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Years of conflict, famine, and natural disasters have left thousands of children across Somalia without parents, protection, or access to education. Through orphan sponsorship, you can restore stability, dignity, and hope to a child’s life.
Sponsor an Orphan
In Somalia, many orphaned children are cared for by struggling relatives who can barely provide daily meals, making education out of reach. As a result, children often leave school to work and support their families. Through African Relief Fund’s Orphan Sponsorship Programme, donors help cover the cost of a child’s care, allowing families to provide food, education, and a stable, nurturing environment every child deserves.
How You Help:
Help us reach our goal of £700,000
ARF supports orphans aged six and above, with regular monitoring by our field teams and local partners to ensure their wellbeing and transparent care.
Nutritious food to support the entire household.
Covering basic needs and school fees.
Special gifts twice a year to bring joy and dignity.
An annual health check-up for each sponsored child.
"Righteousness in the sight of God dwells in one who, despite his love for it, gives of his wealth in charity to close relatives and orphans and to the needy and the wayfarer…" (Quran, 2:177)
ARF works closely with local partners to identify orphaned children and families most in need of support. Currently, our Orphan Sponsorship Programme supports 50 orphans in Mogadishu, Afgooye, and Burao — but many more remain on waiting lists across Somalia.
Your sponsorship can change that:
Caring for orphans is deeply valued in Islam because of the responsibility it carries. Through sponsorship, you share that responsibility — and the immense reward that comes with it.
Together we make impossible possible. Discover more about what we do here.
Your sponsorship gives orphaned children the security, care, and education they need to grow with dignity and hope.
Provides food, clothing, healthcare, and schooling for one orphan
Covers essential needs and education for an orphan for six months
Funds an orphan’s full care for one year, keeping them healthy and in school
Launched in 2012, ARF’s Orphan Sponsorship Programme has transformed the lives of dozens of children and their adoptive families. Field staff in Afgooye regularly report on its impact:
“Orphan sponsorship has given families a new lease on life. They no longer worry about school fees or daily meals. Children remain in school, and families can finally care for them with dignity.”
Join us today. Sponsor an orphan. Restore hope, one child at a time.
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