Penny Appeal USA Blog

Penny Appeal USA announced today a new scholarship for current leaders working in organizations established by American Muslims. The scholarship covers the full tuition to participate in Georgetown University’s annual Summer Nonprofit Management Executive Certificate Program at the McCourt School of Public Policy. Penny Appeal USA President & CEO, Oussama

Ruann Elassyouni began her career at Penny Appeal USA as a volunteer on a college campus in Charlotte, NC. With consistency, creative ideas, and hardwork, Ruann was able to land the job of her dreams– working with volunteers and empowering the youth to help others and make a difference. Below,

In the history of humanity, there have never been as many refugees around the world as we are seeing today. In total, the UNHRC estimates that there are 25.4 million refugees worldwide, over half of whom are under the 18 years old. 44,400 people are forced to flee their homes

by Ibrahim Zafar An email was sent out incorrectly identifying the number of beneficiaries as 40,000. We apologize for the mistake. While helping 40,000 people receive clean water in the Thar Desert, we’ll need to build 40 solar powered wells to make that a reality.Thank you for all your support

Define Black History month and what it means to you. (especially as a Black Muslim woman) For me Black History month represents a silencing of black voices actually; I feel like there isn’t a lot of care taken in this month. Growing up I took Black history month very seriously

The United Nations commemorates Human Rights Day on December 10th every calendar year. However, this year also happens to be the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which is one of the most well-known international law documents in existence today. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)