Don't Abandon Your Baby

Abandoned and left to die. This is the fate of an increasing number of unwanted babies that end up in toilets and rubbish bins among other places. A few are found dead while others are saved in the nick of time.

With this in mind I'd like to share some info on OrphanCARE, an NGO dedicated to solving this issue.

Give your baby a chance for a better life

Protect your baby's right to life

• Do good by giving your baby to OrphanCARE who will provide him/her with caring parents.
• If you want help at any stage of your pregnancy, please call or come to OrphanCARE.
• We will assist you with the safe delivery of your baby.
• You don't have to face this difficult predicament on your own.

Contact OrphanCARE at our 24hour helpline @ 03 7876 1900

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What we do

OrphanCARE is working closely with the Ministry of Women, Family & Community Development to expedite the adoption process whereby abandoned and orphaned babies and children are quickly matched up and placed with suitable parents.

We undertake awareness programmes to make society recognise that orphans ans abandoned children should not be left permanently in orphanages or shelter homes.

We have a database of interested adoptive parents with complete background profiles and are working with orphanages, single mother shelter homes, hospitals and clinics to provide suitable families for orphans and unwanted or abandoned babies.

About orphanCARE

OrphanCARE is a non-profit organisation established in April 2008, under the patronage of HRH Sultanah Pahang Hajjah Kalsom. It aims to give every orphan and abandoned baby a chance to feel love and care in the security of a family in accordance to our tagline "Every child needs a family".

Most orphanages are often ill-resourced to provide children the kind of love, attention and security that could be offered by families. Orphans and children who spend large parts of their childhood in orphanages, in large number of cases grow up (unsurprisingly!) with low self-esteem resulting in behavioral problems, delinquency, and poor academic performance. Many leave orphanages at the age of 18 without a family support system, making it difficult for them to start a new life.

Unwed mothers whom abandon their babies are mostly young and come under pressure arising from social stigma and legal implications, compounded by a sense of hopelessness due to not knowing where to seek help. OrphanCARE was set up to discourage such women from abandoning their babies by providing the assurance that their babies would be placed in good homes.

For more information or if you would like to volunteer, please contact us at:

OrphanCARE

6, Jalan SS 1/24A

Kampung Tunku

47300 Petaling Jaya

Selangor Darul Ehsan

Email: orphan.care@gmail.com

Tel: 03 7876 1900

FB - http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=16018931732&ref=ts

PERTIWI Soup Kitchen

Last night my wife & I joined the PERTIWI (Pertubuhan Tindakan Wanita Islam) Soup Kitchen for its Wednesday night run. It was our second time as volunteers and I decided to document it.

A unique aspect of the soup kitchen is ensuring that all who we attend to get their share of the meals, including the ones in the last 3 images :)

I encourage everyone to chip in & do their best within their means to improve conditions & solve problems in our society. It need not be with a soup kitchen, but at least know what you can do starting with your own family, and followed by friends and neighbours. Just sitting at home and applauding the good works isn't enough.

For full info, including how to volunteer and/or donate, please visit the official facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=362167549160&v=wall&ref=ts


"Each person's every joint must perform a charity every day the sun comes up : to act justly between two people is a charity; to help a man with his mount, lifting him onto it or hoisting up his belongings onto it is a charity: a good word is a charity, every step you take to prayers is a charity and removing a harmful thing from the road is a charity." - Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

Knowledge & Arts Tour 2009

From July 5th - 15th, the Knowledge & Arts Tour '09 was held in KL & Selangor. It was organized by Young Muslims Project. It was an inspiring 11 days for the attendees of the mural painting session & talks by international speakers Mohammed Ali, Suhaib Webb, Hamza Andreas Tzortzis & local speakers Shah Kirit, Hussein Yee & Dr. Harlina Siraj.

Big thanks must go to my wife who was the photographer for most of the shots during the tour. For more shots, here are the full galleries: Arts Segment & Knowledge Segment

Much love & appreciation goes out to my friends in YMP who helped put on an event that benefit many people. God-willing there will be more events to come that will benefit society at large, especially the needy.

Lastly, I wish all my Muslim readers a Blessed Ramadhan :)