Previously, Rajab and his grandparents did not have shelter, and could barely afford food.
Previously, Rajab would spend his days farming alone, far from the village and cut off from any chance at making his dreams come true.
Now, with your generous support, everything is different.
Blessings abound and the future looks brighter than it ever has before for them.
Alhamdulillah.
Now, Rajab is a happy and healthy boy who dreams of being a soccer player.
Now, Rajab and his grandparents have mattresses to sleep on when they previously slept on rags. They have work, an income, shelter and food.
When we came to meet him most recently, we found him in the middle of a soccer game with some friends from the mosque.
Through Zakat Foundation’s orphan sponsorship program, Rajab attends school and, every Eid, receives new clothes and shoes. Rajab is always so excited about these new items, he explained, that he sleeps with them on in fear that he would wake and find them missing.
Rajab’s grandmother told us with tears in her eyes and a massive smile, “We used to boil roots and leaves to eat. Now we have ugali and chicken when we want. Are we dreaming or is this reality? Look at these sacks full of maize. … I am not a beggar anymore! Ooh my! Please tell the Zakat [Foundation of] America that it is only Allah who will reward them, not us.”