COVERED Edition 3 Issue 4 | Page 15

Other refugees complained of the lack of water as the boreholes dug by UN agencies have long since broken or dried up. “We have to walk for hours to just get to the water wells and return late in the day. Along the route we are approached by men wanting to take advantage of us.” The suffering in the camps could almost be tasted. “We were people of the Quran. We would read it every Friday morning. Many of the attacks on our villages took place while we were in mosques reading the Quran. Since we fled we have not been able to read the Quran. It brought peace to our heart. Can you help bring some Qurans for us to read and Islamic history and jurisprudence books to help us teach our children,” Hassen Saeed, a refugee in the Danamaja camp near Gore told us. They also asked for food and basic supplies to complement the meagre rations they receive from the World Food Programme. Salaam Foundation aims to assist in the following manner and is calling on you to support the campaign to help the forgotten refugees of the Central African Republic now in Chad. Feed a family for of approximately 8 people for R170 per day. Sponsor a parcel of 50kg rice, 50kg flour, 50kg oil, 50kg sugar, 50kg Spaghetti and 25kg cereal for R5000 (Lillah/Zakat). Sponsor a borehole for R60 000 (Lillah/Sadaqa Jariya). Sponsor R100 towards a Quran (Lillah/Sadaqa Jariya). Sponsor R1500 for a complete set of Islamic books (Lillah/Sadaqa Jariya). Account: Salaam Foundation Bank: FNB Account no: 62669147665 Branch: 250737 Reference: Chad water/quran/food/books (lillah/zakaat). Salaam Foundation is a registered non-profit company (Registration no: 2016/164270/08) with a 100% Zakaat donor po licy.