+44 (0)121 446 5682www.islamichelp.org.ukRegistered Charity Number 1160490

REPORTPROJECT

2019

CONTENTSEMERGENCIES

Rohingya Refugees 4 Syrian & Palestinian Refugees 10 Yemen 14 Indonesia 18

COUNTRIES

Cameroon & CAR 20 Tanzania 22 Bangladesh 26 Pakistan 28 Gaza 30

PROGRAMMES

Ramadan & Qurbani 32 Orphans 34 Umrah For Orphans 36 Water 38

UK

IH in the UK 40 Mission Possible 44 Volunteers 46 Donation Form 47

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PREFACEASSALAMU ALAIKUMWelcome to our annual Project Report 2019, a summary of our major work around the world in the last financial year (April 2018 to end of March 2019).

It is part of our feedback process to show how your generous donations have been used to improve the quality of life, directly and indirectly, for some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable communities.

The last year proved to be a record, in terms of donor support and the number of beneficiaries you supported – the equivalent of nearly 3.5 million people. For example, we were able to deliver aid on your behalf to the equivalent of 2.5 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh; our Ramadan and Qurbani programmes reached more than half a million beneficiaries, while our core water provision programmes benefited more than 300,000 people.

Beneficiaries of your generosity exceeded six-figures in countries like Tanzania and Cameroon; you sponsored 450 Palestinian orphans to go on Umrah, and you continued supporting tens of thousands of Syrian refugees in Jordan.

These are just a few examples of how you have supported our work around the world. To all of you, we offer our humble thanks. May you be rewarded in this and the next life for your generosity and sacrifices, and may you continue your support in improving the lives of people in need.

Islamic Help

“Faithful believers are to each other as the bricks of a wall, supporting and reinforcing each other. So saying, the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah Be Upon Him) clasped his hands by interlocking his fingers.”

(Hadith Al-Bukhari)

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ROHINGYA REFUGEES

COOKED FOOD: 109,818 people

The main focus of our Bangladesh office in the last year has been continuing short term and long term aid programmes for thousands of Rohingya refugee families.

From August 2017, an exodus of more than

700,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar (formerly Burma) for Bangladesh. Through the generosity of our donors and partners, we have been supporting as many of them as we can to try and ease their burdens.

IN 2018-19: equivalent of 2.5 million Rohingya refugees received support and aid.

RAMADAN FOOD PACKS: 51,611 people

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AID & NO. OF BENEFICIARIES:

Winter packs: 2,100 Hygiene packs: 5,635 Cooking fuel packs: 8,120

18 WATER HAND PUMPS: 756 daily

WATER TANKERS: Supply clean drinking water for 6,000 refugees every day. The equivalent of: 2.19 million people per year.

EDUCATION: 100 refugee children

QURBANI: 60,956 individuals

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PRIMARY EYE CARE INCL. CATARACT SURGERIES:

50 patients daily

MEDICAL CAMP: 5,000 patients monthly

HOMES: 7,735 refugees

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SYRIAN & PALESTINIAN REFUGEES

2018-19 BENEFICIARIES: 76,335

FOOD PACKS (INCL. RAMADAN) TO REFUGEE CAMPS, IFTARS & QURBANI:

beneficiaries 15,166

COOKED FOOD FOR REFUGEES & POOR STUDENTS: 5,000

CLOTHING AND SHOES: 35,750 people

WINTER PACKS (FOOD, CLOTHES & SHOES, FUEL) FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES: 4,120

Islamic Help Jordan is the centre of our Middle East operations. It develops and delivers projects and programmes on behalf of our donors and partners to Syrian and Palestinian refugees and poor Jordanian families. Its work also encompasses Syrian refugees in Lebanon and our Umrah for Orphans programme.

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Our Birth Clinic in Amman was set up to provide a range of maternal and health facilities for pregnant Syrian refugees in Jordan. Manned by qualified medical staff, services include paying for birth delivery costs, ante-natal and post-natal care, and nutritional support for mothers and babies.

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

MEDICAL: Kuwaiti-partner funded medical camps with volunteer Kuwaiti doctors, free medicines & eye clinics: 899 people

DEPLOYMENTS: UK & Singapore volunteer deployments: 1,400 beneficiaries

FLOODS: Aid to families at government request following floods: 500 families

HOUSING: Housing needs support for refugees + restoration & maintenance of orphan and poor families’ homes: 37SUMMER CAMP: For orphans and refugee children: 400

IN 2018-19:

123 patients

of which 646 healthy births

+ new born kits distributed at government hospitals: 948

QURAN COURSES AND SUPPORT FOR HIFZ CENTRES: 1,050 children

QORDUBA SCHOOL FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES & SUPPORTING POOR SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY

STUDENTS: approx. 1,600 students

EID CLOTHES & SHOES: 421 children

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YEMEN

FOOD, COOKED MEALS & WATER: 96,443

BENEFICIARIES: 127,806

QURBANI: 7,266

Even as Yemen continued to be devastated by civil conflict, our team - often risking their own safety - delivered essential aid programmes on behalf of our donors and partners. That aid ranged from emergency essentials like food and cooked meals to winter kits, medical camps and school clothing.

The biggest operation, funded by the Islamic Development Bank and implemented by our Yemen team, saw the distribution of food aid to more than 13,000 households in the capital Sana’a and Sana’a Governate; Dhamra; Amran; Hajja and Sa’dah.

BLANKETS & WINTER KITS/CLOTHES: 3,810

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FUEL & MISCELLANEOUS: 2,140

NON-FOOD & HYGIENE KITS: 3,207

MEDICAL: 14,200

SCHOOL KITS, EID GIFTS & SWEETS: 740

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INDONESIA

In September 2018 a devastating earthquake-tsunami struck Indonesia. More than 800 people died and hundreds of thousands more in the coastal region of Palu were left without homes, water, power and infrastructure.

With our partners, we carried out emergency aid deliveries and constructed 87 family homes to be followed by the construction of a mosque.

2,333 family food packs distributed in Palu City and Donggala District, the worst affected areas.

HOMES: 87 family homes, Sulawesi

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WATER: 13 deep & 45 shallow wells, beneficiaries: 237,000

CAMEROON & CAR

Our Cameroon team embarked on a major programme of providing water wells for communities struggling for clean and safe drinking water. With partners, 58 wells were installed for the benefit of over 230,000 people.

As well as local communities, beneficiaries of food distributions (including Ramadan and Qurbani packs) included local communities along with 200 CAR refugee families at our camp in Garoua-Boulai and 200 internally displaced families in the Central African Republic itself. There was also a major medical eye camp for cataract surgeries funded by Turkish donors.

273,400

AMBULANCE DONATED TO YAOUNDE

CENTRAL HOSPITAL: 8,520 direct & indirect

EYE CAMP GAROUA-BOULAI: 350 cataract surgeries &

1,000 glasses dispensed

MOSQUES: 4 new mosques: 16,000

FOOD SECURITY (INCL. RAMADAN & QURBANI): 10,530

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TANZANIA

In 2018, with the help of our generous supporters, we were able to deliver projects that impacted on the lives of more than

350,000 people. They ranged from food security and water provision to new mosques, orphan care and school refurbishments.

BENEFICIARIES: 350,000

RAMADAN FOOD PACKS, BENEFICIARIES: 50,735*

*Includes food to 27 madrassas for 3 months+, food to 60 mosques

for imams & poor congregations

QURBANIS FOR POOR PEOPLE IN TANGA DISTRICT: 67,879

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68 water-wells/boreholes installed in

6 districts, beneficiaries: 23,734

28 new mosques built and operational, 8 others under

construction: 12,345 people

514 orphans and widowed families provided food every month

11,234 students supported through improved schooling infrastructure

20 orphan girls in our Children’s Eco Village being provided world-class

facilities for learning and development

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BANGLADESH

As well as being the focal point of our aid projects for Rohingya refugees (see pages 4-9), our Bangladesh team also runs our long term core programmes in the country. They include orphan sponsorship, provision of water hand pumps and wells, and our Cricket Academy for Street and Underprivileged Children.

The academy combines semi-formal education with cricket coaching. Some of its youngsters have progressed to divisional and national team level, and it has received backing from some of the country’s leading players and sports administrators.

2018 BENEFICIARIES: 46,834

QURBANI FOR BANGLADESH FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS: 21,413

STUDENTS AT CRICKET ACADEMY FOR STREET & UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN: 50

ORPHANS & ROHINGYA ORPHANS: 182 + 87 = 269

WATER: Beneficiaries of 478 hand pumps & 24 wells: 25,102

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PAKISTAN

A mainstay of our work in Asia, our Pakistan team delivers core programmes to some of the country’s most deprived communities principally in Punjab and Sindh. They include orphan care, food security, education and provision of clean and safe water.

PROVISION OF FREE HIGHER EDUCATION, AL-HIRA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MIRPUR.

Graduation of 250 students; girl students secured all three top positions in graduation exams in AJ& K University; separate campuses for male and females; more than 1,000 graduates since its 2003 inception; 4-year course covering religious and modern education.

BENEFICIARIES: 22,800

1,500 HAND PUMPS: 7,500 people

4 WELLS, BENEFICIARIES: 7,000

ORPHAN CARE & SPONSORSHIP: 500

TOBA TEK SINGH ULTRA-FILTRATION PLANT FOR 350 HOUSEHOLDS – INDIVIDUALS: 2,450

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Clothes for 119 orphans and 50 autistic children

Monthly orphan sponsorship: 119Monthly sponsorship and support of children with cerebral palsy: 200

GAZA

Along with Jordan, Gaza is our other main centre of humanitarian work in the Middle East. In the last year, the Gaza team provided core services including food security for hundreds of families, and care for orphans and disabled children.

The main focus was on ensuring medical supplies and drugs were provided to Gaza’s largest hospital, Al Shifa, and the Al Karama charitable hospital which were suffering severe and urgent shortages.

QURBANI MEAT FOR POOR INDIVIDUALS: 3,300

RAMADAN FOOD PACKS, BENEFICIARY NUMBER: 1,400

MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR HOSPITALS, PATIENTS

TO BENEFIT: 10,000

BENEFICIARIES: 15,188

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RAMADAN & QURBANICOUNTRIES NO. OF

BENEFICIARIES

India 158,798Tanzania 67,879Rohingya (Bangladesh) 60,956Malawi 39,585Cameroon & CAR 39,511Bangladesh 21,413Yemen 15,645Kashmir 9,681Somalia 8,370Jordan* 3,480Gaza 3,300Pakistan 3,000TOTAL 431,618*includes Syrian and Palestinian refugees

Other countries for Qurbani: Iraq, Indonesia, Nigeria, Sri Lanka

COUNTRIES NO. OF BENEFICIARIES

Rohingya (Bangladesh) 54,411Tanzania 50,735Jordan* 11,686Cameroon & CAR 3,500Bangladesh 2,737Pakistan 2,100Gaza 1,400Kashmir 1,140Malawi 700Yemen 600Bosnia 250TOTAL 129,259*includes Syrian and Palestinian refugees

RAMADAN QURBANI

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For the equivalent of just £1 a day, you can provide an orphan with a stable & secure life, ensuring they have the security of food, water, education, healthcare and social welfare.

ASIA: £30 a month AFRICA: £30 a month MIDDLE EAST: £40 a month DISABLED CHILD: £60 a month * prices correct as of May 2019

www.islamichelp.org.uk/orphans

ORPHANS

PAKISTAN: 612

JORDAN: 911

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Our orphans and childcare programme is one of the most important aspects of our work. Through our orphan sponsorships, donors support the material and psycho-social needs and requirements of 2,850 orphans in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. They also provide care and support for disabled children.

BANGLADESH (ROHINGYA):

87

BANGLADESH: 182

TANZANIA: 606

YEMEN: 126

CAMEROON: 50

PALESTINE: 276

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UMRAH FOR ORPHANS

Since our first Umrah for Orphans trip in 2015 we have, thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, taken nearly 2,200 Palestinian orphans – including disabled children – on this most memorable journey of their young lives.

Umrah for Orphans is part of the psycho-social support we provide for the children being sponsored or cared for in our global orphans’ sponsorship programme.

450 Palestinian orphans – boys and girls - on Umrah

January 2019 marked the fifth year of our unique

Umrah for Orphans programme with 350

Palestinian orphans from Jordan and 100 from Al Quds (Jerusalem) travelling to the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah shareef.

The Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah Be Upon Him) said: “The one who cares for an orphan and myself will be together in Paradise like this,” and he held his two fingers together to illustrate.

Hadith

To view the Umrah for Orphans documentaries, to find out more about this unique programme and to sponsor a Palestinian orphan for Umrah: www.islamichelp.org.uk/umrah-for-orphans

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WATER

The provision of WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) is another of our core programmes that benefits thousands of families around the world.

As well as supplying clean and safe water for drinking and domestic use to communities affected by natural disasters or emergencies, our teams are engaged all year round in installing hand pumps and wells that bring health, economic and social benefits to beneficiaries.

BENEFICIARIES: 314,082

TANZANIA: 68 water wells/boreholes: 23,734

YEMEN: water trucks and aquatabs: 1,540

PAKISTAN: 1,500 hand pumps, 4 wells: 17,500

Ultra-filtration plant: 2,450

CAMEROON: 13 deep, 45 shallow wells

237,000

It costs the equivalent of just 41 pence a day to provide a family with clean & safe drinking water. www.islamichelp.org.uk/water

BANGLADESH: 24 wells, 478 hand pumps: 25,102

ROHINGYA REFUGEES (BANGLADESH)

Water tankers: 6,000 per day 18 hand pumps: 756

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IH IN THE UK A lot of our work in helping people in need across the world depends on the dedication and commitment of fundraisers, especially in the UK.

Staff and volunteers are constantly engaged throughout the year in organising and participating in activities - ranging from fun runs and cake sales to marathons and mountain climbs – to support our global programmes and to engage even more people in supporting our causes.

CAKE SALES

FUN RUNS AND MARATHONS

UNIVERSITY FAIRS

SKYDIVE

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SISTERS AFTERNOON TEA

IFTARS

ZIP WIRE

SEMINARS

Keep up with all our events on our social media channels and our website www.islamichelp.org.uk/events

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MISSION POSSIBLE

Our flagship volunteering programme, Mission Possible, is the humanitarian experience of a lifetime. Each year, volunteers undertake a life-changing humanitarian journey, from fundraising - to meet the cost of their overseas deployment and the aid they will deliver - to planning and then directly delivering that aid.

It allows them to experience how a single donation can make a huge difference to the life of someone in real need. In 2018, 8 volunteers from the UK went on deployment to Tanzania and delivered programmes to benefit 11,236 people in Lushoto and Mkinga districts.

Volunteers carry out programmes in education, health, water and sanitation, livelihood and community awareness on diseases and environmental issues.

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WATER PROVISION

ENVIRONMENT

SCHOOLS & LIVELIHOODS

EDUCATION

SANITATION PROVISION

COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE

Change your life by changing the lives of people in need. www.islamichelp.org.uk/missionpossible

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VOLUNTEERS

Volunteers continue to be the heartbeat and driving force of Islamic Help. Whether it’s through organising and taking part in fundraising activities and adventures, devoting their time and energy to help out at events or call centres, or taking part in overseas deployments to directly deliver aid, we rely on them.

To all our volunteers, we extend our sincere and heartfelt thanks and gratitude. Without you, the world would be a much poorer place.

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