We will be travelling to Albania (Elbasan City) on 17 March 2022 with Rahma Mercy. 

During this trip we will be supporting the team to deliver aid in remote locations, distribute food parcels, connect with sponsored orphans, visit upcoming projects and more.

1. Donations will help facilitate the build of the new Rahma Institute. Accepted donations for this project is Sadqah / Lillah only. 
   
2. We are also accepting Zakaat which will be allocated to permissible people/projects and will be distributed by the Rahma team accordingly.

When donating on this page please specify in the description the donation type to help clarify your donation.

Thank you for your donation. We would appreciate if you could share this page with friends and family to help raise awareness. May Allah SWT accept you donations and reward you abundantly, JazaAllah. 

Atif Amin & Junaid Saleh

For more information on the Rahma Institute please visit https://rahmamercy.org.uk/rahma-institute/ 

Background

• Rahma (Mercy) was founded in the year 1999 in response to the plight of the refugees whom were fleeing from the war in Kosovo. We have since grown, from our humble beginning as a group of 12 volunteers setting out for a humanitarian mission via road in an Aid Convoy, to becoming a UK registered Charity that is supporting thousands of people throughout the Balkans.
• Albania is the closest European Muslim country being only a 3 hour flight away from the UK. For over 400 years, it was under the rule of the Ottomans before their collapse in the year 1912. Around 30 years later in 1944, the country was ruled by a man called Enver Hoxha. In 1967, the country declared itself as the world’s first atheist state. This led to a period of 47 years where they were prohibited from practicing all religion and they would be punished if seen to be following any teachings of their faith.
• Over the last 2 decades, Rahma has been working towards rebuilding Albania to its former identity. Project such as, food aid, housing construction, orphan sponsorship and education support have been on the forefront of their vision. In Leicester, Rahma has been assisting with local projects including the Highfields Community Food Bank and providing Islamic educational material to Albania speaking communities across UK prisons.
• In the coming years we aim to increase our income generation projects so the poor become self-reliant and can break out of the vicious cycle of poverty and dependence. We aim to strengthen communities by empowering them with a sound education that gives individuals the chance to acknowledge their self-worth, potential and enables them to contribute to the needs of society within their capacity.