UWT Kenya

UWT's 2012 Large Scale Kenya Food Distribution Project Begins

Alhamdulillah, by the grace of Allah (swt), UWT commenced it's new wave of food distribution projects concentrating on the rural area's of North-East Kenya.

These villages which are at times, hundreds of kilometres away from the nearest town are very difficult to reach. We had to travel around 9 hours to get to our first destination, a village called Kasha situated north of the town Garissa where alhamdulillah, we distributed around 350 food packages to very needy families.

Above: An extremely grateful brother takes away his UWT food package which he hopes will feed his family for the next month inshaa-Allah. 

Above: UWT getting ready to distribute in another extremely needy village of rural North-East Kenya.

Above: I speak to an elderly widow who was suffering greatly as a result of the recent drought about her situation before gifting her with a food pack on behalf of UWT donors in the UK.

Above: Here, I spoke to a widow while distributing in the village of Irboi named Halimah Umar and her daughter Mariam who were both disabled. Sister Halimah's husband passed away 5 years ago as a result of malnutrition and malaria.

This had left her to take care of her 5 children alone. Just to feed them and give them water was an immense struggle for her, even more so as the nearest water source was 7km away.

Above: An elderly brother making special du'aa to Allah (swt) that He rewards his brothers and sisters in the UK with Jannah, those who despite living so far away had donated so generously so that he and his family could eat for the next few weeks.

Above: I met a very elderly mother of ours whose story was heart-touching. Her name was Ebla Omar and she was around 80 years of age. 

The signs of years of hardship and anguish were evident on her wrinkled face.

She did not have any access to food or water and most of the livestock she did possess perished in the severe drought. Her 7 children had all moved away from these rural villages and left her to support herself.

She was extremely grateful and expressed her heartfelt gratitude to Ummah Welfare Trust and its donors in the UK for making the sacrifice to come to out villages like her's which were situated so far from any town, deep in rural North-East Kenya.

It was only the will of Allah (swt) that He accepted the sincere donations of brothers and sisters in the UK and made them benefit such needy people who had no access to aid living in areas that we never even knew existed. All praise to Allah ('azza wa jal) who provides for his needy servants in such amazing manners.

May Allah accept the generous donations of all and give us the ability and guidance to keep donating in the way of Allah (swt) as surely, wealth does not decrease through the giving of sadaqah.