🫶🏼 as Well as Our Long-Standing Partners 🤝 During the 2022 Pakistan Flood 🌊 Crisis and Beyond!

Warm regards,

The HOPE USA 🇺🇸 🇵🇰, HOPE UK 🇬🇧 🇵🇰, and HOPE Pakistan 🇵🇰 Teams

https://facebook.com/ngo.hope

Darul Sadaqa786 More Than Doubles 📈 HOPE USA's Initial Goal of Pakistan Flood Relief House Construction - a Total of 59 Houses 🏚️ Built For Flood Affectee 🌊 Families

Over the course of 2022 and early 2023, fundraising powerhouse, Darul Sadaqa786, stealthily worked behind the scenes to surprise HOPE USA with a magnanimous grant to fund a total of 51 houses 🏚️ for victims of the 2022 Pakistan Flood 🌊 Crisis.

Overall, this grand gesture more than doubles 📊 HOPE USA's initial target of 25 houses 🏚️, and combined with private donations, a total of 59 houses 🏚️ have been donated to victims of disastrous flooding 🌊 that began in August 2022. Overall, almost 500 needy people have received housing assistance from HOPE's Flood Relief House Reconstruction Project.

HOPE's field team ⛑️ conducted extensive assessments to determine the most needy families in flood-ravaged 🌊 areas of Sindh, Pakistan who would receive housing 🏚️. Special consideration was given to those who had lost all their meager belongings in the floods, the elderly 👵🏽, orphans 👩🏻‍🤝‍👩🏽, and disabled people ♿ . All of our beneficiaries were already living below the poverty line prior to this disaster and plunged into even more dire straits following the floods.

HOPE USA has been a frontrunner 🏃🏻‍♀️ in providing aid to victims of the 2022 Pakistan Flood Crisis that left one-third of the country under water for half of 2022. In total thus far we have provided aid to over 115,000 victims of this national disaster. Our relief spanned all forms: Cooked Food 🥘, Food Rations 🍱 , Clean Water 💧, Medical Relief 🚑 , Temporary Shelter 🛖 , Mosquito Nets 🦟 , Clothing 👕 , Slippers 🩴 , Bedding 🛏️ , and Permanent Housing 🏚️ and included all areas in Pakistan which were in dire need of aid.

The video accompanying this update speaks volumes for the gratitude both the recipients of the houses 🏚️ exuded along with the HOPE Team towards Darul Sadaqa786 for entrusting us with this noble endeavor. Providing a house for a family is the beginning of creating a home in which an atmosphere of love 💖 and security 🗝️ can flourish, both critical for long-term psychosocial breakthroughs in poverty alleviation.

Darul Sadaqa786 was founded by Sister Iffath Hasan, a self-taught Hafizah 📖 of the Quran who, along with managing this nonprofit, conducts various free Islamic 🕌 classes ranging from Arabic grammar to Character Building for women. She is also the author of Quranic Arabic Made Easy, a best-selling Quranic Arabic grammar book 📔 which has received accolades for its organization and teaching methodology.

Darul Sadaqa786 has been a long-standing and regular behind the scenes supporter of all of HOPE's various poverty alleviation initiatives ranging from Healthcare 🏥 to Education 🏫 to Vocational Training 💻 to Clean Water💧 to Ramadan Activities ☪️ to Qurbani 🕋 to Disaster Relief 🚑.

HOPE is extremely grateful to have earned Darul Sadaqa786's trust and support for several years and are immensely appreciative of their never-ending generosity. We are especially appreciative to Darul Sadaqa786 for sponsoring the majority of HOPE's Covid-19 Life-Saving Equipment acquisition 🔬 for Hospitals, the construction of our Azad Kashmir Maternal & Child Health Center 🏥 , and funding the vast majority of HOPE's Pakistan Flood Crisis Housing Project 🏘️.

The HOPE Team is imbued with sincere appreciation and prayers 💝 to Sister Iffath Hasan and Darul Sadaqa786 for this collaborative effort which has provided housing to over 500 extremely needy individuals. We hope that the accompanying reel 🎥 will speak for itself in terms of the tremendous impact that has already had on those who have very little!

Due to the extensive nature of the 2022 Pakistan Flood Crisis, HOPE will remain an active force in long-term rehabilitative efforts for victims. You may still contribute towards a new house 🏚️ for a family (just $1,500, both Zakat-Eligible and a Sadaqa Jaariayah effort) or any other relief efforts by the following:

🔷 Website: https://www.hopecharityusa.org (Select Pakistan Flood Relief or Housing Reconstruction option from the dropdown menu)

🔷 Zelle: hopeusa@hope-ngo.com (Be sure to include a designation category and your email address for a tax-receipt.)

🔷 Mail a Check: HOPE USA, PO BOX 786, Newark, CA 94560 (Be sure to include a designation category and your email address for a tax-receipt.)

🔷 LaunchGood Campaign: https://www.launchgood.com/HOPEUSAKarachiFlood

Thank you once again to Darul Sadaqa786 along with our private donors who have been the fuel behind this incredible momentum to assist victims of the 2022 Pakistan Flood Crisis!

Warm regards,

The HOPE USA Team 🇺🇸 🇵🇰

Dear HOPE Friends,

Check It Out - We've Been Doling Out Food Rations, Door-to-Door Iftars, Sit-down Iftars, and Eid Clothes All Across Pakistan

Although we've been putting out updates regularly in Ramadan, by the Grace of God, there is so much more HOPE USA activity that we could not cover all bases without overwhelming our supporters with posts:

    Sit-down Iftars: (2,100 total students in Korangi, Thatta, Muzaffargarh)

    Eid Clothes: (Yes, even some adults as there's a smiling kid in all of us)

    Food Rations: (Villages and urban slums)

    Door-to-Door Iftars: (Villages and urban slums)

 It's not too late to donate towards any of these causes:

    Website: (Click on the blue buttons above or below)

    Zelle: hopeusa@hope-ngo.com (Be sure to include a donation category and your email address for a tax-receipt.)

    Mail a Check: HOPE USA, PO BOX 786, Newark, CA 94560 (Be sure to include a donation category and your email address for a tax-receipt.)

     LaunchGood: www.launchgood.com/pakistanzakat

     LaunchGood: www.launchgood.com/foodrations

     LaunchGood: www.launchgood.com/EidClothesforChildren

     LaunchGood: www.launchgood.com/door-to-door-iftar

    LaunchGood: www.launchgood.com/pakistansadaqa

Here you'll find an assortment of pictures of various activities during Ramadan 2023:

https://www.hopecharityusa.org/post/check-it-out-we-ve-been-doling-out-food-rations-door-to-door-iftars-sit-down-iftars-and-eid

Thank you for your much needed support during this blessed month.  

Warm regards,

The HOPE USA Team

Dear HOPE Friends,

Standard Chartered Bank Teams Up with HOPE USA to Host Grand Iftar for 1,500 Underserved Students

🇵🇰 On Thursday, Standard Chartered Bank collaborated with its longtime partner, HOPE USA, to host a Grand Iftar for 1,500 underserved students in Korangi District, Karachi, Pakistan. Students enjoyed breaking their fasts in a community setting, networking with professionals, and also received Food Rations and Eid Clothes during the event.

You can check out a video of the event here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aXQe2xOe4O93mdrGSfXxfzw1YVw1P1kO/view?usp=sharing   

🎯 Events such as these are part and parcel of HOPE USA's efforts to tackle poverty from all angles, physical, mental, and psychosocial.

📈 Due to staggering inflation in Pakistan following two consecutive crises (the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2022 Pakistan Floods), families in Pakistan are especially struggling to make ends meet.

🍔 We have been inundated with requests, especially for food rations. HOPE USA is one of just a handful of organizations in Pakistan which is distributing food rations this Ramadan (due to soaring food costs).

✅ You can step up to the plate to help deserving families by any of the following methods:

     🔹 Website: https://www.hopecharityusa.org

     🔹 Zelle: hopeusa@hope-ngo.com (Be sure to include a donation category and your email address for a tax-receipt.)

     🔹 Mail a Check: HOPE USA, PO BOX 786, Newark, CA 94560 (Be sure to include a donation category and your email address for a tax-receipt.)

     🔹 LaunchGood: https://www.launchgood.com/pakistanzakat

     🔹 LaunchGood: https://www.launchgood.com/foodrations
   
     🔹 LaunchGood: www.launchgood.com/EidClothesforChildren

     🔹 LaunchGood: www.launchgood.com/door-to-door-iftar

     🔹 LaunchGood: https://www.launchgood.com/pakistansadaqa

💝 Thank you for your generosity during these last few blessed days of Ramadan!

Warm regards,

The HOPE USA Team

**Please note that this sit-down iftar was sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank.  HOPE USA does not use Zakat funds to pay for sit-down iftars as they are not a Zakat-eligible cause.  The Food Rations and Eid Clothes donated were sponsored by HOPE USA and these are both Zakat-eligible causes.

Dear HOPE Friends,

Messages of Thanks from Children in Pakistan to All of Our Supporters

Imagine walking into downtrodden neighborhoods of the Karachi, Pakistan metropolitan area to distribute food rations and Eid clothes to children and being greeted by warm messages of appreciation - well that's exactly what our HOPE team experienced and we wanted to pass along the good feelings to you, our supporters who make this possible.

Warm regards,

The HOPE USA Team

Check out our short video:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_5wLstxDQLwjs_jE4-kNxqIVOm79BmKK/view?usp=sharing