ISLAMIC RELIEF, which works for distressed people of all races and religions, has delivered up to pounds 7m of aid to former Yugoslavia since 1991. Earlier this year the charity set up 26 programmes in Bosnia and Croatia, including rehabilitation and resocialisation of rape victims, sponsoring and caring for 40,000 orphans. The charity aims to supply wood and water to 50,000 families in Bosnia throughout the winter; it needs just under pounds 2m to achieve the aim. It reckons that one cubic metre of wood, costing pounds 18, is enough for a family of five for the winter.

Office
http://www.islamic-relief.org/

http://www.independent.co.uk/article-archive/

Citation
Gibbon, J. (1993). Bosnia Appeal: The Charities that need your support. [Online] Available: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bosnia-appeal-the-charities-that-need-your-support-1466069.html

BY

Joanna Gibbon

Type

Anniversary/Identity Material

OFFICE

Islamic Relief Worldwide

LANGUAGE

English

YEAR

1993

KEYWORDS

Bosnia Appeal, Independent, Islamic Relief