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Muharram 2026 is expected to begin around 17th June 2026, subject to moon sighting and regional announcements.
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This Muharram, Al-Ayn is traveling to remote regions of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Ghana, to reach orphaned children living below the poverty line. Together, your support can lift each one out of poverty.
Muharram is a reminder that the legacy of Imam Hussain (AS) lives on through how we care for those left vulnerable today.
This Muharram, Al-Ayn’s mission is clear: to reach more orphaned children living below the poverty line across Afghanistan, Iraq, and Ghana, and lift them out of poverty. You can lift a child out of poverty through monthly sponsorship, or support a child for a set period – two weeks, four weeks, or more.
Built on more than 20 years of field experience and research, Al-Ayn’s pioneering sponsorship programme is designed to help lift orphaned children and their families out of poverty through long-term, targeted support. The monthly support provided to guardians can help cover:
For over two decades, Al-Ayn has developed a six-pillar comprehensive care model designed around the long-term wellbeing of orphaned children.
Alongside financial assistance, children and their families can access specialist services including:
xxx children are currently waiting to be sponsored. The Muharram Fund helps provide immediate care for orphaned children currently awaiting sponsorship, helping cover essential needs during this critical period.
Over the past 20 years, your support has helped Al-Ayn deliver specialist care to orphaned children at scale.
children supported
medical cases treated
surgeries completed
food baskets delivered
psychological rehabilitation cases
homes built or renovated
Afghanistan remains one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises, with millions continuing to face poverty and instability. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience in Iraq, Al-Ayn provides orphaned children in Afghanistan with access to long-term support and greater stability.
Across Afghanistan, many widowed mothers are raising orphaned children with little to rely on beyond their own resilience.
In remote and underserved communities, families are facing daily hardship without reliable long-term support. Through its field teams and outreach efforts, Al-Ayn continues identifying and supporting orphaned children living in some of Afghanistan’s most vulnerable regions.
This Muharram, help extend sponsorship and specialist care to more orphaned children in Afghanistan.
More than 500 orphaned children in Ghana are currently under Al-Ayn’s care, receiving monthly financial support, food assistance, access to healthcare, educational aid, housing support, and more. Widowed mothers may also receive legal support services where needed.
Our teams are continuing to expand their reach across northern Ghana, where many families face severe poverty and hardship.
More than 108,000 orphaned children across Iraq receive targeted long-term care through Al-Ayn’s specialist support services.
Across Iraq, Al-Ayn’s 15 Luminous Stars Centres provide more than 108,000 orphaned children and their families with access to specialist services each month through our six-pillar comprehensive care model.
Services include:
Designed around child-centric care, many centres also include dedicated play rooms and free shopping malls where children can choose essential items in a safe and welcoming environment.
A journey shaped through long-term care and opportunity
Supporting a child through hardship and healing
From uncertainty to stability through long-term support
From orphaned child to medical professional.
A journey shaped through long-term care and opportunity
There was a time when Naba thought her education had come to an end. Difficult financial circumstances forced her to leave school early, leaving many of her ambitions uncertain.
But Naba refused to let hardship define her future.
“I enrolled in a pastry course at Al-Ayn’s Luminous Stars Centre, where I learned baking and dessert-making skills. As I continued developing my experience, I was offered a job at the very centre where I trained.
Now, God-willing, I hope to take the next step and open my own pastry shop.”
Through long-term support and opportunity, orphaned children like Naba can continue rebuilding their future with confidence and independence.
Supporting a child through hardship and healing
At just 9 years old, Abdul Rauf has already faced more than most children ever should. After losing his father at a young age, he was later diagnosed with kidney failure – placing even greater pressure on his family’s difficult circumstances.
Yet despite everything, he remains full of life. Abdul Rauf loves football, drawing, and spending time with his brothers. He dreams of one day becoming a firefighter, helping others like the heroes he admires.
Today, through ongoing support, Abdul Rauf and his family receive the care they need – helping him access vital medical support, continue his education, and move forward with hope for the future.
From uncertainty to stability through long-term support
Just a few years ago, Samira and her two sisters faced an uncertain future after losing their father. Their mother worked tirelessly to provide for her children, often struggling to meet even their most basic needs.
Everything began to change when the family registered with Al-Ayn in 2021. Through ongoing support, Samira and her sisters were able to access essential support, and regain greater stability at home.
Today, Samira can look towards the future with greater confidence, reflecting the long-term impact sponsorship can have for orphaned children and their families.
From orphaned child to medical professional.
As an orphaned child sponsored through Al-Ayn, Dr Nazar showed academic promise from a young age, consistently ranking among the top students in his class.
With ongoing support throughout his education, he continued pursuing his ambition of studying medicine – overcoming the challenges that once threatened his future.
Today, having graduated from medical school two years ago, Dr Nazar Ahmed is now serving and treating patients in his community. His journey reflects the long-term impact sponsorship can have in helping orphaned children build stable and independent futures.
Child sponsorship can also be shared between friends, family members, colleagues, or community groups.
One person becomes the lead sponsor while others contribute monthly or annually towards the sponsorship.
Group Sponsorship is designed to make long-term support more accessible while helping more orphaned children receive the care they need.
For more than 20 years, Al-Ayn has operated under the authorisation and guidance of Al-Sayyid Al-Sistani to receive and distribute religious dues in support of orphaned children and their families.
This includes Sadaqa, Sadaqa Jariya, Khums, and other eligible religious donations directed towards long-term care, specialist services, and support for vulnerable families.
This authorisation reflects Al-Ayn’s commitment to transparent, Sharia-compliant processes and trusted care developed over more than two decades of supporting orphaned children.
Read the Ijaza Make a DonationEvery donation entrusted to Al-Ayn is treated as an Amanah – a responsibility carried with integrity and transparency.
From documenting families and assessing need, to distributing support and monitoring long-term outcomes, Al-Ayn’s teams work closely with orphaned children and their guardians to ensure support reaches those who need it most.
Developed over more than 20 years, these transparent processes have helped Al-Ayn deliver long-term care with accountability and trust — helping build one of the region’s largest support programmes for orphaned children and their families.
Muharram 2026 is expected to begin around 17th June 2026, subject to moon sighting and regional announcements.
The Muharram Fund helps provide urgent support for orphaned children currently awaiting permanent sponsorship.
Unlike sponsorship, which provides ongoing monthly support, the Muharram Fund is a one-off contribution designed to help bridge immediate needs.
Group Sponsorship allows multiple people to contribute towards the sponsorship of one child. One person acts as the lead sponsor while others contribute monthly or annually.
Yes. You can cancel your sponsorship at any time by contacting our team. We kindly request a minimum of four months’ notice for cancelling a sponsorship. This allows us sufficient time to make necessary adjustments, and to allow enough time to find an alternative sponsor.
Al-Ayn’s field teams work directly with orphaned children and their guardians through established verification and distribution processes.
Monthly financial support is provided directly to mothers or guardians, while ongoing social care follow-up helps ensure families continue receiving the support they need.
Al-Ayn’s sponsorship programme is designed around long-term care tailored to the unique needs of orphaned children and their families.
Drawing on years of field experience and research, Al-Ayn works to provide a level of support designed to help lift families out of poverty – combining monthly financial assistance with access to healthcare, education support, psychological rehabilitation, vocational training, seasonal aid, and ongoing social care services.
Yes. Al-Ayn is authorised by the office of Al-Sayyid Al-Sistani to receive and distribute religious dues, including Sadaqa, Sadaqa Jariya, Khums, and other eligible Islamic dues.
All support is distributed through transparent, Sharia-compliant processes developed over more than 20 years of supporting orphaned children and their families.
If you already sponsor a child in Iraq, you can add an additional sponsorship in Afghanistan by contacting our team or selecting Afghanistan during the sponsorship process.