Press Release

Have you heard? Your family is about to get bigger…

You may not know, but in 2015 the UK government committed to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees through the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS). Those in dire need of medical attention, survivors of torture, and women and children at risk were to be prioritised in this scheme. The most vulnerable Syrian asylum seekers would be brought over to the UK to be re-housed and essentially, to re-start their lives.

Why are we telling you this?

It is with great honour that we finally announce that TFGLM (Task Force Green Lane Masjid) is sponsoring a Syrian family through this scheme!

Over the years, TFGLM has consistently provided basic aid to Syrian refugees in the form of food, shelter and clothing. But this time, we wanted to do something more. When we came to learn that we could support a family coming over to the UK and help them rebuild their lives, we jumped at the opportunity.

While we rejoice, we must also reflect upon the reality of our Syrian brothers and sisters’ lives and experiences. Alhamdulillah, we live in safety and comfort. We can scarcely imagine what it must feel like to wake up with a destroyed home, murdered family members and absolutely nowhere to go.

The traumas of war run deep

The traumas of war run deep, and for this reason, we wish to invest long-term into the future of this precious family. We believe it is an absolute honour to be in a position to serve our brothers and sisters in such a meaningful way. Through this sponsorship, we hope to re-ignite their hope, facilitate their healing, and help them to rebuild their once vivid dreams.

Very soon now, our first Syrian family will be arriving in the UK. We are honoured that they will become part of our incredible community. This is all very exciting, and of course, we all look forward to welcoming them to their new home. However at the moment we have a house for them, but we need your help to transform it into a home.

The house needs decorating and is unfurnished and we need to come together to decorate this house, purchase furniture, arrange a delicious welcome dinner and sincerely show our new family that we are delighted to welcome them.

Let’s make this family a part of our family!

We need to get together and SPONSOR the following items:

Bedrooms:

• 2 single beds
• 1 double bed
• 1 baby cot
• 2-3 chest of drawers
• 2 large wardrobes
• Bedside cabinets
• Large mirror
• Clothing – all items and school uniform (money donation)

Kitchen:

• Microwave
• Blender/mixer

Living Rooms:

• Vacuum
• Two new sofas
• Dining table and chairs
• Small side tables x 2

Other:

• Cushions/Throws/Rugs
• Car seats (Children are 0, 4 and 5)
• Toys for children
• TV
• Annual Broadband package
• Laptop

If you would like to volunteer your time or skills to this project, please text (+44) 07858 150671 with your details.

If you would like to sponsor any of the above items, please text (+44) 07858 150671 with the name of the item/items you would like to sponsor and the amount in sha Allah.

If you would like to volunteer your time or skills for this project an amount to this project please do so HERE.

We invite you to play a part in this noble cause, and we look forward to working together to rebuild Syrian lives.

The Prophet(SAW) said:

“None of you will believe until you love for your brother what you love for yourself.”

(Bukhari)

Let’s act upon this and give our new family whatever we can to have a home just like ours so that they can start rebuilding their lives and overcoming their traumatic past in sha Allah.

If you would just like to DONATE towards this project then please do so HERE.

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“When a person dies, his deeds come to an end, except for three: ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah), knowledge that is benefited from, and a righteous child who prays for him.”

(Sahih Muslim)

Task Force GLM today launch their pre-Ramadan World in Crisis Appeal. With the world desperately in need, we have launched multiple projects across the world in aid of our brother and sisters in humanity.

The regions which we have highlighted as desperately in need during 2019 are Syria, Yemen and Myanmar. We will of course continue our efforts across the Palestinian Territories, Africa and Asia.

To donate to the World in Crisis campaign, view our current projects.

Rayhana is an eight year old young Syrian girl whom, we have been supporting for a couple years now; through out the process of her medical treatment.

During an airstrike by the Syrian regime, her house had been struck by a missile. She had been left with extremely serious injuries to her arm and leg.

We had first met her Rayhana at the Syrian border; where we promised to support her financially in order to get her mobility back.

With the permission of Allah, she is now walking for the first time in two years. She has had her smart limbs fitted successfully and is mobile.

We would like to thank all our donors who made this possible with their prayers and donations. It is success stories like Rayhana’s that keep the TaskForce team motivated and continue to work hard to help many others like Rayhana.

TaskForce GLM strictly adheres to a 100% charity policy. Every one of the exceptional individuals working with us are volunteers, taking time from their own busy working and personal schedules to give back to the community as much as they are able. Our exemplary volunteers work tirelessly with the fundraising in addition to the actual delivery of all donations. This is solely to ensure your grateful and welcome donations are delivered appropriately and more importantly, to those who need it most.

TaskForce GLM volunteers are individuals from corporate backgrounds, working cohesively with amazing synergy to ensure your donations are delivered in the best and most efficient way possible. These amazing volunteers work around the clock to ensure all queries are answered. Working alongside the masjid generates an enormous amount of positivity, as staff at the masjid are always aware of the events and functions in place and this ensures confidence and ability. Website, fundraising events, in fact everything is organised and managed by every volunteer member to ensure everything runs smoothly, efficiently and effectively.

We visited Turkey in April 2017 for a field update on our Syrian Bread Project. We met with our primary suppliers in Northern Turkey and logistics partners to ensure overseas operations are being effectively implemented. We also identified and short listed a number of sites for our Syrian Orphanage which is due to open shortly.