Eid Gifts for Orphaned Children (KARYAMU)

Sharing the joy of Eid while respecting orphaned children’s needs, comfort and dignity.

Eid is often remembered through togetherness: gathering with family, visiting one another and enjoying the festive atmosphere. For children, attention from adults around them can also offer reassurance and a sense of belonging to a caring community.

Eid Gifts for Orphaned Children, known as KARYAMU, invites us to share that happiness. The aim is more than giving an item: it is to offer warm attention while respecting each child’s needs and comfort.

A gift that begins with understanding

Children do not all have the same needs. Their age, family situation and daily routines can influence what kind of support is most useful. Thoughtful care therefore begins with a willingness to listen and understand, rather than only with our desire to give.

How support is offered matters too. Children deserve kindness and equal respect. Giving should never make them feel that they must display sadness or share private experiences in order to receive attention.

Protecting children’s happiness and dignity

• Prioritise needs appropriate to each child’s age and circumstances.
• Offer support with kindness and respect for the family or accompanying adult.
• Protect privacy, including when taking or sharing photographs.
• Encourage caring relationships rather than focusing solely on a brief encounter.

Sharing as a family

This programme can also be an opportunity to teach empathy at home. We can talk about why every child deserves care, and how to share without comparing one person’s circumstances with another’s.

To support KARYAMU, review the programme information and contact Amal Jannati to ask about priority needs. Choose a contribution within your means; there is no need to stretch beyond them to show that you care.

May each act of attention become part of a warmer Eid. Let us share in ways that help children feel valued, heard and included in the community around them.