Ramadan 2025: WHY SWAN
Southern Women’s Aid Network is a registered charity in the UK with a reach to different corners of the world striving to achieve its mission of ensuring all humans are given basic rights of food, clean, safe water, and shelter.
Follow us this month as we go through different reasons from our beneficiaries, staff, and volunteers of why SWAN is chosen as their charity to volunteer for, the impact it has, and why you should also support SWAN.
Ramadan: a month of global impact and generosity
Ramadan is a sacred month of fasting, reflection, and spiritual growth for Muslims around the world. It is a time when hearts soften, faith deepens, and generosity flourishes. The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) described Ramadan as the month where “the gates of Paradise are opened, the gates of Hell are closed, and the devils are chained”* (Sahih al-Bukhari).
One of the greatest virtues of Ramadan is charity (sadaqah), as giving to those in need carries multiplied rewards. The Prophet (ﷺ) was described as being “the most generous of people, and he was even more generous in Ramadan” (Sahih al-Bukhari). In this blessed month, every good deed is multiplied by 70 (Sunan Ibn Majah 1642), making it the perfect time to increase acts of kindness, prayer, and generosity.
Maximise your rewards - transform lives across the world
Last Ramadan in 2024, SWAN with the support of our donors were able to provide: thousands of meals across the world; hampers for domestic violence victims in the UK, food packs, zakat, water, and even Eid gifts in Gaza as well as our ongoing projects.
Join us in making a difference
This Ramadan, your generosity can bring hope, ease hardship, and transform lives. At SWAN, we believe in the power of collective giving. This Ramadan, we hope to raise £500,000 to support those in need—and with your help, we can do it!
This will allow us to fund the majority of our project-specific annual costs across the world.
Our Ramadan 2025 Projects
Bridging your mercy, feeding their need
Hot Meal Iftar - Feed the Fasting
For just £3, you can provide a warm Iftar meal in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, Gaza, or the UK. Give someone the joy of breaking their fast with a hearty meal.
Food Packs - Sustenance for a Family
Your £50 donation can provide a Ramadan food pack filled with essentials to nourish families in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, Gaza, and London.
Water - A Gift of Life
In Gaza and Yemen, access to clean water is a daily struggle. £10 can provide fresh drinking water to those in desperate need this Ramadan.
Bread - Daily Sustenance
Bread is a lifeline for struggling families in Gaza, Syria, and Afghanistan. £20 can provide staple bread for families, ensuring they have something to eat during this sacred month.
Ramadan500: Turn your generosity into lasting impact
This Ramadan, let’s come together to make a difference—one small, consistent act of kindness at a time. We’re launching the Ramadan500 Campaign with a powerful goal: 500 people committing to just £10 per week for the blessed month of Ramadan. That’s only £40 in total, but when multiplied by 500, it becomes a life-changing £100,000 for those in need.
The Prophet ﷺ said, “The most beloved of deeds to Allah are those that are consistent, even if they are small.” (Muslim)
Ramadan is a month where our good deeds carry even greater weight, and what better way to seek reward than by setting up a regular act of charity? Small, steady donations don’t just change lives, they build futures. SWAN itself has grown through initiatives like SWAN500 and other standing orders and in honour of that we launch Ramadan500 this year. Thanks to the power of consistent giving, our food banks, soup kitchens, and relief efforts have expanded from local UK communities to reaching people in need across the world.
Your generosity will provide food, shelter, medical aid, and essential support to struggling families across the world. Real people, real lives - transformed through your kindness. Set up your £10/week direct debit today, and as a token of our gratitude, you’ll be entered into exclusive prize draws and featured as a valued supporter of SWAN.
Sign up now and make this Ramadan truly special—for yourself and for those in need.
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Donate to help children like Alma
“When our home was bombed, Alma and I were buried under the rubble for 24 hours. It’s a miracle we survived.” Alma and her mother were then living in a home without a ceiling, struggling to find water, food, and medical aid when they suffered from skin conditions. Alma, suffering from this also began to suffer from malnutrition and bow legs from calcium deficiency. SWAN’s family grant programme has allowed Alma’s mum to purchase food, medicine, and hygiene products. "No words can express our gratitude," she says. "I pray for everyone at SWAN for allowing us to eat and have the basics. It helps us so much, and it helps my mental state.“
Every act of charity, no matter how small, carries immense reward
Especially in this blessed month. Join us in reaching our goal and changing lives this Ramadan.