Orphan Sponsorship
Child Sponsorship
Sudan & Sudanese Refugee Appeal
Palestine & Palestinian Refugee Appeal
Uyghur refugees and diaspora families in cold-climate host communities face soaring prices for heating, food, and winter clothing while incomes remain unstable. Crowded, poorly insulated housing and limited access to clean heating fuel expose households—especially children, older adults, and people with chronic illness—to cold-related illness.
Language barriers, precarious legal status, and fragmented documentation restrict work opportunities and access to public assistance. Without timely winterization support, families resort to unsafe heating, reduced meals, and debt, compounding health and protection risks through the harshest months.
Aid must be discreet, dignified, and targeted—reducing cold exposure immediately while strengthening household resilience through safe heat, adequate clothing, and reliable access to essentials.
Safe heat & weatherproofing: Provide fuel stipends or vouchers, efficient heaters where permitted, and simple insulation kits (door/window sealing, floor mats, draft stoppers) to keep homes warm safely.
Warm clothing & bedding: Distribute season-appropriate jackets, thermal layers, socks, shoes, blankets, and quilts in a range of sizes, with prioritized sets for children and older adults.
Food and essentials support: Pair winter kits with staple food parcels or e-vouchers for nutritious items and hygiene supplies, reducing trade-offs between heat and meals.
Access, protection & feedback: Use trusted community networks for discreet outreach, multilingual guidance on safe heating, and open feedback channels to refine targeting and resolve issues quickly.
As the winter chill descends upon Istanbul, the plight of the Uyghur refugees grows more challenging. Fleeing their homeland in search of safety and a better future, these families now face the harsh reality of high inflation and the inability to afford essential winter clothing and food.
The beneficiaries are Uyghur refugees living in Istanbul and Konya in poor conditions. The needy Uyghur families and single mothers with orphans will be sponsored.
Project Outcomes:
● 300 families will handle their one-month food supply needs
● Project provides a one-time hot meal to the Uyghur families
● Project provides winter clothing support
● Famine of the Uyghur community in Turkey will be overcome
Dr. Yahya Hendi is the Director for Muslim Life. He has been at Georgetown for 25 years and was the first Muslim chaplain to be hired full-time by an American university. Imam Hendi is a Public Policy Conflict Resolution Fellow at the Center for Dispute Resolution at the University of Maryland School of Law and the Maryland Judiciary’s Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office. Imam Hendi is the founder and president of Clergy Beyond Borders. He also serves as a member of the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of North America. Imam has served as an adjunct faculty member for Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and Osher’s Lifelong Learning Institute of Johns Hopkins University, Fordham University, and Hartford Seminary. Imam Hendi also taught the course Inter-religious Encounters at Georgetown University. He is passionate about environmental responsibility, racial justice, eliminating poverty, fighting against the growing sense of militarism, and empowering Muslims to reform the way they practice and understand Islam. When Imam Hendi is not talking about these topics with students, you’ll find him in the kitchen cooking Maqloobah or his other favorite dishes, grilled chicken, rice, and hummus.
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