Zakat Donations
Saika Kibria
to Help Underprivileged Children
Dear Friends:
Assalamu Alaikum and Ramadan mubarak to you. We are now in the
beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, the month of self-sacrifice
and fasting. As our goal in life is to make Allah pleased with our
deeds, DCI wishes to share with you an opportunity as you determine
how you will pay your Zakat and Fitra this year. We humbly request you
to contribute your Fitra and a portion of Zakatul mal to DCI’s fund,
so we can continue our urgent work on behalf of underprivileged and
orphaned children in Bangladesh. Please see the attached ZAKAT Flyer.
Distressed Children and Infants International (DCI) is a US-based
501(c)(3) nonprofit international child rights organization,
established in 2003 with the mission to help impoverished children in
Bangladesh and throughout the world. We strive to help
underprivileged children lift themselves out of the poverty cycle by
providing them basic life necessities, education, healthcare, and
family support. Another unique goal of DCI is to create connections
between American youth and less fortunate children of other countries.
DCI strives to inspire the children of America to become compassionate
world citizens, by promoting their intellectual and leadership
capacities through volunteerism. To learn more about DCI, please
visit http://www.distressedchildren.org
We proudly report that with your assistance DCI was able to provide
the following support as of last year:
• 1100 underprivileged village children able to continue their
education
• 3520 impoverished village children receiving free healthcare
• 330 orphans receiving healthcare and education support
• 3200 disadvantaged children and 3822 adults have received free eye
care
• 7400 Dhaka City slum residents provided with free healthcare and
medicine
• 1500 villagers given relief and rehabilitation support following
Cyclones Sidr & Aila
This is just a small sample of the achievements we have made possible
through the generosity and commitment of people like you. You can
learn more about the impact of DCI’s work on our website.
http://www.distressedchildren.org/
Please Donate Your ZAKAT and Join Us to:
• SPONSOR a CHILD (Sun-Child Sponsorship Program): For only $15/month
($180/yr) you can sponsor a child in rural school. Keep a child in
school, prevent child labor, provide health care, vision care, improve
schools, create income opportunities for the child’s family and
support community development.
• SPONSOR an ORPHAN (Orphan Support Program): For only $50/month ($600/
yr) • Provide housing, food, basic necessities, healthcare, vision
care, education support, and skill training to Bangladeshi orphans at
our Sun-Child Homes. Help provide the orphans with tutors, counselors,
life skills training, and job training to help them transition from
the orphanage to the outside world once they have reached their
teens.
• SPONSOR AN EYE SURGERY: $50 can provide an eye surgery for an
individual for blindness prevention.
• Any ZAKAT donation for your specific interest or general emergency
fund.
Serving humanity is the greatest form of Ibadah and we should not miss
this opportunity. Any contribution made will immensely help the
distressed children of Bangladesh and help cleanse the world of
poverty and injustice. May Allah bless you all for your contribution
to this noble cause in the holy month of Ramadan. We wish you and
your family a happy Ramadan and ask you to please distribute this
message and Zakat flyer among your relatives and friends.
Eid Mubarak to you in advance. With kindest regards,
Ehsan Hoque, MBBS, Ph.D.
Executive Director,
Distressed Children & Infants International (DCI)
E-mail: d...@distressedchildren.org
and,
Professor A. K. Azad Khan, MBBS, FCPS, D.Phil.,
Country Director, Distressed Children & Infants Intl.-Bangladesh (DCI-
Bangladesh))
President, Diabetic Association of Bangladesh (DAB)
BIRDEM (4th Floor), 122 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Shahbagh,
Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Please send your ZAKAT and donation to:
DCI Zakat Fund, 5 Shipton Court, Cheshire, CT 06410
Please send a Money Order, Bank draft or Check payable to "DCI ZAKAT
FUND".
You may also donate by credit card through PayPal at our website:
www.distressedchildren.org
All contributions to DCI are tax deductible. IRS 501(c)(3)Tax Exempt
ID #8106714
If you are in Bangladesh and want to donate ZAKAT in Bangladeshi
currency, Please contact our Bangladesh office at the following
address:
Distressed Children & Infants International (DCI)-Bangladesh
House#167, Road#3, Mohammadi Housing Ltd., Mohammadpur, Dhaka,
Bangladesh
Tel# 01718966013, 01727264688, 01552460242, 8802-9135122
Email: d...@distressedchildren.org, dciban...@yahoo.com
RIFAT RAHMAN
It is great to hear about the noble work that you are serving the peoples with using zakat money.
We have a non profit organization Mass Action Service Society (www.massbd.org) and we are looking forward to implement almost same kind of work using Zakat money. We have a group of 30-40 youth working behind the project. We are at our basic stage of project planning.
Please inform me if we can be a part of your noble cause and do something big together. You can also consider us as your youth partner.
Looking forward to hear from you.
Regards
Rifat Rahman
President
Mass Action Service Society
Contact- 01841749121
E-mail- rahma...@gmail.com