Make A Kid Happy Eid edition

During the holy month of Ramadan we held the EID edition of Make A Kid Happy. EID is for most children a wonderful day full of happiness, gifts and family. Unfortunately, not all children are lucky enough to celebrate EID this way due to poverty. That is why the Make A Kid Happy team decided to hand out gift packages on Eid to children who live in poverty and orphans throughout Belgium and The Netherlands. 

During the entire month of Ramadan, we raised money through different ways. Our goal was to raise €7000, and we reached that goal within the first 10 days. That is why we increased our goal to €10.000. Besides online fundraising, we also sold sweets, posters and hired henna artists at an Eid Bazaar. All the profits were put directly into the Make A Kid Happy project. We were also the main charity at the Ramadan event hosted by ‘Mohsin Op Wereldreis’, we were able to raise €2000.00 at that event. A national food bank in the Netherlands had also donated a lot of presents and toys that we were able to use for the packages.

At the end of the campaign we managed to raise €11.050,00 through donations. We’re still incredibly thankful for everyone who donated. With that money, we put together packages for orphans and children in poverty. These packages contained games, school supplies, gift cards and a candy bag. For the children who lived in poverty, we also added a gift card for groceries.