Case Studies
Double heartbreak
Bartkala Saltak has been looking after her grandchildren Mortaza and Imira Jasam since the death of her son. Mortaza is 12 and studying in the sixth grade at school. Eleven-year-old Imira is in the [...]
Left with nothing
Naklaiy lbaa Alsada has been looking after her five children since her husband died of a heart problem and left them with nothing. The children are Kasam, aged 14, Rukay, who is 12, eight-year-old Husaen, [...]
Our only hope
Salima Jare Naser has brought up two sons and a daughter since cancer and diabetes killed her husband. Their situation is perilous. Son Husain, aged 13, walks an hour to school for his sixth-grade [...]
We are able to share the fruits of our good fortune in life for the sake of humanity
Our unique approach
Our approach is dignified, systematic and transparent.
Admin Pledge
Our 0% Admin Pledge means you can trust The Orphan Trust to spend every cent of your donation on food for orphan families. Your money goes 100% into their rations, not into office costs. We know this is crucial to our donors as we fulfil our heartfelt desire to serve humanity.
Dignified
All food parcels are delivered to the needy on their doorstep in a dignified and noble manner. Families have a number to call the Trust if a parcel does not arrive the week it is due. This empowers them and underlines our duty of care to provide their ration.
Systematic
We began by personally delivering the food directly to orphan families and we have now created a system of distribution to deliver every month without fail. Families know it is their right to receive their ration in a systematic way.
Transparent
We create a file for each family with the name, photograph and essential information about each child. Digitizing these files to create a comprehensive database ensures full transparency and avoids duplication.
About us
The Orphan Trust was established by three philanthropist brothers, Aquil, Sibtein and Arif Asaria.
When our father passed away early in 2018, we started The Orphan Trust in both his and our late mother’s memory. The charity feeds needy children who, like us, have lost their parents.
Latest news
Eyewitness account – fulfilling a desperate need
Canadian doctor Dr Zainab Najarali joined a mission to distribute Orphan Trust rations in Kerbala. This is her first-hand account: “After surviving years of devastating war, Iraq stands optimistic, yet obviously fractured. I had the opportunity [...]
Smiles from heartache
As someone who has been so desensitized by the news of what is currently happening in the world, working with The Orphan Trust truly opened my eyes and broke my heart. Being someone whose luxuries have [...]
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