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OUR MISSION IS TO HELP THOSE WHO NEED IT HIGHLIGHTS OF 2013

TOP CHARITY AWARD

VISION & MISSION Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) as a leader, empowering lives, creating opportunities and strengthening the bond of humanity.

By the Blessings of God, HHRD celebrated a milestone with the recognition of being amongst the “TOP 10 HIGHLY RATED CHARITIES relying on private contributions” by Charity Navigator. In 2013, HHRD was ranked 6th in the nation, making it among the privileged top Four Star Charities.

Charity Navigator is the nation’s largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities. It has developed an unbiased, objective, numbers-based rating system to assess over 6,000 of America’s best-known charities.

HHRD is committed to serve humanity by integrating resources for people in need. We strive to provide immediate response in disasters, and effective programs in places of suffering, for the pleasure of Allah.

ACCREDITATION AND PARTNERS

NGO in ed internationalanistan. er st gi re a is HHRD , Mexico & Afgh Jordan, Thailand

HHRD representatives Br. Ilyas Hasan Choudry, Director of Programs, and Director of International Programs Br. Irfan Khurshid wrapped up their Middle East tour by visiting several towns in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan this past year by providing emergency relief and registering HHRD as an official NGO in the region.

Education Orphan Support Program Children With Disabilities Skills Development Esaar Micro-Finance Program Health Care Physical Rehabilitation In-Kind Gifts Youth Development Water for Life Emergency Relief Seasonal Programs

HHRD’s Emergency Response Team registered as an official NGO in Thailand, made the necessary arrangements to assist in emergency relief needed for the record-breaking typhoon that hit Philippines. Being at the forefront of Emergency Relief, HHRD's South East Asia Emergency Response Team has been providing relief since the Tsunami 2004.

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01 Highlights of 2013 Top Charity Award HHRD Registered Interna tional NGO in Jordan and Thailand 02 Education Support Program Orphan Support Program

03 E mergency Relief

05 Skills Development Shop n Help 04 Launch of Children with Disabilities Esaar Micro-Finance Program Persons with Disabilities Health Program 06 In Kind Gifts Mother Care Matching Gifts Medical Buses Medical Buses

Helping Hand is a 501(c)(3) global, humanitarian relief and development organization - Tax ID# 31-1628040

07 Water for Life Seasonal Programs Summer Internships Youth for Haiti 08 Where we work Contact Information

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WORLDWIDE MAJOR PROJECTS

Education Support Program

Education is essential in breaking the cycle of hunger and poverty. It lays the foundation for sustained economic growth.

They feed with food--despite their own desire for it-- the indigent, and the orphan and the captive (while saying) ‘We feed you purely for the sake ofGod. We desire no reward from you, nor thankfulness.”

- Surah-al-Dahar 8-9

Education Support Program (ESP) promotes: • Literacy rate • Improves standard of education • Strengthens the education system ESP focuses on the densely populated regions of various countries with significantly low literacy rates; Bangladesh, Kenya, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.

This program consists of Higher Scholarships Program for the orphans and deserving, Provision of Educational Scholarships to disaster affected students, Establishment and Renovation of Schools, Construction of Hostels, Libraries, Computer Labs, Resource Centers and Teachers Training. More that 7500 students have benefited from this program.

ESP focuses on the densely populated regions of various countries with significantly low literacy rates.

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Orphan Support Program

GENEROUSLY

(As of May 1, 2014)

The Orphan Support Program (OSP) of Helping Hand helps in identifying families in needy situations. It focuses on assisting children who have lost their parents and/or guardians and enables them to fit into the society morally, spiritually and mentally. These children are being provided with stipends sufficient enough to bear the expenses of their education and basic amenities. The younger children are taken to schools, while the older ones are taken to vocational training institutes, thus making them productive members of the society.

With a presence in 16 countries across the globe, HHRD hopes to provide a better future for the children of this world with just $1 a day.

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Currently, with the launch of HHRD’s orphan website, DONORS ARE GIVEN ACCESS TO PROFILES OF ORPHANS AROUND THE GLOBE to facilitate their preference of ethnicity, gender and age.

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WORLDWIDE MAJOR PROJECTS

EMERGENCY RELIEF 2013 was a year of great calamity; floods, earthquakes, typhoons, drought, famine and man made disasters.

Pakistan Flash Floods 2013:

77,364 individuals were provided with food distributions, medical assistance, non-food items distribution and safe drinking water.

Awaran Earthquake Relief:

95,110: Food distribution, shelters, Medical assistance, NFIs distribution, Meat distribution & Celebration of eid festivities with the affected population

Mashkhel Earthquake Relief:

10,177 beneficiaries: Food distribution, shelter provision, Medical assistance & NFIs distribution

Thar Drought

Tharparkar has faced extensive famine and drought.

HHRD has provided emergency relief to 94,298 individuals through health care assistance, health & hygiene sessions, provision of nutrition supplements and clean drinking water. Now, HHRD is looking to provide long term solutions.

Africa

Affects of Horn of Africa Drought of 2011 are still being felt, and HHRD Africa Teams in Kenya, Somalia, SomaliLand, Tanzania, & Uganda are assisting humanity with your continuous assistance.

The volatility in Central African Republic, Mali, South Sudan, and elsewhere have resulted in thousands of displaced refugees. HHRD Teams are working diligently to serve the humanity in dire needs.

Donate generously for our neighbors in Africa in this close knit Global Village.

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Philippines

HHRD and the Health Organization of Mindanao (HOM) collaborated to provide emergency relief to families affected in Northern Cebu specifically in Bogo City and in Malapascua Island.

Emergency relief packages consisting of food and non-food items were distributed to 795 families (approximately 3577 individuals). Each family received packages consisting of rice, sardines, noodles, biscuits, bread, sugar, drinking water, fruits as well as clothes. A total of 1,600 individuals were given clean drinking water bottles and clothes. 500 children received candies and biscuits, two health and hygiene sessions were conducted and 7,311 individuals benefited from HHRD medical camps.

BURMA

Burma’s history has been marked by one of the longest running civil wars between ethnic groups. HHRD is now sponsoring 100 Orphans in Yangon, Myanmar.

HHRD launched its “Burmese Relief Fund”

and joined hands with partner agencies in Yangoon, Burma. As a result, more than 1,500 families received food rations in two locations, Eid ul Adha Udhiya was performed and HHRD assissted Burmese refugees living in India and Thailand.

Middle East:

Syria

Since 2012 $1.5 million worth of assistance has reached inside Syria and Syrian refugees through HHRD. 48 containers filled with medical supplies, non perishable food, hygiene items,winter clothes and household items worth $5 millions have reached Syrian refugees. HHRD is sponsoring 200 Syrian orphans since 2013.

Palestine

HHRD is supporting Palestinian students towards higher education in partnership with UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency). HHRD is also sponsoring 100 Palestinian refugees.

During 2013, Ramadan food packages and meat distribution was made during Zabiha season to needy families. In-Kind distributions were made in 2013 to Palestinian refugees as well.

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Launch of Children with Disabilities HHRD’s “Children With Disabilities Program” aims to highlight the plight of disabled children and bring them to the forefront through inclusive education and social participation making them self-reliant and contributing members of society. Children between the ages of 1 and 18 have one or more of the following disabilities: hearing, visual, physical, intellectual, or multiple disabilities.

The launch of the website allows donors to look at profiles of disabled children that includes their age, gender, disability and demographics.

You can improve a

$2/day

Children with Disabilities Program (400 children in pilot program)

child’s life.

$60/month

$720/year

Let’s create a world where all children d feel safe, happy, an healthy.

providing timely diagnosis ide health through awareness. By quality health services to HHRD health programs aim to prov iding prov . There is a special focus on response, mother & and treatment of common diseases ter emergency health care during disas itals,health clinics hosp the vulnerable population through field ices, serv ce ulan amb , medical units sessions and ene hygi child health care centers, mobile ugh thro ation educ th eye surgeries, heal for internally displaced persons, blindness prevention projects.

Pakistan: Due to incessant monsoon rains and floods, the threat of airborne disease increases. in Pakistan HHRD clinics have administered 3006 vaccinations, including Polio Vaccines, to those who are vulnerable. These clinics also raise awareness of the necessity of proper hygiene and regular checkups. Healthcare programs in Pakistan alone helped more than 15,000 patients.

Kenya: The average distance to the nearest health facility in Isiolo, Kenya is over 30 miles away. In 2013, 60 medical camps were set to benefit 3680 individuals. One Mobile Medical unit served in nearby villages to provide medical assistance. 52 hygiene sessions were conducted to spread awareness and distribute Hygiene Kits to Kenyan families.

Somalia: In Somalia, a mobile medical unit provided medical care and 36 medical camps were set up to benefit 2816 patients in 2013 alone.

Hygiene Kit for Family Hygiene session Sponsor One Medical Camp Sponsor One Medical Checkup Sponsor One Medical Mobile Vehicle Sponsor Running Expense of Mobile Medical Unit One Year

CHILDREN WITH: - Visual Disability - Physical Disability - Intellectual Disability - Hearing Disability

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Physical Persons with Rehabilitation Disabilities Centers: Through it’s Physical Rehabilitation Program, HHRD

Health Program

$125 $15 $250 $5 $37,000 $47,000

Emergency Medical Relief: Emergency medical assistance was provided to victims of Philippines Typhoon, refugees of Burma in Arakan State, Pakistan Floods, victims of Philippines earthquake in Bohol and Syrian Refugees.

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T O G E T H E R W E C A N C R E AT E A S P E C I A L W O R L D !

HHRD Rehabilitation Centers reach and rehabilitate persons with disabilities aims to offer Persons with and serves towards the development of a person to his/her maximum Disabilities (PWD) the physicaltoand psychosocial opportunity become equal capacity, within the limitsofofsociety his/herthrough physical and environmental members limitations.and This is done while accepting challenges empowerment sociobrought by spatial distances, poverty, awareness, economic services.

Support is gender, culture, tradition, religion, cast, or region. provided to overcome HHRD hopes to empower them to be intotraining, the occupational constraints through treatment, skills mainstream development asdevelopment. equal useful development and of micro-enterprise citizens. We operate in useful collaboration with all other service providers working for the cause.

Mother Child Care

Pakistan has the 8th highest infant mortality rate in the world and the 3rd highest under 5 mortality rate in Asia. HHRD Mother Child Clinics were initiated in response to the worst natural disaster in the history, 2010 Pakistan Floods.

Through Mother Child Health care program HHRD has helped 41,691 women and children. HHRD works across the continuum of care, applying evidence based interventions at the the right times; before and during pregnancy, delivery, postpartum, newborn and childhood care with disease prevention.

Focusing on the most vulnerable portion of the population HHRD has recently set up more than 10 Mother Child Health Care (MCHC) centers in flood affected areas of Pakistan. More than 200 safe deliveries have been conducted. MCHC Centers provide Prenatal & Antenatal care, medical checkups of women & children, life saving vaccinations, free medication, provision of obstetric care, provision of diagnostic facilities, EPI, ultrasounds and practicing safe deliveries.

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ONE HOME ONE SKILL This program is designed for socio-economical development and the hopes to eradicate poverty amongst the most neglected segment of society by providing them employable skills, facilitation for home based income generating activities and developing market linkages.

Skills Development Program consists of Computer Training, Driving, Electoral, Agricultural, Tailoring/Embroidery and Farming

2 Skills Development Centers are being run in Kenya teaching Tailoring, Driving and Computer Skills to 42,744 beneficiaries.

Shop N’ Help

HHRD established three Shop N' Help store to showcase the artisan-ship of work done by women in HHRD Skills Development Centers. This promote self sufficiency and give the women a chance to build confidence in their trade.

This past year HHRD established shops in Chicago, California and Islamabad.

SKILLS T DEVELOPMEMN PROGRA

Tanzania Skills Development Center has taught Computer and Tailoring to 24,802 beneficiaries in 2013, while the Somalia Skills Development Center benefited 35,734 individuals.

Esaar Interest Free Micro Finance

Your donations allow for interest free loans for the poor, unemployed and widows. For those who are in difficult situations, these loans help them get back on their feet and become a contributing member of society.

“This is a totally self-sustained program where contributions are needed for new businesses and expansion of the program."

Since the program began in 2010, EMF has directly benefited 10,297 individuals with a total of $2.4 million in loans. Working in 26 districts of Pakistan, HHRD distributed $1.3 million in loans, directly benefiting 4,130 families this year. On average the monthly income of a family increased by $75-$100 and 22 field offices around the country were established.

Esaar Micro-Finance

Offering a Path to Self Sufficency

Your Contribution

Loan Repaid Cycle Continues

Micro Loans Help the Poor, the Unemployed and Widows

Family Gains Self Sufficiency

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In-Kind Gifts Program

At the onset of any disaster relief effort, HHRD regional In-Kind Gift Centers in nine states initiate In-Kind Gift campaigns and drives for the specific needs of the affected countries. In-Kind Gifts are donated goods and services rather than monetary donations. After the relief phase is over, In-Kind team coordinates with local teams to generate wish lists for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction phase.

Since the start of the program in 2008, our partners have donated some 245 Containers worth $49.27 Million to HHRD in USA. These containers had food, non-food and medical supplies and equipment for the poor and needy around the world.

In 2013 HHRD sent 90 containers worth $20.1 million. Food, Clothes, Medical Supplies, Bedding and Hygiene Items.

These items helped Syria, Pakistan, Turkey, Kenya, Burma, Tanzania, Mexico, Somalia, Uganda and Bangladesh.

Matching Gifts Program

Medical Transportation

What is Matching Gifts Program?

Many corporations offer a matching gifts program to their employees. HHRD is registered as a matching gift partner with most of these corporations.

How much donation is matched?

This amount varies from company to company. Some companies match an equal amount and some companies pay half of the donated amount.

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How do I find out if my company supports this program?

You can ask your company’s HR Department. Some companies even have a dedicated “Matching Gifts Department," sometimes listed as ”[Company Name] Giving". If you are having difficulty with this, please declare your company name while submitting your donation to HHRD. We can inquire on your behalf from your employer to complete the matching gift transaction.

How many companies HHRD has received Matching Donations from?

We currently have over 200 companies, who have matched their employee’s charitable donations.

Some of the companies are:

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You donations have helped provide medical services through 2 medical buses and 17 ambulances in affected communities in Pakistan where transportation is a major hindrance for villagers who would have to otherwise travel very far for medical attention.

Similarly HHRD provides medical services through a Mobil Medical unit in Somalia and Kenya.

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Ramadan and Zabiha Distribution HHRD seasonal programs

such as Eid ul Adha’s Udhiyah meat distribution has helped a quarter of a million people across the globe.

This program is working in Africa and Pakistan

WATER FOR LIFE 59,742 individuals benefited from Water for Life program in Pakistan.

In 2013, the WASH program helped 56,077 individuals by installing 5 shallow wells, 10 latrines, and conducting 52 hygiene sessions.

Likewise, Udhiyah,Ramadan Iftar Food and Fitra packages allowed for the distribution of $900,000 in over 40 countries allowing those less fortunate to feel the essence of these blessed months.

Udhiyah, Ramadan Iftar Food and Fitra packages allowed for the distribution of $900,000 in over 40 Countries

2 shallow wells were installed in Somalia and 2 shallow wells in Tanzania.

Summer Internship

The Summer Internship Program (SIP) at Helping Hand for Relief and Development provides an opportunity to spend the summer working with some of the most dedicated relief workers. SIP will also provide a unique opportunity to gain valuable professional experience and build leadership skills. This hands-on program is designed to mentor and cultivate today’s young leaders in an environment devoted exclusively to the field of social services.

Internships held at the following locations: Atlanta, GA, Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, Corona, CA, Dallas, TX, Detroit, MI, Hartford, CT, Houston, TX, Ijamsville, MD, Jamaica, NY, Syracuse, NY, New Hyde Park, NY, Sanford, FL, Santa Clara, CA, Somerset, NJ, Worcester, MA, Vienna, VA

Youth for Haiti

This year Helping Hand for Relief and Development Youth for Haiti Program was a memorable one, as HHRD’s President/CEO, Dr. Farrukh Raza, visited Haiti.

Alhamdulilah, this year’s program was the most attended program thus far.

Dr. Farrukh Raza was joined by Dr. Danish Saeed, who returned to Haiti after his first visit to Haiti with HHRD during 2010 earthquake HHRD relief efforts.

This year we had seven brothers along with Omar Regan (Brother’s Batch Mentor) and 15 sisters with YazThe Spaz & Nadonna (Sister’s Batch Mentors).

The projects for this year included computer lab, painting and teaching children at Islamic school, medical clinic - 700 plus patients were seen through Helping Hand mobile clinic, fed 1000 people including 700 children and spend a day with HHRD sponsored orphans & made check distribution to orphans guardians in the amount of over $48,000.

By the Grace of Allah, we were able to successfully show our youth the true meaning of Muslims for Humanity by serving all in need irrespective of their religious belief, race and color. For many of our youth this was life changing experience that they will perish rest of their lives.

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