Image: Traditional fishing boats along the coast of Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Distributing copies of the Quran in Waterloo, Sierra Leone

January 2025, 3 minute read

An Aid 4 Ummah delegation visted Sierra Leone in December 2024 and distributed 500 copies of the Quran on behalf of Little Giving users.

Access to the Quran is limited in rural areas of West Africa, where students often use wooden tablets to memorize verses.

Copies of the Quran were distributed in MacDonald and Collatree villages in Waterloo through daily donations by Little Giving users. Over the last 12 years, Aid 4 Ummah have distributed over 50,000 copies of the Quran in Sierra Leone. The charity also runs an education complex, orphanage, and medical facility in the country.

Image: Volunteers ready copies of the Quran for distribution at a village in Waterloo

Image: Locals crowd to receive copies of the Quran at a village in Waterloo

Image: Locals crowd to receive copies of the Quran at a village in Waterloo

You can contribute to this project by selecting Aid 4 Ummah as one of the charities you give to daily on Little Giving.

Aid 4 Ummah is a UK registered charity (1160255) that runs education and relief projects in Sierra Leone, Moritania and other North African countries. The charity is based in Blackburn. They can be contacted at [email protected].

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Note: Faces have been blurred to preserve the dignity of recipients.