Ansar-ud-Deen Society (ADS) Kaduna branch on Saturday held breakfast with orphans at Al Ihsan Balsuma Orphanage and Charity Organisation, Trikania, Kaduna, where they donated food and other items to the orphans as part of the Hijra 1445 celebrations.
Chairman, Ansar-ud-Deen Society Kaduna branch, Alhaji Saburideen Ishola Adeyemi said the visit and presentation of food and household items to the orphanage is part of the Society’s efforts to mark the new Islamic calendar, support the orphans by making them happy and make them feel that they are part of the society. “We are here to mark the Hijra 1445 with the orphans. Some of them don’t know their parents but by visiting them and having breakfast with them, we make them have sense of belonging.
“This is the little we can do to support the orphanage and these children. If these children grow up on the street, they will be a problem to the society but now they will grow up to be useful to the society. The peace and joy they have on our visit to them is a blessing to the Ansar-ud-Deen society at large. I urge individuals, organisations and other societies to support these orphans and contribute to their wellbeing.”
The Chief Imam of Ansar-ud-Deen Kaduna Branch, Alhaji AbdulAziz Kijan Ansar-ud-Deen Society Kaduna branch visit to the orphanage is in line with the call by Allah and the Prophet (SAW) enjoining Muslims to visit orphanages and not be far away from orphans. “We are here to visit and support the orphans as part of the celebration of the Hijra 1445. The orphanage said people only visit them during Ramadan so, we decided to visit them to show our love and care for the orphans”.
Coordinator of the Al Ihsan Balsuma Orphanage and Charity Organisation, Hajiya Firdausi Yusuf Muhammad was delighted at the visit of Ansar-ud-Deen. She said the orphans were so excited, after being told of the visit, that many of them could not sleep overnight, adding that they have 70 orphans including abandoned children, children without parents and the vulnerable. According to her, the orphans are all attending school and also undergoing Qur’anic education. “When you bring anything for them or even come to play with them, it makes them very happy and sometimes, they find it easy to relate with you.
“Food, food, is our major challenge. We eat everyday, so we need food more than anything. But we also need wears, household items and anything that people use. The orphans go to school and Islamiyya, once they are of age they learn hand work or they look for job, then they get married. We have seen people come here to offer job opportunities for the orphans. We have people who visit and give us support during Ramadan but we urge individuals and organisations to assist us at other times because we eat and use household items everyday not only during Ramadan.”
Yakubu Waziri, a 17-year old boy, who grew up at the orphanage, learnt how to make bedsheet and now work at Chechenya in Sheikh Mahmud Gumi Central Market said, “the work I do is helping me to feed and to take care of my other needs”.
Salim Abdullahi a 17-year old orphan also grew up at the orphanage, stopped education after JSS3, but learnt welding of tanks and other metal containers. He said, “the work I’m doing has helped me to feed and support my family”.
