Humaniti - 2022 Impact Report

Dear Friends,

By the Grace of God, you enabled kindness and compassion during a year filled with conflict, violence, and many disasters, both natural and man-made. Amid the tragedy and difficulties forcing 100 million people to flee their homes, there was at least one ray of light – the generosity of Humaniti donors!

Your unwavering commitment funded over 30 projects across 11 countries with a focus on emergency food, healthcare, and shelter for women, orphans, and the vulnerable. Because of you, we answered the call in Afghanistan after the earthquake; Somalia during the drought; Pakistan after the devastating floods; Palestine; Yemen; and so many other places where people were in need.

We were also there for our local neighbours facing the devastating health and economic consequences of COVID-19. We distributed over 20,000 hot meals, as well as thousands of food hampers, school supplies, self-care packages, toys, and other items to assist Canadians during these difficult times.

You absolutely made a difference in 2022. Your impact was felt by over 140,000 people across the globe! Humaniti is providing hope for a brighter future because of your support. 2023 will require us to demonstrate even more compassion, generosity, and care for our neighbours. I know we can count on you to be there for the world’s most vulnerable!

Please remember all those who are suffering in your prayers. With gratitude and appreciation,

“The sole purpose of life is to serve humanity.”

Leo Tolstoy

M. Firaaz Azeez Executive Director Humaniti

Why Humaniti?

A mission to transform billions of lives.

Our goals are audacious. We want to make a global impact as a collective, collaborating with as many partners as we need to help transform suffering through nurturing. It’s a big vision, and the only way to realize it is if we all work together.

We operate differently here.

Rather than support one cause, your donations allow Humaniti to have a diverse impact through our network of global charities and partner agencies. All funding supports a broad range of efforts and enables a more holistic impact across organizations, continents, and cultures.

Our values

We lead with kindness and are dedicated to drastically reducing human suffering

When we support and serve each other, we support and serve humanity as a whole

Compassion Service Collaboration

We actively seek opportunities to work with our nonprofit partners and grow our impact

Our goal

To leave humanity better than we found it.

“To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.”

Nelson Mandela

Transforming lives together

As our network of partnering organizations continues to grow, so does our belief that sweeping global change truly is possible. It’s amazing what can happen when we unite our efforts.

Global partners

Humaniti collaborates with partners who are on the ground, delivering life-changing aid around the world. We’re tremendously grateful to our global partners who are bringing food, water, disaster relief, sustainable healthcare solutions and more:

• AFRICA FOOD FOR THOUGHT • BASERA TRUST • BONDH E SHAMS •

CHARITY WATER • HIMILO INTERNATIONAL CIVIC • ICNA RELIEF

• ISLAMIC RELIEF CANADA • INDUS HOSPITAL & HEALTH NETWORK •

HUMAN CONCERN INTERNATIONAL • MOTHERFOOD INTERNATIONAL

• PALESTINE CHILDREN’S RELIEF FUND • PENNY APPEAL CANADA •

SHAHID AFRIDI FOUNDATION • SOCIAL HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION

• IDRF

• UNHCR CANADA

• UNRWA • ZAMZAM FOUNDATION •

Local partners

So many people need support right here in our own community. We’re fortunate to work with a host of organizations on various initiatives that serve our local community, and our impact has been amplified thanks to:

• AUNTIE AMAL COMMUNITY CENTRE

CHC

• HAND UP TORONTO

• DAWANET CANADA

• JESSIE’S CENTRE

• TAIBU •

• JULIETTE’S PLACE

• MARGARET’S HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES INC

MUSLIM CHILDREN AID AND SUPPORT SERVICES

• NATIVE CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES OF TORONTO

PEEL REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE

• TORONTO POLICE SERVICE

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• PROJECT BARAKAH

• HALALMEALS

• TORONTO COMMUNITY HOUSING

• REGENT PARK CATERING COLLECTIVE

YORK REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE

• AUNTY’S KITCHEN

AMIR QUALITY MEATS

• KNIGHTS TABLE

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• FLAME SHAWARMA & GRILL

• CHALO FRESHCO

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• TDSB

• PARAMOUNT FINE FOODS

• S+B EVENTS CATERING

• THE KABAB SHOPPE

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Filling people up

Over 800 million people suffer from chronic food insecurity.

We have so much power to change this number. Across the world, where our brothers & sisters need us most, we brought food and hope to families in 2022.

Filling people up

CONFLICT, CLIMATE AND POVERTY DISPLACE 100 MILLION PEOPLE EVERY YEAR. With IDRF, UNRWA, Himilo International Civic Development, ZamZam Foundation, Africa Food for Thought, Social Healthcare Association, and Penny Appeal Canada, our Share A Meal program seeks to reach heavily impacted communities with meals and food parcels that can sustain a family for a month.

Filling 26,400 student bellies annually in South Africa

Fed 666 students for a year with daily meals in Yemen

Nourished 49,439 people with food parcels

14,952 DISPLACED FAMILIES IN YEMEN

3,170 PEOPLE DURING RAMADAN

4,550 PEOPLE AFFECTED BY FLOODS IN PAKISTAN

3,200 PALESTINIAN REFUGEES

37,888 DURING QURBANI

2,000 DROUGHTAFFECTED PEOPLE IN SOMALIA

900 AFGHAN PEOPLE IN NEED

Filling people up

1 IN 7 CANADIANS IS FOOD INSECURE. To help fight hunger locally, our Share A Meal program ensures that hot meals and food parcels reach vulnerable Canadians who are struggling with financial insecurity.

Comforted 25,000 people with hot meals

3,384+ IN HONOUR OF WORLD KINDNESS DAY

1,530+ DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON

10,474+ DURING RAMADAN

EVERY NIGHT THOUSANDS OF CANADIAN WOMEN NEED A PLACE OF REFUGE. In 2022, Humaniti funded the food program for Sakeena homes, a charity that provides transitional homes for women and children fleeing violence, poverty and/or trauma.

Stocked pantries for 5,000 women in shelters

825+ TO COMMUNITIES IN THE GTA

Preserving life

DELIVERING CLEAN WATER ISN’T ENOUGH TO SOLVE THE GLOBAL WATER CRISIS. Humaniti and our partners are deepening our commitment to building sustainable water systems that protect water quality, expand access, and can provide for these communities for years to come.

Over 2 billion people struggle with water stress.

Preserving life

84% OF PAKISTAN LACKS ACCESS TO SAFE WATER.

Humaniti and our partner, Bondh E Shams, delivered 5 solar powered water boxes that filter unclean water, to 5 communities in one of Pakistan’s most under resourced provinces, Balochistan. Each unit can provide up to 10,000 litres of filtered water daily.

MALI IS A LANDLOCKED COUNTRY WITH LONG DRY SEASONS. Many communities lack the water access they need. In 2022, Humaniti engaged with Charity:Water to build a piped system tap stand (a water source that can sustain multiple distribution points) in the Bougouni Region.

Hydrating 8,290 people with thousands of gallons a day

Easing the struggle for 1,065 families

245 people now have access to clean water

Preserving life

OVER 65% OF RURAL ETHIOPIA LACKS ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER. Water from unprotected springs is often available, but unsafe to drink. In response, Humaniti and Charity:Water are building a spring protection system where clean water can be accessed at the site or through a piped system.

MILLIONS OF SOMALIS WERE AFFECTED BY A CRITICAL DROUGHT IN 2022. Many are displaced and battling deadly water shortages. With our partner, Himilo International Civic Development, we supported a settlement in Mudug with a water well, so women & children don’t have to carry water to their camp.

Bringing hope to 175 people with a water protection system

Reducing stress for 360 displaced people

Strengthening health

Half the world lacks access to essential health services.

Healthcare is a basic human right. We’re working with our partners to deliver essential healthcare wherever it’s needed, particularly those communities who are threatened by disaster or in a chronic struggle for survival.

Strengthening health

IN AUGUST 2022, CONFLICT IN GAZA KILLED AND INJURED HUNDREDS. This put pressure on its already-overwhelmed healthcare system. With our partner, IDRF, we provided medical items to three hospitals and were able to deliver medical services to more people than we anticipated.

Supporting 9,600 Palestinians with medical services

70% OF CHILDREN IN GAZA ARE SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION. Ongoing conflict has caused children and adults to suffer from PTSD, anxiety and ADHD. In 2022, Humaniti sponsored the UNRWA Gaza 5K event, raising funds to support the mental well-being of Palestinian refugees

Supporting mental health services in Palestine by supporting programs at UNRWA schools for children suffering from trauma.

MANY PALESTINIANS WAIT MONTHS FOR URGENT HEALTHCARE, DUE TO EQUIPMENT SHORTAGES. With our partner, Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, Humaniti provided medical equipment for a newly established operating room in Al Aqsa Hospital. This will help save lives, especially cases needing urgent attention.

Enabling 3,000 critical operations per year

Delivering relief

Millions of lives were turned upside down in 2022.

When disaster struck, we mobilized as quickly as possible to send relief. This year brought us many catastrophes to grapple with, and we worked with our partners around the clock to show up for those most severely impacted.

Delivering relief

OVER 33 MILLION PEOPLE IN PAKISTAN HAVE WERE DISPLACED DUE TO EXTREME FLOODING. A large number of the displaced are women and children, and all require urgent help. With our partner, Indus Hospital, we brought as much aid as possible to our brothers & sisters in Pakistan.

Supporting 3,000 displaced flood victims with free healthcare

80% OF PALESTINIANS ARE TRAPPED. Blockades have forced 80% of the population into poverty, including 373,000+ children. We helped our partners IDRF, UNRWA, and Human Concern International bring every ounce of support we can to this ongoing crisis.

Nourished

3,200 Palestinian refugees with food parcels

Relieved 4,550 flood victims with food & hygiene kits

Healing

7,000 patients by providing equipment to Gaza hospitals

Delivering relief

A 6.5 EARTHQUAKE STRUCK THE PROVINCE OF PAKTIKA, AFGHANISTAN. It killed 1,000+ people, injured thousands, and displaced countless families. People needed food, essential items, and blankets to combat cold weather. With Human Concern International, we brought the basics as fast as we could.

Brought relief to 150 families with food, hygiene kits & blankets

Provided essential aid to 900 Afghan civilians

Supporting livelihood

Single parents face the toughest barriers to employment and education opportunities, preventing them from living a healthy life of stability & growth. OneParent is an ongoing program that empowers single parents with life-changing opportunities.

Millions of people suffer from a lack of opportunity.

Supporting livelihood

77% OF DISPLACED YEMENIS ARE WOMEN & CHILDREN. In 2022, Humaniti and our partner Motherfood International initiated a project which will empower Yemeni women to run micro-factories with everything needed to make and sell nutritional bars, enabling a new generation of women-run businesses.

Empowering Yemeni women through viable livelihood opportunities

ALMOST 1/3 OF CANADIAN ONE-PARENT FAMILIES LIVE IN POVERTY. Through our new OneParent program, Humaniti and our local partners are building capacity to support single parents and their children with everything they need to thrive.

ONE PARENT IS ALSO FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS HOUSEHOLDS. Indigenous communities are battling their own set of challenges, in addition to raising children. Our program brought support to some of these families in 2022 and will continue in the years ahead.

SUPPORTING SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH:

Hot meals

Mental health services

Legal resources

Financial expenses

Employment opportunities

Education plans

Provided Indigenous mothers with 100’s of self-care packages so they could refresh their personal health

Supporting livelihood

MORE THAN ONE MILLION PEOPLE IN ONTARIO, CANADA LIVE IN POVERTY. High costs of living affect single-parent and Indigenous families in particular. In 2022 the Beyond Backpacks project provided students with school supplies and moms with care packages.

Supported 1,000 children with backpacks

13,000 INFANTS ARE BORN TO ADOLESCENT PARENTS EACH YEAR IN CANADA. In 2022 we hosted the “Ignite The Lioness” Gala & Auction for Jessie’s Centre, an organization that nurtures the development of pregnant teenagers & young parents through housing, food, daycare and more.

Reduced

Aided Indigenous communities with 500 care packages

CANADA WELCOMED HUNDREDS OF AFGHAN REFUGEES IN 2022.

Due to turmoil, many Afghan people were forced from their homes. In partnership with Toronto Police Service, we supported Project Hope which provided refugee families essential items like school supplies, electronics, hygiene products & more.

Supporting 100’s of Afghan newcomers with essential supplies

Empowered new mothers by providing support to June College Centres, providing services to new mothers.

stress for 500 mothers with care packages

Protecting children

There are over 150 million orphans in the world.

The number of children struggling to survive without parents is over triple the population of Canada. It’s our collective responsibility to protect this generation of human potential, and in 2022 we began sharpening our focus on protecting orphans worldwide.

Protecting children

FLOOD-AFFECTED PAKISTANI CHILDREN HAVE LOST THEIR HOMES, ACCESS TO SCHOOL, AND EVEN THEIR PARENTS. Humaniti and our partner, Basera Trust, have committed to caring for 75 orphaned children with shelter, food, education and other necessities.

Protecting 75 orphans & displaced Pakistani children

THERE ARE OVER 22,000 ORPHANS STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE IN PALESTINE. With our partners, UNRWA and HCI, we’re providing mental health support and counseling to orphaned children in Gaza for a year. Among them are children who became orphaned in recent attacks.

Caring for 100’s of orphaned Palestinian children

THOUSANDS OF PAKISTANI ORPHANS ARE ON ORPHANAGE WAITING LISTS FOR YEARS. Pakistan has roughly 4.5M orphans and only 35 shelters for them. Humaniti and our partner Basera Trust are providing residence, healthcare and education for 75 children. With the construction of the new modern facility, we will be able to provide a safe haven to almost 500 children.

Building foundations

In 2022 we launched Humaniti Homes, a program helping people gain stability and independence through transitional shelters and long-term homeownership programs.

Over 1.6 billion people live without adequate shelter.

Building foundations

PAKISTAN FLOODS KILLED AND INJURED THOUSANDS AND DESTROYED OVER TWO MILLION HOMES. Humaniti Homes has partnered with HCI to construct safe shelter for families with pregnant and new mothers, who are especially vulnerable when suddenly homeless.

Humaniti Homes and our partners are leading projects in 2023 that will bring more comfort and support to communities impacted by homelessness. Whether it’s a house for now or a house for good, all of humanity deserves a home.

Constructing safe housing for 7 families with new mothers

Providing shelter for vulnerable Pakistani families

Providing a life source, long-term. Restoring the human right to health.

Humaniti and our partners are committed to expanding programs in 2023 and beyond, focused on empowering growth and fulfillment of the human potential.

In 2023, we’re bringing life-changing medical services to more vulnerable regions like Pakistan, Somalia, Palestine, Syria, and Yemen. Our health initiatives include:

Enabling more opportunities for growth.

Humaniti and our partners are launching a series of new programs in 2023 that will empower people to not just survive, but to thrive and grow and reach their potential.

31 programs

11 countries

140,000 people impacted

It’s easy to keep scrolling and tune out the problems that need to be solved, but our donors do the opposite. You connect with our collective purpose, and you recognize the power you have to change lives on a global scale. We’re grateful to have you on this ambitious journey with us.

We’ve only just begun.

2022 was a big year for Humaniti, our partners, and the people we supported, and we’re beyond excited to expand our impact exponentially in 2023. With your continued support, we’re going to change the world together.

The impact we made on vulnerable communities across the globe were significant as a result of your generous support at every step.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

Margaret Mead

Humaniti is a global organization focused on informing, inspiring, and improving the lives of people from all walks of life, irrespective of race, religion, culture or creed. We bring together innovation, entrepreneurship, enterprise, and strategic partnerships to deliver social justice, propel positive changes and drive measurable impacts around the world. We have one simple goal, to leave humanity better than we found it.