Be Their Lifeline: Nourish a family this Ramadan
Your generous support will provide hot meals to a family breaking their fast in Gaza, Syria, Turkey, or Afghanistan—bringing nourishment and dignity to those who need it most during this blessed month of Ramadan.
Their Empty Plates Await Your Compassion
A mother in Gaza cradles her crying child, unable to answer when he asks, "What will we eat tonight, Mama?" Her hands tremble as she strokes his hair, the sound of his hungry cries piercing her heart. Empty pots sit on cold stoves, a daily reminder of her helplessness.
In Afghanistan, a widow lies awake, listening to the shallow breathing of her six children sleeping on empty stomachs. She wipes away silent tears, wondering if tomorrow will be kinder.
On the border of Syria and Turkey, a Syrian refugee family huddles together in their tent they now call home, their hunger pain – a constant companion, as Ramadan arrives with both spiritual richness and physical deprivation.
These aren't just statistics—these are real people with stories, dreams, and children who look to them for safety. Their plates sit empty while we prepare our own iftar tables.
IACharity's volunteers walk through rubble and destruction to reach families forgotten by headlines. We see their eyes light up with relief when food arrives—not just because hunger will be temporarily relieved, but because at that moment, they know they haven't been abandoned.
Last year, we witnessed mothers collapse in gratitude as we provided 50,000 hot meals and 2,000 food boxes to families who had nothing. But as conditions worsen and more families lose everything, the need has grown desperately.
This Ramadan, 100,000 meals and 5,000 family food boxes stand between survival and starvation for our brothers and sisters in crisis.
Every Meal You Provide Becomes Their Lifeline
Your support directly helps:
✅ FEED the child who went to sleep crying from hunger last night—where your $19 becomes the difference between starvation and survival. "When the food arrived, I could finally look my children in the eyes again," whispered Fatima, a mother in Gaza who hadn't eaten in three days so her children could have something.
✅ SUSTAIN the widow in Afghanistan who contemplated the unthinkable as she watched her children grow weaker each day—your monthly support becomes her lifeline when the cameras and aid workers have long departed. When Maryam received her first food box, she fell to her knees in prayer, thanking Allah for sending help through you.
✅ TRANSFORM entire communities shattered by conflict—your generosity breathes life back into families who have lost everything. We’ve seen a father of four who walks two hours daily to collect meals for his family.
Islamic scholars have emphasized the virtue of feeding the fasting person during Ramadan. During this blessed month, your donations become a direct connection between your heart and a family in desperate need.
Your Gift Today Fills Empty Plates Tomorrow
Your contribution, no matter the size, can have a profound impact:
🍽️ $2,500 – Provides 2,500 hot iftar meals across Gaza
🍽️ $1,000 – Feeds 10 families for a whole month
🍽️ $500 – Supports 10 orphans for a month
🍽️ $250 – Feeds 2 families in Afghanistan for a whole month
🍽️ $19 – Gives a hot suhoor/iftar meal to a Syrian refugee in Turkey
See How Your Generosity Transforms Lives
Your contributions directly fund programs that change lives forever:
Hot Meals Program: Every single dollar you donate to our hot meals program goes straight to our food kitchens in Gaza, where we’ve teamed up with the hilarious Palestinian comedian Amer Abdullah (Sudki’s Kitchen) in Gaza and IAC’s Ramadan Kitchen in Turkey. Your generosity fuels delicious, heartfelt meals that bring comfort and dignity to families in need.
Family Food Box Initiative: Your support provides comprehensive food boxes containing staple items that sustain families for a full month. Parents receive these boxes with tears streaming down their faces, the weight of wondering how to feed their children temporarily lifted from their shoulders.
Afghanistan Widow & Orphan Support: This specialized program delivers targeted assistance to the most vulnerable in Afghan society. The quiet dignity that returns to a widow's face when she can feed her children again is something your donation makes possible.
Emergency Relief Network: We maintain a responsive system that adapts to rapidly changing conditions in conflict zones. Your compassion today creates resilience tomorrow, one family at a time.
Without You, They Face Hunger Alone
🚨 Children Will Sleep Hungry Tonight: Right now, volunteers at Sudki’s Kitchen in Gaza are trying their best to NOT turn away families because we simply don't have enough food to feed everyone who comes.
🚨 A Mother's Worst Nightmare Becomes Reality: "Yesterday I mixed water with a spoonful of flour to make my children think they were eating soup," confessed Aisha, a Syrian refugee. Without your help, thousands more will face this heartbreaking reality during the blessed month.
🚨 The Weakest Among Us Will Suffer Most: Elderly parents, pregnant women, and small children—those whose bodies can least withstand hunger—will bear the heaviest burden if we fail to meet our goal of 100,000 meals and 5,000 family food boxes this Ramadan.
Your Donation Becomes Their Answered Prayer
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: "Whoever feeds a fasting person will have a reward like that of the fasting person, without any reduction in his reward."
When eight-year-old Yusuf received his first hot meal from our kitchen in Gaza, he didn't immediately eat it. Instead, he carefully wrapped half to take home to his younger sister who was too weak to make the journey. This is the reality we witness daily: children carrying adult responsibilities, forced to make impossible choices no child should face.
Your donation doesn't just fill stomachs—it restores childhoods. It allows parents to parent again rather than constantly apologizing to their children for another night without dinner. It transforms the tears of helplessness into tears of gratitude.
Every dollar you give becomes protection against starvation. Every meal you provide becomes an answered prayer. In a world where these families have become invisible, your generosity makes them seen, heard, and cared for again.
Let Your Rewards Flow Like Rivers This Ramadan
Imagine standing before Allah on the Day of Judgment and being shown the life of a child who survived because of your generosity. Imagine the weight added to your scale of good deeds for every hungry stomach you filled, every tear of relief you caused, every prayer of gratitude spoken in your honor without you even knowing.
Each meal you provide continues generating hasanat long after Ramadan ends. Every child who grows stronger because of your food box becomes a walking testament to your compassion. This is sadaqah jariyah in its purest form—changing lives in this world while building your palace in Jannah. 🤲🏽
Join Us Now And Feed A Hungry Family Today
Become Their Monthly Lifeline: Monthly donations provide consistent meals to families who pray for help each day. "When we know the food is coming regularly, we can sleep again," shared Mohammed a refugee from Syria.
Give What You Can Today: Even a single meal makes a difference to the child who hasn't eaten since yesterday.
Amplify Your Impact: Share this opportunity with friends and family—multiply your reward by inspiring others to join this mission of mercy.
Tonight, as you break your fast surrounded by food and family, thousands will break theirs with nothing but water—if they have even that. Your decision at this moment determines their fate this Ramadan.
May Allah make your generosity a mountain on your scale of good deeds, may He accept every dollar as if it were thousands, and may He reunite you with those you've saved in Jannah al-Firdaus.
Make a Difference - Join our Ramadan Challenge!
✅ Click "I want to fundraise" in the upper right corner or just below this page
✅ Confirm your email
✅ Customize your campaign page -- let your friends and family know why this is important to you
✅ Share with your ENTIRE network
✅ Watch your rewards multiply! 🤩
Fundraisers have an opportunity to win airfare towards the next Volunteer International Trip this summer 2025!
🥇 Wins a COMPLETE roundtrip airfare to and from Istanbul, Turkey
🥈 Wins $500 towards airfare to and from Istanbul, Turkey
🥉 Wins $250 towards airfare to and from Istanbul, Turkey
*All airfare prizes must be used towards participation in the IAC's Summer 2025 VIP trip
Join Us NOW!
-
1st Tarek Shahbandar $20,000 raised 1 donation
-
2nd Lisa Shah $864.27 raised 6 donations
-
3rd Sameer K $757.59 raised 5 donations
-
4th Tom & Abby Busch $519 raised 2 donations
-
5th Samiah Amjad $500.01 raised 2 donations
-
6th Hajira Shameem $417 raised 6 donations
You can also help us to achieve our goals!
I want to fundraise for this