A BOX OF KINDNESS” CAMPAIGN WITH OMAR & HANA AND LAUNCHGOOD RAISE MORE THAN $16,000 USD BY THE 8TH DAY OF RAMADAN FOR ISLAMIC RELIEF - By the eighth day of Ramadan, Omar & Hana’s “Box of Kindness” campaign, organized by Islamic Relief; has raised more than $16,000. The response by supporters around the world has been overwhelming and encouraging.
A BOX OF KINDNESS” CAMPAIGN WITH OMAR & HANA
Omar & Hana’s “A Box of Kindness” is supporting Islamic Relief USA’s Ramadan food pack, which will be distributed to unfortunate children and families around the world. The partnership is further strengthened by the support of LaunchGood.
The campaign is also supporting Islamic Relief Malaysia’s “Care4Hunger” programme by donating food packs throughout this Ramadan, and other projects that can benefit underprivileged children and families across the globe.
Chief Executive Officer of Digital Durian, Sinan Ismail believes that the video and the project as a whole can help instil hope among the community to serve the needy.
“I am confident that with the video that we plan to create, it will then instil hope and compassion among us to lend a helping hand especially to those in need,” said Sinan, positive about the collaboration made with IRUSA and IRM.
Through the partnership with IRUSA, there will be five packages $30, $40, $50, $60 and $70 focusing on different regions. With IRM, there will be three packages of donations, including one for Malaysia.
The “Box of Kindness with Omar & Hana” Campaign
Omar & Hana aims to inculcate good Islamic values among children and families. More significantly, Omar & Hana aims to promote compassion, respect, love and tolerance among young children and families.
The project will involve Omar & Hana creating a new animation that shows there are unfortunate children in the world and aim to inculcate the principle of helping others - especially the children in need. The Ramadan special, “Sufi’s Story - Never Alone” was launched on YouTube a few days before Ramadan.
“Sufi’s Story - Never Alone”
Sufi’s is an orphaned refugee who fled his beloved hometown for a hope of a better life. His story is often underrepresented, and sometimes, completely ignored or forgotten. There are many children in the world who are orphans but yet, their story remains hidden. With this video, it is hoped parents would be able to discuss with their kids how unfortunate some children and families are. Simultaneously, it is hoped that the video will instil hope among us to give a helping hand, especially to those in need.
By the end of the video, there will be a call-to-action for parents to donate to underprivileged kids and families to Islamic Relief.
About Islamic Relief (IR)
Islamic Relief (IR) is an independent international humanitarian aid and development organisation. IR is headquartered in the United Kingdom and was founded in 1984. IR has served in more than 45 countries, assisting more than 120 million people. IR also has a fixed network in over 30 countries covering 100 branches worldwide. The scope of IR assistance covers emergency assistance, integrated sustainable development, disaster risk reduction and advocacy.
About LaunchGood
LaunchGood.com is a global crowdfunding platform to inspire and support Muslims launching good all across the world by helping them raise funds for their campaigns and be productive global citizens.
Since 2013, LaunchGood has helped 6700+ campaigns raised over $73 million USD, thanks to its community of 320,000+ users across 124 countries. Recently, $2.7 million USD was raised for the victims affected by the Christchurch shootings in New Zealand.
To watch the full video “Sufi’s story - Never Alone”, click here: https://youtu.be/Dq-s8BbKgGA
Those who are interested to make contributions, you can make donations to the following link:
Islamic Relief USA: https://www.launchgood.com/OmarHana
Islamic Relief Malaysia: http://bit.ly/Ramadan-A-Box-of-Kindness-by-Omar-Hana
