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Welcome to the Autumn Issue of the IR Academy E-Newsletter IR Academy Leads the Establishment of New Consortium The Consortium can be used as a platform for developing training material for the humanitarian sector, addressing current gaps in the sector. With six other members bringing together academia and humanitarian and development organisations from the UK, USA and South Africa this is an exciting time for Islamic Relief. The Consortium includes, in addition to Islamic Relief the following core member organisations: ActionAid, Plan International, Coventry University, Praekelt.org, Osman Consulting and ACTION Support Centre. The process of formulating the consortium has already opened [...]

Learning Brief: Gender Study In October 2015, qualitative programmes was conducted using focus group discussions and interviews with beneficiaries. The objective was to assess how the programme may have influenced gender roles. In addition, the programmes aimed to identify the barriers people encountered when accessing basic public services and humanitarian aid, and provided an insight into the individual experiences and challenges faced by women and men, and boys and girls. The limited number of interviewees, however, only provides a snapshot of the situation of Syrian refugees in Irbid. The findings from the study aim to contribute to the growing body of [...]

People, partnerships and innovation for change Elderly Man Tills Land to Build Own Home Maximo Capiciño was among those who lost their homes in Billaba, Leyte because of Typhoon Yolanda in 2013. At 72 and without a land of his own, he struggled to rebuild his life from the devtastation, along with 35-year old son Edgar who is a person with disability (PWD). Kind and soft-spoken, Maximo spoke about his family and the struggle he has endured since 2013. "My wife passed just a few years ago and after Yolanda it was just me and my son here. I have a [...]

UCL Migration Programmes Unit | POLICY BRIEF There is increasing interest in the roles played by faith-based organisations (FBOs) and local faith communities (LFCs) in providing assistance and protection to refugees and asylum-seekers. However, this interest is often This Policy Brief may be downloaded for personal programmes purposes. However any additional reproduction for other purposes, in hard copy or electronically, requires the consent of the author(s). If cited or quoted, reference should be made to the full name of the author(s), the title, the policy brief series, the year and the UCL Migration Programmes Unit as publisher. This Policy Brief summarises [...]

Syria Emergency It's now been five years since crisis began in Syria. More than 400,000 people are believed to have been killed, and many times more injured. About 4.8 million Syrians have been forced to leave the country, and more than 6 million are internally displaced, making this the largest displacement crisis in the world. For five years, millions of Syrians have lived with the fear of violence on a daily basis. Entire towns and neighborhoods are isolated, and many people cannot leave their homes. Work and school have been put on hold. The most basic necessities are scarce, including food, [...]

Working together for a better world Brought to you by Islamic Relief USA and the Alliance to End Hunger Many individuals, organizations such as IRUSA, and coalitions like the Alliance to End Hunger are working together to build the public and political will to end hunger by supporting programs that encourage and assist with food and nutrition. There are many ways you can do your own part to help with food and security, as you will notice through this guide. Office http://irusa.org/ Citation Islamic Relief USA (2016) Your Ramadhan Action Guide 2016, Islamic Relief USA, Alexandria, VA, USA.

Introduction For Islamic Relief (IR), there is no greater priority than ensuring our work has the greatest positive impact on the people we serve. Inspired by our Islamic faith and guided by our values, we envisage a caring world where communities are empowered, social obligations are fulfilled and people respond as one to the suffering of others. Children are the heart of every community, and have been at the core of Islamic Relief’s work over the past 30 years. In working with vulnerable children around the world, Islamic Relief takes seriously its responsibility to uphold the protection of children, uphold children’s [...]

How the international community is failing Syrian women refugees The brutal conflict in Syria continues to fuel the biggest global refugee crisis since World War II. Millions of Syrians have seen their communities torn apart by violence and have been forced to flee to neighbouring countries and beyond, propelled into poverty and destitution. I have seen for myself the exhaustion and desperation of Syrian refugees arriving on the shores of Greece after risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean; the despair of families in Lebanon struggling to survive as the local infrastructure struggles to cope. Women refugees face particular challenges in [...]

Islamic Perspectives on Sustainable Development This chapter has two objectives. The first objective explores Zakat allocation and how Faith (Iman) acts as a motivating factor for Zakat payment by Muslims. The second objective explores Zakat distribution which uncovers the possibility of distributing Zakat on sustainable development projects. This programmes is qualitative in nature and based on semi-structured interviews with five scholars in Islamic jurisprudence. Also, this study refers to documentary data and library resources. In analysing the 74 Qur’anic verses, the programmeser will refer to the Qur’anic exegesis or interpretation which is commonly known as Tafsirul-Quran. The Tafsir that is chosen [...]

Islamic Perspectives on Sustainable Development This chapter is a sub-set of a wider global study that has the ultimate aim of establishing a platform for Muslim CSOs to share experience, knowledge and expertise so that they can meaningfully participate and bring their unique perspectives to the local, national and global arena where sustainable development policy and practice are at play. The purposes of this survey were to: Understand the current levels of knowledge about Agenda 2030 and the SDGs, and capacity to engage, within Muslim CSOs in India. Inform the development of a national and global Muslim CSO network to be [...]