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June 21, 2022

News from KORT – June 2022

At KORT we like to be Busy first and then Productive, when we are busy, we are doing research, trying to learn all the possibilities, creating long to-do lists, and trying to make things perfect before we start. Once we start to be productive, we are the go-getters of our time making our dreams into reality. We push ourselves to be less busy and more productive every day.

June 2022 has been both busy and productive, here we will share what we have been up to briefly:

Cakes 4 Orphans

Every year just before Ramadan the volunteers for KORT get together and plan the Cakes 4 Orphans campaign. Alhamdulillah every year this project grows and raises the bar for the next year. The team meets once the campaign is over and all funds are collected. This year the volunteers raised a record breaking £167,500. Chairman KORT Ch Mohammed Akhtar joined the volunteers to do the cheque reveal and also share his appreciation with the volunteers.

KORT Qurbani Appeal 2022

Last year your Qurbani provided thousands of needy people with fresh meat across Azad Kashmir to enjoy a good meal during Eid-Ul-Adha.

Once again, we shall be conducting our Qurbani program during Eid-Ul-Adha 2022 where your Qurbani will be carried out according to Shariah Law, and the meat will be distributed personally by our Muskorteers among the poor & needy.

Due to a limited number of Qurbani, bookings will be taken on a first come first served basis. This year we had to close the appeal in just 4 days after launching it.

Appeal Closed:

Alhamdulillah, we have reached out target for Qurbani this year and so our appeal is now closed. Jazak-Allah for all those who booked their Qurbani with KORT. May Allah accept your Qurbani and bless you and your family abundantly.

“KORT Turning Disability into Ability” And Women Empowerment Programmes.

KORT has distributed hundreds of Sewing Machines & hundreds of Wheelchairs under KORT projects of Women Empowerment Program & Turning Disability into Ability, among the needy and special personnel of Rawalakot district  Pounch , AJK

Also present were Mr Hassan Ibrahim (MLA govt of AJK) ,Sardar Shahzaib Khan (CEO) Gulf Empire and civil society and media persons.

 

KORT QURBANI PLANNING 2022:

A very important meeting was held on Saturday 18th June at KORT with all the head volunteers of KORT from 26 cities in AJK and Pakistan in which we will do qurbani at this year Insha Allah.

Meeting with the National Assembly Speaker

A Very important and crucial meeting took place today with Hon Speaker Pakistan National Assembly Raja Parvez Ashraf at the Parliament House Islamabad with Chairman KORT Ch Mohammed Akhtar.

Honourable Speaker highly appreciated the work of KORT in AJK and Pakistan and for Orphans and Humanity has fully endorsed and assured full support to KORT .

Meeting with Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan

Appreciating the social services of Chairman Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust (KORT) Chaudhry Muhammad Akhtar, also on the occasion, the PM said, “The efforts of Chaudhry Akhtar and his team in the natural calamities like earthquakes, cloud bursts and floods in Azad Kashmir are historic”.

Full article available on Daily Parliament Times.

Sweets day at KORT for the children.

To see this beautiful and heart touching video please click link (watch video)

By admin
BlogNews
June 15, 2022

Skydive For Charity

Are you looking for a new challenge?

With skydiving you will get an unforgettable experience and an adrenaline rush like no other. Skydive for KORT and assist us raise money to build a 500-bed multidisciplinary hospital with a range of tertiary and secondary care services.

Skydiving is among the most exciting experiences you can do. Whether it’s for a turning point birthday, to dominate a phobia or something you have always wanted to attempt, doing it with KORT suggests you’ll be assisting to make sure no one needs to deal with a health problem alone in Azad Kashmir.

We’re searching for serious adventurers’ who would love to Skydive with KORT Volunteers. Searching for likeminded people to take a life changing leap and do something amazing for the people of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir.

Experience the most significant adrenaline rush of your life!

Skydive for KORT and support the people of Azad Kashmir to ensure no one needs to deal with any health problems alone.

Following a comprehensive safety brief, you will board the aircraft and reach over 13,000 ft. When strapped to your trainer, it’s time to leap! The feeling of free-falling through the sky is second to none and the sensational scenes as you parachute back to the ground will take your breath away.

What you will do:

  • Both your training and your jump in one day
  • Always harnessed to a knowledgeable parachute trainer
  • Dive from at least 10,000 feet – just like the experts
  • Find out how to guide onto the drop zone so that you can ride the parachute down to the ground

Just how much do I require to raise?

You will require to raise a minimum sponsorship of £209. This covers the booking payment and airfield expenses. Charity contribution target is £1000.00. For those who donate £1,000 towards this appeal, they will get a personalised brick tile in theirs or a loved one’s name installed at the hospital. We will set up your online fundraising page with a £1000 target per person. 

You will receive support from us, including a charity t-shirt for your jump. If you have any questions, please get in touch with the events team: See poster below for contact information or alternatively contact KORT office on 03001237774

So, are you set for the most extraordinary leap of your life?

Carry out a thrilling skydive experience, and soar through the clouds to help save the lives of people – all while taking pleasure in a bird’s eye view of Earth!

23rd July 2022

Registration Fee £209 (you will need to pay or get sponsored)

£1000 Target (Sadaqah,  Lillah and General Donations)

By admin
BlogNews
June 14, 2022

Mount Snowden Climb

Team KORT took on Mount Snowden to raise funds for the largest free-of-cost hospital in Azad Kashmir, it took friendship, understanding, and purpose to hike such a distance!

The nine-mile trek up the highest mountain in Wales took place on Sunday 8th May 2022. The full trek took them between 6-7 hours up and down.

Beginning in the town of Llanberis, in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park, this breath-taking challenge was surely an experience for the 32 fundraisers trekking to the top of Mount Snowdon

At 1,085 metres above sea level, Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales. Situated in the glorious mountain range of Snowdonia, we were treated to some spectacular views at the summit.

Who Was Involved and What Was Achieved?

Volunteers from different towns and cities came together to make this initiative a great success raising a total of £51,011.39. The amount of awareness created was phenomenal with many new volunteers joining and becoming part of the KORT family. The sisters imitated and organised a  women’s Snowdon climb which was equally successful raising over £25,000. The success of the 2 climbs have encouraged more initiatives and fundraising projects in the coming months In’sha-Allah.

What Was Included?

  • Transport there and back
  • Round the clock support from KORT volunteers
  • Resources to help with fundraising efforts
  • Mountain guides
  • Qualified first aiders
  • Refreshment pack
  • T-shirt with charity and sponsor logos
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The Cause: Free Hospital

HELP KORT SAVE LIVES BY BUILDING THE LARGEST FREE-OF-COST HOSPITAL IN AZAD KASHMIR The Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) said: When a person dies, all their deeds end except three: a continuing charity, beneficial knowledge and a child who prays for them, (Hadith, Muslim).

With a population of 4 million people spread out over 5 thousand square miles, access to a healthcare facility is a major issue in Azad Kashmir. Those who do live near a healthcare facility are not able to afford expensive lifesaving treatments or find that the facility does not provide specialist services that they need. To alleviate the pain of the suffering humanity in Azad Kashmir, KORT is building the largest hospital in AJK to provide free quality healthcare for all.

This project which includes a 500-bed multidisciplinary hospital with a range of tertiary and secondary care services. The hospital will be built close to the existing KORT Educational Complex along Jatlan Road in Mirpur Azad Kashmir.

Donate to KORT

This is the perfect opportunity for us to donate as Sadaqah-e-Jariyah (continuous reward) for us and our loved ones who have departed this temporary world. Any amount of Sadaqah and Lillah is welcome. For those who donate £1,000 towards this appeal, they will get a personalised brick tile in theirs or a loved one’s name installed at the hospital. For those who donate a £5,400 share in a hospital ward, they can have theirs or a loved one’s name on a collective plaque which will be installed at the hospital.

Please donate Sadaqah & Lillah generously and help spread the word.

poster for mount snowden

A huge well done to everyone involved, such an achievement!

Truly showing that ‘Together we can achieve the extraordinary!’

We kindly thank everybody who has donated!

If you would like to organise a challenge event for KORT we would love to hear from you and answer any questions you may have. Feel free to get in touch with KORT admin staff at info@kort.org.uk 03001237774

By admin
BlogNews
June 10, 2022

Qurbani 2022 – Appeal Closed

APPEAL CLOSED:

Alhamdulillah, we have reached our target for Qurbani this year and so our appeal is now closed. Jazak-Allah for all those who booked their Qurbani with KORT. May Allah accept your Qurbani and bless you and your family abundantly.

This year we capped our Qurbani at two hundred large animals. We will be conducting the qurbani in various locations in Pakistan and Azad Kashmir. This ensures we can do the Qurbani in the permissible time.

Everyone who donated their qurbani with KORT will receive a video of their sacrifice as proof also how and where the qurbani took place.

Here at KORT we source the healthiest animals, getting worth for money with your contributions whilst appreciating our duty as a Muslim and ensuring your Qurbani reaches those who need it the most, on time.

A Little bit about Qurbani

The practice of Qurbani goes back to the Prophet Ibrahim (AS).

It is a sacred act to honour the custom of the blessed Prophet Ibrahim (AS) and Ismail (AS) and their story of sacrifice and devotion to Allah SWT.

Eid-al-Adha, the festival of sacrifice, it is celebrated during the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar, known as Dhul Hijjah- which translates as ‘Lord of the Expedition’. It is throughout this month that pilgrims travel to Makkah in order to visit the Kaaba. Hajj is performed from the eighth to the twelfth of Dhul Hajj. Eid ul-Adha is commemorated on tenth of Dhul Hajj and is celebrated for 3 days.

Qurbani meat is distributed among the needy and vulnerable across the world. A minimum of one third of the meat from the animal must go to poor or vulnerable people. Traditionally, a Muslim would keep one third of the meat for their family and provide the last third to their neighbours.

Who and how we help

Those who get the Qurbani meat consist of widows, orphaned children, refugees, the vulnerable, and the senior or disabled individuals. For the majority, meat is not part of their regular diet. The Qurbani meat permits some families to consume meat after an entire year. Your Qurbani can supply up to 50 – 70 meals.

When households receive Qurbani meat, it enables them to commemorate Eid with nutritional food in addition to millions of other Muslims across the world.

 

By admin
Blog
June 6, 2022

Qurbani 2022

Alhamdulillah, last year KORT carried out the Qurbani project with 100% honesty and integrity. Therefore, KORT sacrificed its animals in over 20 different cities/towns across Azad Kashmir and Pakistan.

KORT always sets a limit on how many animals are sacrificed the reason behind this it is an extremely hard project to conduct in line with Sharia and Sunnah. This year, with your assistance, we can provide nutritious food offerings to where it is required most in Pakistan and Azad Kashmir, Insha’Allah.

The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said: “For every hair of the Qurbani, you receive a reward from Allah (SWT)” (Tirmidhi)

All Muslim adults who are eligible to pay Zakat needs to make an animal sacrifice. By offering your Qurbani, you are satisfying your religious commitment to provide quality, healthy food to the needy.

Qurbani is the spiritual sacrifice of sheep, goats, camels and livestock in between the 10th and 13th days of Dhul Hijjah, the last month of the Islamic calendar.

The time for actually offering the sacrifice begins after the Eid prayer on Eid-al-Adha, which this year is anticipated to be 10th July, and ends when the sun sets on the 13th of Dhu’l-Hijjah.

KORT works hard and plans months in advance to guarantee that the meat your Qurbani provides is delivered to those in need in the course of the days of Eid-ul-Adha.

The Prophet (saw) said (on the day of Eid), ‘The first thing we will do on this day of ours, is to offer the (Eid) prayer and then return to make the sacrifice. Whoever does so, he acted according to our Sunnah…’ (Bukhari)

Please remember that any adult, sane Muslim who possesses the Nisab value must give a Qurbani. So, if you are eligible to pay Zakat, you need to offer a Qurbani. By sacrificing an animal and allocating its meat in three equivalent parts (one for yourself, one for your loved ones, and the last for those in need) you will be following in the steps of Prophet Ibrahim’s (AS) remarkable sacrifice.

Donate with KORT to offer your Qurbani to somebody who is most worthy of the offering.
By admin
Blog
May 13, 2022

Sponsor a Child

You can change a child's life for good when you become a sponsor with KORT.

KORT thinks that all children ought to have an equivalent chance to prosper. Your sponsorship will make a big distinction to a lady or kid in need– guaranteeing they have enough to eat, an education and HOPE for the future.

According to a UNICEF report, "Pakistan is home to 4.2 million orphaned children.

As their sponsor, you’ll have a special relationship with your sponsored kid. You’ll get images, handwritten messages, and routine updates from them.

You can sponsor a young person today and support an entire region. Your donations will assist more kids to get an education, equipping them with the understanding and abilities to raise their voices, stay in school longer and stop hazardous practices like kid marital relationship. Your donation will support districts with water and healthcare along with security in an emergency.

“I and the one who looks after an orphan and provides for him, will be in Paradise like these two” – and he gestured with his forefinger and middle finger, holding them close together. (Bukhari)

Not only do these children have to bear their parents’ losses, however, need to tackle severe hardship, this makes acquiring an education, having healthier meals, and having a comfortable youth impossible. This hardship restricts their access to education, correct shelter, clothing, and food and in many cases forces them to end up being homeless, where they are extremely susceptible.

Why Sponsor With KORT?

To qualify for our child sponsorship programme, an orphaned kid needs to remain in school, which safeguards their right to a future and an education and helps to give them the tools to support themselves once they end up being young adults in the world.

Protective, And Answerability

Our primary top priority in all our sponsorship program is protecting the rights, self-respect, and safety of the kids we help. Our vigorous personnel background checks and protocols, as well as our child defence officers and policies make sure that all children, we work with are safeguarded from damage.

What Will Your Sponsorship Supply?

£38 per month / £456 per year assists to cover an orphan child’s:

Nutrition
Housing
Clothing
Health Care
and educational materials as well as the BEST EDUCATION

Significantly, it also ensures they remain in school and aren’t required to work to support themselves. And it’s Zakat-applicable too!

Our orphan sponsorship program provides defenceless children an escape of the exploitation, overlook and abuse they face. It provides an opportunity to escape their poor living conditions by equipping them with proper shelter, education, and support so they can go on to build a life that is full of happiness and opportunities.

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By admin
Blog
April 3, 2022

KORT ORPHANS ZAKAT APPEAL

KORT ORPHANS ZAKAT APPEAL

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

We pray you are well Insha’Allah.

WE NEED YOUR HELP

Hundreds of orphaned children are sustained through your Zakat each year. Your Zakat ensures that the orphaned children in the care of KORT are provided with all the necessities for a brighter future.

Donate 1 Orphan Pack for £100. (Includes uniforms, Stationery, and books for 1 year per orphan)
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/zakatramzan22

You can donate your Zakat towards this appeal

You can also donate Fitrana at £5 per person and Fidya at £5 per missed fast (£150 for full Ramadhan).

We accept:
Sadaqah | Zakat | Lillah | Fitrana | Fidya | & Interest

100% donation policy

OTHER WAYS TO DONATE

Website: www.kort.org.uk

KORT UK Office: 0300 123 7774 (Mon-Fri 9-5)

Bacs: Bank: Barclays
Account Name: Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust
Sort Code: 20-49-17
Account Number: 13444112
For ref use: Orphans, (followed by your) door number (and your) postcode

May Allah accept all your efforts and reward you abundantly.

جزاك اللهُ خيراً‎

KORT Management Team UK

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By admin
Blog
April 3, 2022

Feed a Family of 5 this Ramadhan

*WE WILL BE PROVIDING FOOD PACKS TO THOUSANDS OF NEEDY FAMILIES IN AZAD KASHMIR & PAKISTAN THIS RAMADHAN*

Azad Kashmir and surrounding areas are desperately in need of your help this Ramadhan. As a region which is often susceptible to natural disasters and scarcity of fundamental resources, relief work is required almost all year round. This includes the like of Earthquakes and Cloud bursts as well as extreme poverty to such lengths that the parents are busy struggling with their daily bread before they can even consider sending their kids to school.

Covid restrictions around many parts of the world is being lifted or lightened and people are generally returning to work, however things aren’t quite going back to normal as we had expected. Many are still without jobs or had suffered too much.

When KORT was originally established in 2005, it was known as the charity with the orphanage that houses hundreds of orphan children with access to free healthcare, education and food. Alhamdulillah, we’ve grown so much since then and have been actively participating in relief work, to which we have come to learn the different areas of Kashmir where help is needed the most and what areas they require help in.

It’s the year 2022 and KORT has been working very hard on the ground to help those who are victims of casualty; whether it be by donating money or food to the poor, rebuilding homes destroyed by calamities or by empowering the widows and less abled of Kashmir. With the approaching of the blessed month of Ramadhan, KORT will be providing Food Packs to the poor and needy this Ramadhan to ensure all have the right to enjoy the blessed month of Ramadhan.

“Whoever feeds the one who is breaking his fast, shall have his reward (of fasting) without any decrease from the reward of the one fasting.” [Tirmidhi]

With the month of Ramadhan arriving soon, let us make an intention to do all we can to assist those less fortunate than us by giving in charity, offering help with volunteer work and stack up as much good deeds as possible.

Our Food Packs will be distributed all over Azad Kashmir including surrounding areas and will contain items such as Assorted Lentils, Sugar, Salt, Ghee, Dates, Pasta, Rice and more. The cost of each Food Pack is £40 and with every pack you donate, you will be feeding a whole family for the entire month.

The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The best amongst you are those who feed others.” [Musnad Ahmad]

Please remember that for our Food Pack appeal, we will be accepting Zakat too so donate generously to this noble cause.

By admin
BlogNews
April 1, 2022

KORT: Pride Of Mirpur

Established in 2005, KORT was developed to serve as a home and supply care for orphaned kids in any crisis or need across Pakistan and Azad Kashmir. What started as an orphanage in Azad Kashmir for deprived orphans and has actually now turned into a family of about 1200 children over the years. Our orphan care services provide education, home, food, medical care, and psychological healing to these children.

KORT- the heaven for less lucky angels of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir is not just a labour of love; it is a profound tale of how our Chairman Ch. Muhammed Akhtar and friends found heaven on earth.

Sponsor a Child in Pakistan

Sponsor a child for just £1.10 a day and help build a brighter future for children in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan!

At KORT, our charity believe that every child should have a happy, healthy childhood and the opportunity to construct a brighter future. Sponsor a kid in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan and help make that vision a truth.

Your sponsorship supports us to offer nutritious meals, clothes, health care, an education and a devoted guardian for an orphan or vulnerable child in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan — all in a loving and caring home.

When you sponsor a kid in Pakistan and Azad Kashmir, you’ll receive a welcome pack so you can learn more about your sponsored kid a little better. Every year we’ll send you two feedback reports so you can see precisely how your support is changing a child’s life for the better.

It’s a magnificent offering to care for a child, so please sponsor an orphan in Pakistan or Azad Kashmir today!

Things to Think About

Numerous go hungry, residing in dangerous conditions without any one to safeguard them. Without a mum or dad to look after them, these kids have become vulnerable to abuse, disregard and open to many kinds of exploitation. Numerous orphans are regrettably exposed to severe violence, in addition to mental and psychological distress after losing their one or both of their parents.

Orphan In Need

In the heart of every child is a hunger for home. Not just for food and a place to sleep, but for safety and community. Most significantly: for love. At KORT, Located In the heart of Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, we are a lot more than a home for children from desperate and tough scenarios.

We are a household, where love guides all of us as we grow and expand year after year. Not simply a regular kid’s house, we are an almost self-sustaining organization; a working farm, a vibrant school, getting no government assistance of any kind. If you have any concerns just get in contact with us by email or call our office!

Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust

Our guarantee to the world is summed up in 5 promises:

 

  • To constantly remember that every kid’s life is valuable and to put the requirements of the kids above our own.
  • To promote the greatest ethical requirements in our work and to be sincere and liable in our reports about those we help.
  • To acknowledge that none of our work is possible without the assistance of our volunteers and donors.
  • To operate in collaboration with other organizations, appreciating the Pakistani culture and religious beliefs and empowering local citizens to make a real difference in the neighbourhood.
  • To reveal the world that every child, despite their requirements, is worthy of to have a loving youth and to be treated with self-respect and care.

You can contribute here through card, Paypal and a variety of other alternatives. You can likewise establish month-to-month contribution choices if you would like. Please click the link to donate.

By admin
Blog
February 26, 2022

Zakat is an Obligation

Zakat is one of the pillars of Islam which literally means purification. Zakat is an obligation for all Muslims who meet the necessary criteria to donate a certain amount of possession every year. Zakat is a form of obligatory charity (read more about Zakat) with the prime purpose to ease the sufferings of the needy people of society. Its benefits cover the moral, social, and the economic field. It washes away greed of wealthy and makes them responsible for solving the problems of poverty. Zakat purifies wealth from the evil tendency to gather more and more money in fewer and fewer hands.  It takes away the surplus wealth and gives to the poor to meet the necessities of life. Zakat is the handiest tool for social justice.

There are a lot of verses in the Quran where Zakat and Prayer are mentioned together. The purpose is to remind the Muslims that Zakat is as important as Prayer. In Quran, Allah orders the believers to establish prayer and give zakat.

“And establish prayer and give Zakat, and whatever good you put forward for yourselves – you will find it with Allah” (2:110, Quran)

Zakat is a spiritual connection to the creator. It purifies one’s wealth to the will of Allah. This is the acknowledgment that He is the owner of everything we possess, and it is also for Him that we strive to help our brothers and sisters who are poor and need help. In Quran, Allah gives instructions to the Prophet Muhammad,

“Of their goods, take zakat, so that you might purify and sanctify them.” (9:103, Qur’an)

Islam has provided proper information on how much amount is to be given in Zakat. According to Hanafi sect of Islam, which is the most followed sect of Islam defines that 2.5% of wealth should be paid as Zakat from the wealth which has been kept in possession for a lunar year. If anyone who has more wealth than the threshold set by Islam, Zakat is obligatory on him and if he does not do this, he will have to face the consequences on the day of judgment.

We are a non-profit organization working to help the orphans, poor and needy people of Azad Kashmir and Pakistan. We are helping orphans prosper through education. Donate your Zakat to us, so that we can help the orphans of Azad Kashmir to grow by getting equal opportunities in life.

KORT has been serving in Azad Kashmir since 2005. KORT has remained consistent in providing housing, good quality education, welfare, good health and good water and sanitation to the Orphans and the people affected by natural disasters through different relief projects. We have helped hundreds of orphans to have equal opportunity in life. KORT has also helped the people affected by natural disasters by instrumental assistance during the past 16 years.

It is our religious, social, and moral duty to help orphans and helpless people of our society. And KORT is exactly doing this. KORT bas been successful because of donations of people like you. So donate and help the orphans.

“Your loose change can change the life of an orphan.”

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