{"id":1360,"date":"2021-04-30T08:45:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T00:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitsmedia.com\/?p=1360"},"modified":"2023-02-01T09:34:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T01:34:25","slug":"muslim-pro-collaborates-with-unicef-and-dompet-dhuafa-to-support-childrens-education-and-welfare-in-yemen-and-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitsmedia.com\/muslim-pro-collaborates-with-unicef-and-dompet-dhuafa-to-support-childrens-education-and-welfare-in-yemen-and-indonesia\/","title":{"rendered":"Muslim Pro collaborates with UNICEF and Dompet Dhuafa to support children\u2019s education and welfare in Yemen and Indonesia\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Muslim Pro pays it forward to children\u2019s welfare and education in Yemen and\u00a0 Indonesia, on the back of its successful Khatam Quran campaign during\u00a0 Ramadan\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Muslim Pro users are encouraged to continue to give to UNICEF\u2019s Children in\u00a0 Yemen Appeal through the app\u2019s first-ever crowdfunding effort\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the start of Ramadan, Muslim Pro\u2019s new Khatam Quran (completing the Quran) feature has seen some 500,000 Quran readings created worldwide with\u00a0 more than 7,000 completions achieved.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>SINGAPORE, 30 April 2021<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Muslim Pro, the world\u2019s most popular Muslim religious and community app with 100 million downloads to date, is collaborating with UNICEF as it launches its first-ever crowdfunding effort to raise money for its Children in Yemen Appeal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The crowdfunding effort follows strong support for Muslim Pro\u2019s Khatam Quran campaign, which\u00a0 encourages users to complete readings of the Quran during Ramadan. The campaign has far exceeded its\u00a0 expectations, with close to 500,000 Quran readings being created worldwide since the start of Ramadan.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides the crowdfunding effort, Muslim Pro has pledged to donate to UNICEF and Indonesia\u2019s Islamic\u00a0 philanthropy organisation Dompet Dhuafa to support children\u2019s educational needs \u2013 in line with its Khatam\u00a0 Quran campaign goals and objective to send disadvantaged children to school.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Muslim Pro designed its Khatam feature with a purpose: to convert good intentions into positive action. The\u00a0 campaign aims to reach at least 10,000 Quran completions, and has pledged to contribute to the education\u00a0 of disadvantaged children after it achieves this target.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zahariah Jupary, Head of Community for Muslim Pro said: \u201cAlthough the Khatam Quran campaign is only\u00a0 for this Ramadan, we want it to have a positive and lasting impact on community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe response to the Khatam feature has already been impressive, and this week, more than 7,000\u00a0 individuals and groups have completed their Quran readings. All these readings mean that Muslim Pro can\u00a0 help empower hundreds of disadvantaged and vulnerable children in Yemen and Indonesia.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>#Giftofkhatam: Empowering children\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Muslim Pro users can donate to UNICEF throughout Ramadan until the end of May via an in-app link at\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/help.unicef.org\/yemen\/muslim-pro\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/help.unicef.org\/yemen\/muslim-pro<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to support the organisation\u2019s emergency response and overall\u00a0 work to support the education of children in Yemen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides the crowdfunding effort, Muslim Pro will also make a corporate donation to UNICEF.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yemen is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, with more than 24 million people \u2013 some 80% of the\u00a0 population and more than 12 million children \u2013 in need of assistance. The damage and closure of schools\u00a0 and hospitals has disrupted access to education and health services, leaving children even more vulnerable\u00a0 and robbing them of their future. As well as supporting the immediate emergency needs of children whose\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">access to food and water is severely limited, the UNICEF appeal aims to look at the long-term development\u00a0 of the country and the future of its children. Approximately 8.1 million school-age girls and boys need\u00a0 Education in Emergencies (EiE) assistance across Yemen. More than 2.2 million children in Yemen are out\u00a0 of school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Muslim Pro\u2019s corporate donation to Indonesia-based Islamic charity organisation Dompet Dhuafa\u00a0 (dompetdhuafa.org) will support its pre-school programme that serves Muslim children aged three to five years old, in Bogor, Indonesia for one year. The programme is intended for families with economic limitations and allows children to attend kindergarten rooted in Islamic values. Muslim Pro will also donate\u00a0 Ramadan gifts (a schoolkit and a Quran) to 250 students in Dompet Dhuafa\u2019s E-Tahfidz School, a free senior high school Islamic programme for high-achieving students from underprivileged backgrounds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>#UnitedinKhatam: Khatam Quran campaign\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the 500,000 Quran readings that have been created, Indonesia tops the list of countries with the highest number of Khatams completed, followed by India and France.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than eight in ten (80.1%) of Khatam Quran users read from Muslim Pro\u2019s digital Quran, while nearly\u00a0 20% are using the app to track reading of a physical Quran.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reciting the Quran in Ramadan is a religious practice that Muslims believe gives spiritual benefits to the\u00a0 person reading and completing it throughout this month. Muslim Pro\u2019s free feature gives users complete\u00a0 flexibility in choosing how to complete their Quran reading: either individually or in groups of up to 30, and\u00a0 either reading the Quran digitally through the app, or tracking their progress in the app as they read a\u00a0 physical copy of the Quran.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms Zahariah added: \u201cAlthough we had hoped to see an improvement in the COVID-19 situation for this\u00a0 second Ramadan spent in a pandemic, we are pleased to see that our app continues to be of a great\u00a0 support and aid to Muslims all over the world as our features help bridge physical distances in the practice\u00a0 of our faith.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Muslim Pro app or Muslim Pro\u2019s khatam Quran feature can be downloaded here\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/go.muslimpro.com\/prkhatam\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/go.muslimpro.com\/prkhatam<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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