Thursday, August 2, 2012
Monday, June 4, 2012
NEW Bake Sale Video
We have had quite a few bake sales in the past, alhamdulillah, and have raised a lot of money from them for our wells. But, we have never before posted a video or many pictures from these bake sales. This video is a tribute to those people who live around the country and around the world and have not had the opportunity to attend one of our bake sales. Maybe you will see why we always look forward to this monthly event after you see the video!
Thursday, May 31, 2012
NEW Video - No Help - Introduction to the Upcoming Bake Sale
This 13-minute movie features two main characters who go through two separate, but similar, stories. While 11-year-old Aarib detests the fact that his younger brother Aadil is constantly asking him for help, 11-year-old Zeynep has the same issue with her sister Hana Rana. Meanwhile, we get glimpses of what to expect at the upcoming bake sale on Saturday. Watch the video to find out how Aarib and Zeynep learn to help others out...if they ever do.
Come to our bake sale on Saturday, June 2nd. We will have fun games and delicious food from 5 to 9pm, insha Allah. Have dinner with us!
Come to our bake sale on Saturday, June 2nd. We will have fun games and delicious food from 5 to 9pm, insha Allah. Have dinner with us!
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Video - Ad for Rose Pens and Stems!
Awesome duct-tape roses and long-stemmed duct-tape roses! Help support the Well Project!
Watch the video to learn more.
Watch the video to learn more.
Friday, May 4, 2012
NEW Come to Our Bake Sale Video - Spending in the Way of Allah
This humorous ten minute video follows the story of a young girl, Reahaam, who has just earned $100 as a prize for winning a school competition. When she meets her friend, she eagerly relates her experience at the awards ceremony where the governor gave her a prize. Happy for Reahaam, yet concerned for how she might misuse her money, her friends try to encourage her to donate some of her money. Reahaam is first reluctant to part with her money, but after hearing stories of her friends' siblings and cousins who sacrificed their money in hopes of gaining rewards from Allah, she begins to have second thoughts. Throughout the video, Reahaam learns of hadiths and ayahs from the Qur'an about generous and greedy people. Watch this video to find out what happens.
Also learn about our upcoming bake sale. Come on Tuesday to help us build wells for thirsty people in Africa!
SPECIAL at the end of the video: BLOOPERS
This video also shows some of the funny bloopers/mess-up scenes we had as we made the movie.
Enjoy!
Also learn about our upcoming bake sale. Come on Tuesday to help us build wells for thirsty people in Africa!
SPECIAL at the end of the video: BLOOPERS
This video also shows some of the funny bloopers/mess-up scenes we had as we made the movie.
Enjoy!
Monday, April 30, 2012
Winning Video - Come to Our Bake Sale
Based on results from our recent voting poll, the video 'Come to Our Bake Sale' is crowned the winner.
If you haven't already watched this video, check it out here:
http://usayouthwellproject.blogspot.com/2012/02/new-video-come-to-our-bake-sale-movie.html
If you haven't voted in this poll, keep checking our site so that you can vote for our next voting poll!
If you haven't already watched this video, check it out here:
http://usayouthwellproject.blogspot.com/2012/02/new-video-come-to-our-bake-sale-movie.html
If you haven't voted in this poll, keep checking our site so that you can vote for our next voting poll!
Fiction Story of a Village Receiving Aid from a Well
This is a story I wrote towards the beginning of our project. It is fiction, but thousands of Africans are experiencing these similar situations as the Zakat Foundation of America builds more wells throughout the continent.
Friendship Well
Quiet moans drifted into my ear from the corner of the room,
waking me out of my restless slumber. I carefully climbed out of my
scratchy cot and tip-toed passed my 9-year-old brother Hamza and my 7-year-old
brother Khalid. They looked cute curled up on their cots, their chests
going up and down with each breath.
Away from my cot and my brothers’
cots, I knelt down beside my baby sister Amina’s rocker and gently rocked it
back and forth. She stopped moaning and looked up at me with large,
longing eyes. I smiled down at her and sadly stroked her thin wisps of
brown hair.
A doctor had visited our village last week and had told us that Amina had the first signs of a life-threatening disease. He informed us that the water we drank was definitely the cause and we should stop drinking that water immediately. When he said this, I remembered my daily trips to the stream a half mile away from our house. Every morning, I’d walk along the dusty path to the stream with my best friend Abdullah and a few other village boys. I remembered looking down into the murky brown stream waters and wishing we had cleaner water. I didn’t want to go home and give my siblings this dirty water to drink. I knew it would be bad for their health. But we didn’t have any other water. I knew that many village children had died because of drinking this water, but there was no other water to drink.
Thinking of all this, I bent down and kissed Amina’s forehead. I made du’a to Allah to save my little sister. I thought of all the people around the world who had so much water that they took for granted. My friend Abdullah told me so many stories his grandfather told him about people around the world who get endless supplies of fresh, clean water.
As I thought about this, I felt upset with those people who took all they had for granted. I wondered if they ever thought about us. I thought, ‘Do people know that we don’t have clean water to drink here in Somalia?’ Do they know that children and babies are dying every day because they don’t have clean water to drink? Do they even care to know?’
More coming soon...
A doctor had visited our village last week and had told us that Amina had the first signs of a life-threatening disease. He informed us that the water we drank was definitely the cause and we should stop drinking that water immediately. When he said this, I remembered my daily trips to the stream a half mile away from our house. Every morning, I’d walk along the dusty path to the stream with my best friend Abdullah and a few other village boys. I remembered looking down into the murky brown stream waters and wishing we had cleaner water. I didn’t want to go home and give my siblings this dirty water to drink. I knew it would be bad for their health. But we didn’t have any other water. I knew that many village children had died because of drinking this water, but there was no other water to drink.
Thinking of all this, I bent down and kissed Amina’s forehead. I made du’a to Allah to save my little sister. I thought of all the people around the world who had so much water that they took for granted. My friend Abdullah told me so many stories his grandfather told him about people around the world who get endless supplies of fresh, clean water.
As I thought about this, I felt upset with those people who took all they had for granted. I wondered if they ever thought about us. I thought, ‘Do people know that we don’t have clean water to drink here in Somalia?’ Do they know that children and babies are dying every day because they don’t have clean water to drink? Do they even care to know?’
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Video About Water: Water Changes Everything
Check out this video we found on the Internet about the importance of water.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Earth Day
Happy Earth Day!
Even though every day is Earth Day, everyone should be extra kind to the Earth today.
One way to be kind to the Earth is to donate to our Well Project Team so we can build more water wells in Africa.
You can also consider playing outside all day instead of staying inside playing in the computer. Today is Sunday.
Extra Special Update on Earth Day!
During a trip to Syracuse (in upstate New York), where all my siblings and I were born, we got $200 for our 7th Well. Thank You Khalu!!
Even though every day is Earth Day, everyone should be extra kind to the Earth today.
One way to be kind to the Earth is to donate to our Well Project Team so we can build more water wells in Africa.
You can also consider playing outside all day instead of staying inside playing in the computer. Today is Sunday.
Extra Special Update on Earth Day!
During a trip to Syracuse (in upstate New York), where all my siblings and I were born, we got $200 for our 7th Well. Thank You Khalu!!
Saturday, April 21, 2012
NEW Thank You Video for Wells # 3, 4, 5, 6
Jazak Allahu Khairan everyone who helped us raise money for Wells 3, 4, 5, and 6!!
Please watch the following video.
Enjoy!
Please watch the following video.
Enjoy!
Friday, April 20, 2012
Always
I will always write here on the blog. I will always try to write a post here on the blog to convince you to donate or come and join our well group! :)
Why because I LOVE WRITING POSTS HERE ON THE BLOG!!! When ever u want me to write comment what days to write (wishes everyday vote wins)
GIVE ME ideas to write on the comments if you like me writing them here as well as i do please do.
Why because I LOVE WRITING POSTS HERE ON THE BLOG!!! When ever u want me to write comment what days to write (wishes everyday vote wins)
GIVE ME ideas to write on the comments if you like me writing them here as well as i do please do.
13
This is my 13 post! I'm kinda running out of ideas because i think of them my self only someone of it.
So please if u can post some ideas below for me that i didn't do yet! Thank You
So please if u can post some ideas below for me that i didn't do yet! Thank You
Our Goal
Please donate or join the well group because for our 100 well goal before the end of 2012. It lets 1000 families drink from it.Which is 6000 people!! Can u think that much people not dying from only 1 well! We already built 2 of them! We finished 6 of them. We're on our 7th well now! That a lot right from only donating and from our well group. :)
Fun
I say the well group is really fun! We always do awesome and cool activities. I bet if u came u would like it and think it fun because i do. I mean like i'm saying join the real cool awesome fun well group! I'll bet u'll thank me for saying it (not really) but yea.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Built Wells
The well group raising money for the well gets built in Africa. If one well is built in Africa (which 2 wells we raised got built there) 1000 families can drink form it which is 6000 people! We're Trying to build and raise money for wells in Africa Before 2013. So please help us by donating or joining our well group.
Vote for Your Favorite Video!
Scroll down on the left of our site and vote for your favorite video. If you haven't seen all our videos, check the 'archive' or click on 'older posts'. There are nine videos for you to choose from.
Hurry and vote now because the poll closes on April 25th at 6PM. Insha Allah, then, the winning video or videos will be crowned 'Favorite Video of the Month'.
Spread the word about our voting poll to encourage your friends and family to vote for their favorite videos,too!
Hurry and vote now because the poll closes on April 25th at 6PM. Insha Allah, then, the winning video or videos will be crowned 'Favorite Video of the Month'.
Spread the word about our voting poll to encourage your friends and family to vote for their favorite videos,too!
Monday, April 16, 2012
Donate why?
WHY DO WE SAY DONATE NOW? HERE'S THE ANSWERS BELOW
. First we do fun activities to fund-raise like, do videos bake sales parties, and more!. Second people don't have enough money to buy a house like ours!
. Last but not least they don't have food and clean water
That's Why We Say Donate Now
I said Three Things I Hope That Helped You!
The End!
Till Next Time
Bye
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Hard
Its hard for the people in Africa.
Why?
Because
These
Reasoens
First, Hard to find food and water
2nd, They die from hotness
Why?
Because
These
Reasoens
First, Hard to find food and water
2nd, They die from hotness
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