Many Iraqi patients come to Iran seeking healthcare, but arrive not knowing where to turn for treatment. As a result of this, many of them end up in private hospitals that charge very high fees while treatment would have been available much cheaper in government and charity facilities. More than financial assistance, Iraqi patients are in need of an institution that offers true guidance and has the patient's interest at heart. In order to respond to this need, IRAC in conjunction with LFT established two guidance centres in Qum and Ahwaz. All services of the guidance centres, including providing a translator who accompanies the patient to appointments, are completely free of charge. Read More
LFT's MRP assists refugee patients in Iran regardless of nationality, gender, creed and age. In June 2008, four patients over 70 years of age received assistance with medical expenses. The oldest patient was 84-year-old. At the other end of the scale, six young patients came from Iraq to receive treatment for a brain tumour. With 148 assisted patients, this month has been the busiest ever for the program. Dear LFT donors: Please continue to enable us to assist these poor, who rely on the program for their medical care.
LFT's ‘transplant fund' also saved the life of a four year old, suffering with Kawasaki, which was affecting the little boy's heart. He needed treatment with immunoglobulin injections, each costing £220. Alhamdulillah he made a full recovery and has now been discharged from hospital. Read More
The number of orphans continues to rise in Iraq at an alarming rate. Sponsoring an orphan only costs £15 per month, and gives these little children some hope for the future. Please do something great, and help an orphan today.
Iraq:
Traditionally, widows and their orphaned children would be cared for through the extended family networks, but these networks are now weakened as a result of decades of wars, sanctions, and internal unrest. Widows - and their children - have few places they can turn to for financial or any other type of help. There is great competition for the few jobs available in Iraq, and many women do not have the relevant skills or experience. If a widow does get employment, then who will care for her children during the long hours she spends working and travelling to and from work? Who can guarantee her safety as she travels? 75 more orphans have been added to our Karbala orphan sponsorship programme, bringing it to 300 in total. The names of the 75 (not 50? UB) new orphans will be circulated soon. (Read More). In Najaf we sponsor 102 orphans, and 140 orphans receive assistance in Basra. Read More. An appeal has been received from the town of Al Kut in eastern Iraq. This town has suffered great neglect during the regime of Saddam Hussein and the percentage of orphaned families among the population is great, as is their suffering. LFT has pledged to support 150 orphans there. Dear LFT donors, please donate generously towards this noble project.
Families who live below the poverty line have to make cuts to the food budget in order to survive. Because of their high cost, items providing protein like meat, chicken and eggs, are the first to be reduced. However, protein-deficiency can result in serious health problems, especially among children. Children who consume too little protein are liable to suffer from reduced growth, liver problems and anaemia. The Iraqi Aid Committee, with funding from LFT, slaughtered 12 sheep and distributed meat packages to 333 vulnerable families in Karbala, comprising 2,039 persons. Each family received a package of 1.25 Kg of fresh meat directly to their doorstep. Read More
For almost two years, LFT has been implementing a project in Basrah that grants fresh-water tanks to needy families. Tap water is not safe for consumption in many parts of Iraq and families need to buy safe drinking water. In July 2008, a further three families, comprising a total of 13 members, received a water tank allowing them to earn an income, put food on the table for their families and send their children to school. Read More
LFT's project to provide milking cows to low-income, rural families has shown great success for many years in different countries. LFT has been implementing this project in the rural regions around Basrah for almost two years now. Fifteen families have so far been provided with a milking cow, and follow-up visits showed that income from selling milk and milk products amounts to between 125 to 165 USD per month. A further three families received milking cows in July 2008. Read More
756 patients were seen in June for sight tests at the Karbala Eye Clinic, and 421 patients had intraocular pressure checked. Four patients were treated with laser eye surgery.
Afghanistan:
Afghanistan has been ravaged by war, internal strife and foreign occupation for more than thirty years. In addition, the country has suffered from drought for more than ten consecutive years. Afghanistan derives a great part of its national income from agriculture, but due to the drought crops fail because farmers cannot irrigate their fields and do not have enough water for their livestock. In the town of Yawkawlang, Bamyan province, the situation is aggravated by another factor: in 1998 and the following years, due to its mainly Shiite population, Yawkawlang was subject to vicious attacks by the Taliban. Almost all men between the age of 17 and 70 were rounded up and killed. About 8,000 lives were lost in Bamyan province, many of them in Yawkawlang. Young and old women alike have since been left to fend for themselves and to care for their orphaned children. LFT's partner organization in Afghanistan, the Afghan Poverty Relief, has identified twenty especially needy, large women-headed families who desperately need assistance. A mere £10 per month per family member will provide basic sustenance, preventing the children leaving school to find work. Read More
Lebabon:
LFT has been working with PADC (Philanthropic Association for Disabled Care) since 2006, assisting 94 children having physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and psycho-motor therapy. The treatment provided is rehabilitative care, allowing the children to slowly integrate into society and become less dependent. The children's stories are magical, and the progress made truly remarkable. Children go from being bedridden and totally dependent to walking, talking, and eating alone and even to attending school. Rehabilitative treatment is long-term and most children still have a long way to go, but the first step of hope is there.
India:
LFT has assisted with the treatment of a 32-year old heart patient, requiring open heart surgery. He is married with 5 children aged twelve years to fifteen days. He required replacement of two of his heart valves; the total cost was 103,000.00 INR. The family managed to raise 60,000.00 INR locally with assistance of LFT, and the balance was raised by the Trust, thanks to your generosity.
Pakistan and Kashmir:
In many developing countries, patients become needlessly blind because they cannot afford cataract surgery. Since June 2007, LFT has worked with a Pakistani eye charity offering cataract surgery free of charge and since April 2008 it also supports the Munawwar Foundation Memorial Hospital, which offers cataract surgery at greatly reduced cost. 523 cataract patients have been treated in Kashmir and Pakistan during 2nd Quarter of 2008. 1,483 patients received the gift of sight since the start of the project.
Tanzania:
LFT received an appeal from our partner organisation IZAAS in Tanzania, for assistance with school fees for very needy children, children whose parents are HIV positive and children who have lost one or both parents. In many parts of Tanzania, there are no public schools and children need to pay school fees. Currently, children from more than 40 different schools are receiving assistance, and their ages vary from nursery school to university. Children are supported regardless of their ethnic origin and religion. A further 124 children are now in need of assistance. 80 children will attend primary school, 21 children high school, one beneficiary is a university student, one attends a vocational course and one student studies Islamic sciences. It costs only 5 GBP to sponsor a child for a month. For a mere 30 GBP, a child will study for six months and receive a school uniform. Please support this cause and give these children what they rightfully deserve. Read More
Through IZAAS, LFT has received a number of appeals for amputees, who require artificial limbs due to accidents, diabetes, gangrene and vascular diseases. The pictures we have received of these patients truly reflect their need and desperation. Please help us assist these patients.
60 cataract procedures in Zanzibar and Pemba are due to be carried out this month in association with Bilal Muslim Mission, costing $50 each. Please give generously towards this worthwhile cause.
Indonesia:
The orphanage funded by LFT in Aceh following the Asian Tsunami has been completed, Alhamdulillah. 74 orphans now have a home to live and study, inshallah. We will post a full report with photographs on the website in due course.
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