Appeal for Community Support

An Appeal for
community
support
towards MWH
‘Wish for
Home 2009’

by Chairman, MWH Management Committee Shaik Hussain Shaik Yacob

In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Twenty years have past since Muhammadiyah Association embarked
on this journey to manage a Welfare Home for children coming from
broken homes. We started with nothing more than a conviction to help
children-in-crisis at their time of need. Since then, MWH has grown
from strength to strength, and close to 600 children have passed
through its gates and benefited from the Home’s comprehensive care
and education programme.

Of course, crucial to MWH success is the strong support
Muhammadiyah has received for the past 2 decades – be it from the
Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports (MCYS), the
Courts, other VWOs, schools, individual volunteers and donors, as well
as corporate sponsors and foundations. It is this continuous trust and
support for the Home that emboldens Muhammadiyah to relocate MWH
to Bedok North, at the cost of $2.65 million. Thanks to MCYS which
will underwrite 90% of the refurbishment costs, Muhammadiyah needs
to raise another $500,000 by the end of 2009. It is an unenviable task,
given the context of today’s economy, but we are confident, that with
everyone’s support, God willing, this can be achieved.

No contribution is considered too small, be it outright cash, donation in
kind, or volunteering your time and effort. Every help we can get is
precious, and will go a long way in our endeavour to provide a better
facility, a better programme, a better Home for the children in need
under our care. With this move, it will give us more opportunities to
extend our services to help children at risk from various backgrounds.
Like us, they too are counting on your support for this Wish For Home
project.

Please Help us to help them.