People in countries suffering from financial distress cannot afford to protect themselves with warm clothes, food, and medicine. Therefore,winter becomes far more challenging for the war-fled refugees. Many families have no option but to choose between food and warmth.

In times of distress like this, it becomes essential for us to reach out to those who are struggling. So, let us reflect on the impact of the bitter winter and how our humanitarian support can help them survive with the gift of hope, faith, and love.

Sufferings of Vulnerable Communities Around the World

Winter season is a test of survival for many people around the world. If we look beyond the comfort of our cozy homes, millions of unfortunate people worldwide are on the verge of death. The poverty-stricken, war-ridden, homeless people and refugees are the most prone to winter extremities. They are taking shelter in makeshift tents and under fragile roofs, with many still living in the rubbles of destroyed homes. Refugee camps are beginning to deteriorate under harsh conditions. Although the situation may differ from countries around the world, winter poses a severe threat in every society across the globe.

Winter hits countries like Pakistan, Lebanon, and Jordan the hardest. A recent study has showcased that the extreme winter has killed 20 times more people than hot weather between 1985 and 2012.

 6.5 million internally displaced refugees are living lives in uncertainty. 1 in 6 children in the USA lives below the poverty line. In the past three years, 85,000 children under the age of five have died from famine, according to the UN.

Poverty brings tremendous pain during winter in Pakistan. People have to choose between basic needs and warm clothes. Approximately 26 million impoverished people in Pakistan are suffering a great deal. Children in Pakistan are at risk of malnutrition. UNICEF estimates that 1 in 2 children under age 5 in Afghanistan will become acutely malnourished. 

Most of Lebanon’s population lives well below the poverty line, unable to purchase food, medicine, fuel, and many other necessities.

We must respond with urgent winter charity to save vulnerable communities from freezing temperatures, the spread of disease, and so much more. Here are some charitable contributions you can make to make a meaningful difference in their lives.

Warm clothes

You can ease many struggles by donating warm clothes and blankets to vulnerable communities. Donate your unused warm clothes, blankets, socks, shoes, and more to the ones sleeping by the streets.

Hygiene products

As we all know, freezing temperature is a significant cause of cold and respiratory diseases. Lack of hygiene products can aggravate detrimental health conditions. Unwashed hands and clothes can spread germs and infections. So, donating hygiene products can help them stay protected against unwanted illnesses.

Food Basket

Many children and individuals in poverty are at risk of death from malnutrition. Thus, food baskets containing nutritious food items will help them stay healthy.

How UMR Responds to Winter Sufferings

We cannot allow another family to choose between paying rent or putting food on the table. Every year, UMR provides families in need with Winter Care Kits containing essential items such as coats, hats, scarves, and more.

Our winter kit contains the following:

• Clothing items (coats, scarves, sweaters, boots, pajamas, long underwear – for both adults and children)
• Non-perishable food items (beans, rice, pasta, sugar, oil, tomato paste, etc.).
• Hygiene products (soaps, sanitizers, and more).

When you donate to UMR, you provide people with more than just winter clothes and food. You share the glimmering gift of hope, faith, and love during a time it’s needed most.

Our compassion and warm gestures can make their lives easier in winter. Your winter charity could help us keep them warm. Please donate to us today.

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Here are some of our activities of  Ramadan 2020

YEMEN

On May 14, 2020, UMR distributed 100 food parcels to the most vulnerable families in Hudaidah, Yemen. A UMR representative explained that “people were crying from happiness.” UMR has been working in Yemen for years. We want to build bakeries to give free bread to people. Our goal is to improve the quality of life in Yemen by giving orphans the care they need.  As donations continue, we will distribute as many food packages as possible.

LEBANON

UMR has been working as fast as possible to deliver life-saving food aid in Lebanon. Last week, we distributed 211 packages in the Palestinian Badawi camp in Tripoli. In the next three days, distributions will take place in the poorest villages of Tripoli. We already know that the state of the economy in Lebanon has put thousands of people in poverty. While we have begun to ease their suffering. But there is a lot more to be done.

JORDAN

UMR and @all4jor distributed 500 food parcels to the most vulnerable families in the country. Jerash, Amman, Zarqa, Jordan Valley, Marka, and Madaba will receive 500 food packs this week.

USA

UMR has provided over five hundred grocery bags’ worth of food to low-income families throughout the United States. Volunteers in Philadelphia, PA and groups like the YMCA in Dallas, TX and Arlington, VA worked together to give people groceries. There is cooking oil, fresh bread, fruits, vegetables, pasta, sauce, and canned vegetables.

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Whether it be due to poverty, war, or displacement, thousands of children in Jordan, Kenya, & Lebanon are unable to attend to school. What most people don’t realize is that when children are deprived of education, oftentimes they are forced into child labor or child marriage. The UN says 180,000 refugee children living in Lebanon are forgoing an education to work long hours for as little as $2/day.

Many children in the refugee camps lack even the most basic school supplies. Parents, having limited funds, are faced with a predicament- putting food on the table or supplying pencils to write with. Hunger, almost always, takes precedence.

UMR’s annual Back to School Campaign aims to reduce the chances that children are left out of schools.

How You Can Help

When the opportunity of education is taken away, usually the chance of a successful future disappears along with it. It is time that we start recognizing education as a right, not a privilege.

With your generous donations, UMR provides children in Jordan, Kenya, & Lebanon with a backpack filled with school supplies such as pencils, crayons, rulers, and erasers.

Give a child a chance to hope, learn, and dream. One backpack can bring a child closer to achieving their goals, regardless of where life has taken them.

Don’t let another child get left behind.

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