Warm Blankets
Warmth for children through the coldest nights.
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Winter Appeal 2026
From November, temperatures in Afghanistan fall below zero. Help 7,000+ orphaned children stay warm and protected.
Donate NowAuthorised by Al-Sayyid Al-Sistani | Registered Charity No. 1196583 | Fundraising Regulator Member
Over 7,000 orphaned children are now under Al-Ayn’s care in Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif. Every one of them needs to be protected this winter.
Temperatures fall below freezing from November, and drop further as winter intensifies. For a child without heating, without a blanket, without warm clothing, that’s the point winter stops being uncomfortable and starts being dangerous.
Our teams begin distributions in November and continue through to January, reaching as many families as we can, as early as we can.
This is the reality Al-Ayn’s teams are responding to every day, and the reason your support matters more this winter than ever.
More than 23 million people across Afghanistan are in urgent need of humanitarian aid, including nearly 13 million children. As freezing temperatures return, orphaned children face another harsh winter without adequate protection.
Our objective is to reach as many families as possible with urgent aid before the cold becomes life-threatening. With your support, Al-Ayn will deliver blankets and heating supplies to keep children and families warm and safe this winter.
Warmth for children through the coldest nights.
Heating supplies to keep a family’s home warm throughout winter.
Our social care teams work with thousands of families all year round. They know every orphaned child under our care by name, and they know each family’s circumstances first-hand.
Before winter aid goes out, our teams verify each family’s needs: who is in the home, how they keep warm, and what they urgently lack. Aid is then distributed directly to those families, so your support reaches the children who need it most.
Jamila is a widowed mother of two, living with her children in a mountainous region in Kabul. Before registering with Al-Ayn, she had no reliable way to keep her home warm through the winter – burning almond shells just to bring some heat into the house. The icy conditions made the walk up and down the mountain each day difficult, and dangerous.
Since registering with Al-Ayn, her family are supported throughout the year, with additional relief each winter – including heating supplies, warm clothing and blankets to help them through the coldest months.
Thousands of children are living in homes like Jamila’s, and haven’t been reached yet.
Thanks to your generosity, together we supported thousands of orphaned children and their families last winter across Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif:
6,033 blankets delivered
1,638 heating packs delivered
6,406 warm clothing packs delivered
Each heating pack provided a family with 805kg of heating supplies to keep a home warm throughout winter.
Al-Ayn has served orphaned children for over 20 years with the direct support and blessings of His Eminence Al-Sayyid Al-Sistani. His authorisation allows us to receive religious dues and charitable donations – a trust we are committed to upholding.
Afghanistan is facing one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the world, with 21.9 million people in need of humanitarian assistance and 3.7 million children under five at heightened risk of malnutrition. (UN OCHA)
