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Events & Campaigns


Along with sponsoring our 4 orphans, we also host public events and raise money to fund other humanitarian aid projects. Learn about our past events and campaigns below.

Orphan Empowerment Fundraiser

End of Term Dinner + Auction

Debate Night

Palestine Emergency Relief

Picnic + Potluck

Game Night + Food Drive

Murder Mystery Night

Worldwide Orphan Fundraiser

Arabic Calligraphy Night #2

Syrian & Uyghur Orphans Fundraiser

Trivia + Game Night

Merch Sales

Bob Ross Paint Night

OSP for Orphans Around the World

OSP × MSA Art Gallery

Tikinagan

Arabic Calligraphy Night

Education for Children in Gaza

Origami for Orphans

Urgent Food Relief for Yemen

6 Wells in 6 Weeks

Orphan Empowerment Fundraiser

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End of Term Dinner + Auction

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Debate Night

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Palestine Emergency Relief

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Picnic + Potluck

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Game Night + Food Drive

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Murder Mystery Night

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Worldwide Orphan Fundraiser

For our first fundraiser of the Winter 2022 term, we decided to raise $2000 towards a general orphan fund.

Proceeds would go to helping orphans in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe who have been impacted by humanitarian crises.

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Arabic Calligraphy Night #2

For our first event of the Winter 2022 term, in collaboration with @westernmsa.osp, we decided to host a virtual Arabic calligraphy night.

Thank you to @calligrafia.art for leading the session!

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Syrian & Uyghur Orphans Fundraiser

For our final fundraiser of the Fall 2021 term, we decided to raise money to help sponsor Syrian & Uyghur orphans in collaboration with the Human Concern International organization!

The money raised went to providing children’s basic needs such as food, clothing, shelter, and healthcare.

More information on Human Concern International can be found on their website.

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Trivia + Game Night

To end off the Fall 2021 term, we conducted an online trivia round focusing on Syrian and Uyghur culture in line with the theme of our current fundraiser to support Syrian and Uyghur orphans.

Congratulations to our prize winners Saad, Umar, and Ikran!

Thank you to our sponsor @mana.scent for providing us with the prizes!

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Merch Sales

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We introduced our first merch collection in October 2021, with all proceeds raised going towards additional long-term orphanage sponsorship through the Islamic Relief Foundation.

A huge shoutout to @kalimat.ca for bringing our visions to life!

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Bob Ross Paint Night

For our first event for the Fall 2021 term, we decided to host a Bob Ross-style paint night.

It also marked our first in-person event since the pandemic.

We encouraged everyone to bring their own paint and canvas, but also had paint kits available for purchase, with all excess funds being donated to sponsor an orphan.

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OSP for Orphans Around the World

Everyday millions of children around the Earth face an unimaginable amount of pain and adversity​. Deprived of basic necessities and support, many children are left increasingly vulnerable and face a bleak life. We decided to raise funds in support of these children impacted by war and poverty, offering them the chance for a brighter future.

At the end of our campaign, we met our goal of raising $1500! These collected funds allowed us to provide critical care and support to orphaned children in as many as 26 countries across the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe.

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OSP × MSA Art Gallery

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In collaboration with the UW MSA, we hosted our first ever art gallery! We had a variety of submissions, from paintings to poems to calligraphy. After presenting each submission, we had the audience vote on their top 2 favourite pieces.

Congratulations to Hania Tahir and Sarah Ahmed for winning the contest! You can see their pieces above. Congratulations to Rabiya Majeed as well for winning the random audience prize.

Thank you to our sponsors @dippamine, @cocoish_dreams, and @potsimple for providing us with the prizes for this event!

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Tikinagan

Indigenous women disproportionately face higher levels of gender-based violence and abuse in Canada. According to Statistics Canada, rates of spousal assault against Indigenous women are more than three times higher than those against non-Indigenous women. We set forth to fundraise money for a pre and post-natal program to help Indigenous women and their young children in situations of domestic abuse as well as those who require mental health and housing support. 

Despite not reaching our initial goal, we were still able to raise $1720 and managed to provide housing support, counselling, food/clothing, and other support to the Indigenous women in need!

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Arabic Calligraphy Night

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To start off the Spring 2021 term, we decided to host an Arabic calligraphy night, where we had Hamza Shahid guide us through making Arabic letters and words. You can view some of calligraphy people wrote above!

Special thanks to Hamza Shahid for leading the tutorial! You can find more of his work on his Instagram page, @hamzsha.

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Education for Children in Gaza

For our last fundraiser of the Winter 2021 term, we decided to try to raise $7500 to provide a year of education to 75 children in Gaza, where economic, political and social barriers have hindered access to safe and quality education for the large population of youth there.

Although we didn't reach our initial goal, we still managed to raise $4627, which allowed us to provide education for 61 children in Gaza!

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Origami for Orphans

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To wrap up the Winter 2021 term, we decided to have a more laid-back event, so we hosted an origami night, where we had Wen Zhang guide us through making an origami dinosaur. You can view some of the creations people made above!

The donations from this campaign will go to general orphan funds for our future terms.

Special thanks to Wen Zhang for leading the tutorial! You can find more of her work on her Instagram page, @origami_wen.

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Urgent Food Relief for Yemen

With over two-thirds of its population at risk of serious health conditions and even death due to severe food insecurity, Yemen is currently undergoing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. So, we decided to raise money to provide a month of food for 66 families in Yemen. The food relief would be given through the IDRF.

Our initial goal was to raise $4300 in 15 days. By the end of the fundraiser however, we had raised a total of $4901, allowing us to provide a month of food for 75 families.

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6 Wells in 6 Weeks

With water being a fundamental human need, we decided to raise money to build 6 water wells in communities in Niger, where food and water insecurity are intensified by poverty, environmental degradation, and other conditions. The wells would be built through the IDRF.

Though our initial goal had been to raise $2550 in 6 weeks, through the generosity of all our donors, we were able to raise $2570 in just under 3 days! With the construction of these wells, we'll be able to help provide clean water and proper sanitation for these communities for years to come.

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