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Notes as we build

What we built, what it cost and what comes next. Four letters a year, and these notes in between. No appeals.

Stacks of new bricks and a bamboo scaffold at dawn

Why the Orphan House comes first

A community needs many things. We start with a home for children who lost their parents.

Five names, one family

SAKIDAN is the family, spelled out. Here is what each letter stands for.
How we keep zakat apart

Zakat has its own fund at SAKIDAN. It never pays running costs and never mixes with other gifts.

Follow the building.

Give where it is needed most, or choose the part of the community you want to build.

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