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How faiths and aid agencies work together against poverty and disaster Aid agencies are sometimes also called NGOs (non-governmental organisations). This means that they don’t work for governments, but they do often work with governments, to fight poverty. Islamic Relief is just one of many, many aid agencies and NGOs working to help people across the world. It started in 1984, when a young medical doctor in Birmingham – Hany El Banna – wanted to help the victims of famine in Africa. He started fund-raising with a friend and the first donation was from a young boy for just 20p. Over [...]

Leaving behind their loved ones and the comfort and safety of their homes, aid workers of every race, creed, colour and background work selflessly on every continent and make a difference to the lives of complete strangers. Putting aside all thought for their safety and comfort, members of the NGO community offer assistance to those devastated by natural man-made disasters. They are the ambassadors of goodwill whose intervention into the lives of millions and whose devotion to duty reminds the world that the spirit of sacrifice lives on. Without the support of the international humanitarian community, disadvantaged and vulnerable communities would [...]

Rebuilding shattered lives On Saturday 8th of October 2005, the world awoke to a devastating earthquake hitting Northern Pakistan and India. Measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale and penetrating just six miles below the earth's surface, the quake caused an enormous loss of life with current death toll estimates surging past 74,000. Entire villages have been wiped out by the quake, with hundreds of homes destroyed making this one of the world's worst disasters of recent times. An estimated 75,000 people have been injured and up to 3.5 million individuals left homeless. Office http://www.islamic-relief.org/ Available upon request Citation Islamic Relief Worldwide [...]

In striving to be the best Muslim, we aim to perfect our ritual acts of worship, but also to live our lives by the principles and spirit of Islam. Every day we struggle to uphold principles of justice, fairness and honesty in our dealings with family, friends and colleagues. But our responsibilities are not restricted to only those directly around us. All creations of Allah – nature, animals, humans – have rights and we are duty-bound to ensure we are meeting our responsibilities to them. One responsibility we have is to less well off people in the developing world. Fairtrade is [...]

  Just over 5 months have passed since Cyclone “Aila” hit Bangladesh( 25 May 2009) but sufferings still continuing in the severely affected districts of Khulna and Shatkhira where more than 201,982 displaced people (70% of severely affected people) are still living in temporary places and shlters. According to the government estimate 1149 million US dollars is needed to assist in the recovery and reconstruction after Cyclone Aila. In addition to the government’s allocation, international humanitarian agencies have only contributed 20 million US dollars (as of 31 Oct’09). According to a recent (Oct’09) study done by the South Asia Association of [...]

Islamic Relief stressed the importance for strengthening disaster response system Islamic Relief Pakistan Country Director Fadlullah Wilmot stressed the need for strengthening the disaster response system through institutional capacity building for a timely response to deal with major disasters. He was talking to media persons in two-day disaster management exhibition held in Peshawar on Thursday (April 21, 2011). A two day disaster management exhibition was being arranged by Centre for Disaster Preparedness and Management (CDPM), University of the Peshawar in collaboration with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The purpose of exhibition was to appreciate efforts of various organisations and line agencies [...]

Dedicated alleviating the suffering of the world’s poorest people An inauguration ceremony was arranged in village Zara Miana, district Nowshera to hand over 200 permanent shelters built for flood-hit families. A large number of people from all walks of life, especially the community attended the ceremony. Under the Nowshera Integrated Village Rehabilitation Programme (NIVRP) funded by Islamic Relief USA was implemented in village Zara Miana benefitting the flood-affected community. One school was also rehabilitated which help the girls continue their education. Moreover, 112 hygiene promotion sessions, school cleanliness campaigns and awareness sessions were conducted for the communities. Under Nowshera Integrated Village [...]

Dedicated to alleviating the suffering of the world's poorest people. Islamic Relief has handed over 497 permanent shelters to the flood-affected people of district Muzaffargarh. So far IR has constructed 1522 permanent one room shelters for victims of 2010 floods in Muzaffargarh. In its 2010 flood response programme, Islamic Relief immediately responded the immediate needs and early recovery of the flood-affected people and started its long-term development programmes in district Muzaffargarh with an integrated village rehabilitation approach, said Programme Manager Farooq Khan during handing over ceremony of shelters to community in Muzaffargarh. Since the commencement of its services to the flood-hit [...]

Special Edition Islamic Relief Pakistan Islamic Relief has planned distribution of sacrificial meat to approximately 36,000 families (250,000 individuals) in Kurram Agency, Nowshera, Charsadda districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Naseerabad, Jaffarabad – Balochistan, Muzaffarabad, Bagh and Neelum districts of Azad Kashmir respectively. Islamic Relief’s Qurbani programme started in 1986 and over the years has been increasing in size, reaching more and more people every year. In 2011, over 130,000 Qurbanis were performed benefitting nearly four million people in 29 countries including Pakistan.   Islamic Relief’s Qurbani parcels are distributed to the most vulnerable people in the communities where we work including orphans, [...]

Striving for a Caring, Resilient and Poverty Free Bangladesh Islamic Relief in Bangladesh seeks to develop capacity and optimise its reach and impact. We do this by developing mutually-beneficial strategic partnerships with national bodies, relevant government agencies and local institutions. According to strategic needs, this includes universities, programmes bodies, local and national partner non-governmental organisations. We actively participate in various consortium's to leverage greater impact and mobilise resources from different funding bodies. Office http://islamicrelief.org.bd/ Citation Islamic Relief Bangladesh [n.d], Islamic Relief Bangladesh, Islamic Relief Bangladesh, Dhaka.