Assalamualaikum friends,
I am writing to a few selected friends to share something
exciting (at least for me, it is!)
InshaAllah, for the next 2 weeks, I shall be in Turkey and
Bosnia for work. I shall be travelling
with the US team in 3 cities: Istanbul, Gaziantep, Sarajevo to visit partners,
projects and refugee camps. Many of you
might be aware that I am attached to Muslim Aid Sweden. The Muslim Aid family is a charity and relief
aid organisation. We are found in at
least 11 countries and work with partners worldwide. However, in Sweden and in the US, we are
fundraising offices. We help everyone
around the world, and yes, you might know Cherin Awad and Kajs Atallah who
travel to deliver aid. Behind the scenes
are legal requirements, quality control, partnership creation, accountability
and mitigation, etc. For example, if a contractor
builds a well, and someone falls into the well - what happens to the person,
the family, the beneficiaries, the contractor, and the project. If a refugee comes to us and says she has
been a victim of rape at the refugee camp, we need to know how to signpost her
to the proper help, IF that help is available.
So these will be the main activities of my trip.
I am usually better a solo traveller, and I nearly was not
able to travel due to my health situation.
But for this trip, I requested the presence of someone who can assist me
while travelling. After searching high
and low for a travel companion, I thought - Who better than 18%-Dr. Akif
Rahman! Alhamdulillah, Allah makes
everything easy. And He will make the
difficulty easy, if He pleases.
I request for your sincerest du'as to make my trip easy,
that I meet people who are kind and sincere, and that what we do can contribute
to the building and rebuilding of the ummah!
BR, The Immigrant Mom
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