As you prepare for iftar this Ramadan, take a moment to reflect.
While many of us sit down to warm meals and clean water, millions of families are facing hunger, illness, and uncertainty.
There are people breaking their fast tonight with nothing but water.
Not because they forgot to prepare. Not because they don’t want more. But because help hasn’t reached them yet.
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Help Families Observe Ramadan With Dignity and Nourishment. Every year, millions of Muslims around the world observe Ramadan, abstaining from food and drink from dawn until sunset as an act of devotion, gratitude, and reflection.
This Ramadan, as we reflect on compassion and our responsibility to care for those in need, we’re reminded that water, so often taken for granted, is a lifeline for millions.
Ramadan calls us to fast, but illness, age, hardship, or sometimes unintentional error can sometimes make that impossible. Islam does not leave us without a path forward.
Ramadan is a month of mercy. Yet in Gaza, mercy still has not reached every home. The bombs may have paused. The headlines may have moved on. Hunger did not stop with the ceasefire.
This Ramadan, Human Concern International invites you to turn your compassion into lasting impact by supporting education for vulnerable children and youth affected by conflict, displacement, and poverty.
Ramadan is a month of mercy, generosity, and shared responsibility. Yet across Ottawa, many Muslim families observing the fast struggle to afford even the most basic suhoor and iftar.
