Gaza's orphans need us now.

Project Summary

📍 Location: Gaza
👶 Beneficiaries: Orphaned children without parental care
🤝 Delivered by: MATW teams on the ground

As one Islamic year comes to an end and another begins, many of us will look ahead to the year we hope to have. For Gaza's orphans, the future feels far less certain.

Thousands of children in Gaza no longer have anyone to call Mum or Dad.

There is no one waiting for them at the end of the day, no one making sure they have eaten. No one to comfort them when they are frightened, guide them when they are lost, or reassure them when the world feels overwhelming.

The people who were supposed to protect them have returned to Allah.

• $85 → Hot meals & blanket bundle
• $100 → Feed 10 orphans
• $115 → Gaza Orphan Relief Bundle (1 week)
• $150 → Support 3 orphans for 7 days

In Islam, children like these are not left to fend for themselves. The responsibility of caring for them is placed upon the Ummah — upon all of us.

When a child loses their parents, we are called upon to step forward and provide the care, protection and support they need.

Today, Gaza's orphans need exactly that.

Supporting Gaza's orphaned children

MATW is helping provide both immediate relief and long-term support for orphaned and vulnerable children across Gaza. Your donation can help support work such as:

• Providing food packs for orphaned children and the families caring for them.
• Delivering hot meals to children facing hunger.
• Supplying clean drinking water where access remains limited.
• Providing clothing, bedding and essential daily items.
• Supporting safe shelter for displaced children and families.
• Helping children return to education through schools and learning programmes.
• Providing psychological support for children dealing with trauma, grief and loss.
• Supporting medical care for children who are sick, injured or living with long-term health conditions.
• Providing ongoing care and support for orphaned and vulnerable children.

What childhood looks like in Gaza today

Newborn babies are being cared for in hospitals under extreme pressure, where electricity, equipment and medical supplies may be limited. Doctors and medical teams continue working in difficult conditions, doing what they can to protect fragile lives.

Mothers sit beside their babies, exhausted and afraid, without the basic support every newborn should have. For some families, baby milk, clean water, nappies, skincare and medical care are not guaranteed. These are not luxuries. They are the basics of life.

Families queue for food, sometimes for hours. Children go to sleep hungry, hoping for something as simple as a hot meal. Water is collected, carried and rationed carefully. In some places, families are forced to rely on sources that may not be safe.

The shelters are crowded. The risks are growing.

In overcrowded shelters, families sleep on floors in tight spaces. Sanitation is often poor. Waste, flies, insects and a lack of hygiene supplies can increase the risk of illness. Children may develop skin infections, stomach illnesses and other conditions that need treatment.

And for injured children, the suffering can be long term. Some children in Gaza are now living with life-changing injuries and need medical care, mobility support, rehabilitation and protection for the future.

This is not the childhood any child should have. But your donation can help bring relief.

Rebuilding Gaza means rebuilding lives

Restoring what has been lost means more than repairing buildings. It means helping restore the basics of childhood.

It means supporting hospitals so babies can be delivered more safely and injured children can be treated. It means helping provide baby milk, nappies, skincare and medical support so mothers and newborns can get through those first fragile months. It means supporting access to clean water, regular food, hygiene, shelter and care that families can rely on.

It also means looking beyond the first emergency. Children who have been injured may need rehabilitation and long-term support. Children who have lost months or years of education need help returning to learning. Orphans and vulnerable children need care, guidance and protection so they are not left to grow up alone.

To help rebuild Gaza, we must help rebuild the lives inside it.

In Islam, children are an amanah

The Prophet ﷺ said:

"I and the one who cares for an orphan will be in Paradise like this,"

and he held his two fingers together.

(Sahih al-Bukhari)

Few responsibilities are spoken about with such honour in our faith. Orphans are an amanah entrusted to the Ummah. Their care is not somebody else's responsibility — it belongs to all of us.

The beginning of a new Islamic year is a chance to renew our intentions and commit ourselves to the deeds that matter most. Few deeds carry a promise as powerful as caring for an orphan.

We cannot replace what these children have lost.

But we can help ensure they are fed, clothed, educated, protected and cared for. We can help ensure they are not left to face life alone. To a child who has lost everything, that support means more than we can imagine.

Start the new year by standing beside a child who has no one left to stand beside them.

Be there for Gaza's orphans. Donate today.