UWT Blog On The Relief Efforts In Kenya 2012

Pastoral areas in North East Kenya have experienced 3 successive failed rainy seasons. Though short rains arrived towards the end of 2011, relieving some of the pressure on rural farmers, around 4 million people still face massive food insecurities.

Throughout this crisis, Ummah Welfare Trust has consistently distributed dry food rations across rural Somalia and Kenya; providing a cushion to thousands of families who find themselves in a worsening situation. In the midst of its largest relief project ever, UWT is currently distributing emergency food packs in the regions of Modagash and Garissa, North East Kenya.

UWT fieldworker, Muhammad Taaha, initially part of the efforts in Somalia, is now in Kenya overseeing UWT’s relief projects. Follow him and his blog as he traverses rural Kenya, providing a vivid account of the life on the ground and UWT’s response.

Thursday 2 February 2012

A Madrasah In Rural Kenya

These are the young children of a village called Madhah Libah in North-East Kenya. While these children were studying the Qur'an in their makeshift madrasah under some trees, we delivered large food packages to their families.

These sights are quite common around here, the Muslim communities no matter what difficulty and hardships their face, never let go of their deen, and children typically memorise the entire Qur'an by the tender age of around 8. 
















































Above: As they do not have access to books, mushaf's and other resources, their teacher writes the text of the Qur'an for them upon barks of trees from which they memorise and recite.



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