Ramadan Impact Report 2020 | Islamic Relief Canada

Your Ramadan Donations in Action Impact Report | 2020

Who We Are Islamic Relief works in over 40 countries worldwide, providing lifesaving humanitarian aid to those in need, and fighting poverty through sustainable development projects.

Inspired by faith, we serve everyone in need regardless of gender, race or religion.

We help impoverished communities access basic services, including education, water, sanitation, and healthcare. Through livelihood projects, skills development and mentorship, we help communities break the cycle of poverty.

Our integrated approach to progress helps transform lives worldwide.

Your Impact This Ramadan By the grace of God and your generous donations, Sadaqa and Zakat, we are grateful to share that we are reaching over

318,000 people through

16 projects to help bring relief to those most in need.

Every donation you made this Ramadan continues to fill someone’s heart with ease and happiness. Thank you for your continued generosity and care.

Responding in the Face of a Global Pandemic How did the pandemic impact Islamic Relief overall?

The Covid-19 pandemic gave way to extraordinary circumstances this Ramadan. As the crisis unfolded, our teams all over the world quickly pivoted to prioritize safety, protection and assistance for those who were most vulnerable.

To ensure proper considerations were made for the safety of those involved, certain development projects were initially slowed, and are now being monitored and resumed in accordance with public health guidelines.

By the grace of God and because of your support, the pandemic did not slow our resolve to continue our work, rather it pushed us to become even more creative and work more collaboratively to reach those most in need.

How did we safely continue to deliver aid?

Which countries did we provide Covid-19 relief?

With every precaution to protect our beneficiaries, staff and volunteers, we continued safely delivering your support in every way possible.

In addition to our ongoing projects, Islamic Relief Canada specifically sent Covid-19 relief to the following focus countries due to their extreme need and low capacity to handle this health crisis as well as other countries.

This meant more careful planning and continuous fever checks, handwashing, protective gear, and physical distancing while preparing and delivering aid.

Handwashing stations and distance markings on the floor were prepared in advance to protect our beneficiaries and reduce contact as much as possible.

• Afghanistan • Pakistan • Palestine • Syria • Tunisia • Yemen Other countries were still simultaneously supported by partner Islamic Relief offices and global efforts.

What did our Covid-19 response consist of?

What were we able to achieve?

We delivered hygiene essentials to vulnerable populations, as well as masks, gloves, medical equipment and urgent support to health centres.

We helped establish isolation centres and strengthen existing health centres.

While the pandemic required us to be flexible to adapt to changing circumstances and safety recommendations, your support allowed us to persevere and continue our service. Despite the lockdown and extraordinary circumstances, your donations remained in safe hands.

We worked alongside UN agencies, governments and faith leaders to spread verified messaging on safe practices and protection, through sermons, prayers and messaging via radio, leaflets, posters, and social media.

While addressing the primary health impact of Covid-19, we are also protecting against the long term and secondary economic impacts that will continue to affect the most vulnerable in the months and years to come. This means continuing to work across multiple sectors to support children’s education, family livelihoods, orphan sponsorships and the needs of female-headed households.

International Covid-19 Relief

Your donations action thisin Ramadan

Afghanistan Providing hygiene kits, personal protective equipment for healthcare workers, raising awareness within the communities, and assisting with ambulance transportation to hospitals.

BENEFICIARIES

10,657 individuals

Palestine Enhancing public health measures by providing essential disinfectant material and protection tools, such as 3D printed face shields in collaboration with Dr. Tarek Loubani and GLIA. These items will equip municipalities to disinfect public buildings such as quarantine centers and schools in Gaza.

BENEFICIARIES

12,000 individuals

Pakistan Providing medical supplies, personal protective equipment, sanitizers, gloves, disinfectants, and masks to assist the health department with the management and containment of Covid in Balochistan.

BENEFICIARIES

approximately

10,657 individuals

Syria Providing personal protective equipment, such as face masks, gowns and gloves, disinfectants, to 50 facilities in Northwest Syria, as well medical items including antipyretics, nebulizers, nebulization masks, ICU beds and isolation tents.

BENEFICIARIES

100,000 individuals

Tunisia Providing protective gear, medical supplies, aspirators and patient monitors to strengthen Intensive Care Units of multiple hospitals that are treating critical cases of Covid-19.

Additionally providing equipment to Al-Alia hospital in Bizerte to facilitate laboratory analysis.

BENEFICIARIES

2,500 individuals

Yemen Creating an isolation centre equipped with medicines, medical supplies, medical equipment, and personal protective equipment, while also raising awareness and educating the community to control the spread of Covid.

BENEFICIARIES

10,657 individuals

Food Distributions With your support, we distributed food packs in impoverished communities to provide relief during the blessed month of Ramadan. Through this effort we also distributed your Zakat al-Fitr, Fidya and Kaffara payments in the form of food supplies to the poorest of the poor.

Feed the N e Zakat al-F edy Fidya and itr Kaffara

What’s inside a food pack?

Depending on the region, each food pack holds around 75 pounds of food and is designed to help a family of 5-7 people for one month. The food items are purchased through local markets to help the local economy. While the contents vary according to region, local diet customs, and availability, each food pack usually contains: • DATES • LENTILS • RICE • SUGAR • OIL • WHEAT • CANNED MEAT AND FISH

75 lbs = Family of 5-7

Your Donations in Action this Ramadan

120,400 People Were Sustained this Ramadan Because of You

Bangladesh (Rohingya Refugees) 9,000 individuals

Lebanon 14,750 individuals

Myanmar 10,000 individuals

Pakistan 22,000 individuals

Palestine 18,300 individuals

Somalia 15,400 individuals

Syria 16,150 individuals

Yemen 14,800 individuals

Your Zakat We strive to ensure that your Zakat empowers the individuals and families who receive it, and ultimately contributes to bringing them out of the difficult circumstances they are in.

Through careful assessment, we take special care to reach those who are most at risk. They receive your Zakat in the form of medicines, education materials, food supplies, nutritional supplements, hygiene kits, water distributions, shelter kits, sustainable income and emergency relief.

Throughout it all, we work to ensure your donations are not just a simple transaction, but rather a means to uplift and transform.

Our Zakat Distribution Process

We reach people in need everyday

Through your support, we collect Zakat,

and assess their situation

and allocate the money to the approved projects

and approve projects to respond to their needs.

to reach the needy and bring relief in every way.

And your gift keeps on giving!

With your support, we strive to fulfill our global responsibility to care for those who are most vulnerable.

Your Donations in Action this Ramadan This Ramadan, your Zakat donations went towards meeting the needs of some of the most vulnerable people around the world, preserving their dignity and empowering them to build a better life. Your support has meant we can sustain the following ongoing projects, and also start new projects that we look forward to reporting on at the end of the year.

Bangladesh Cyclone Bulbul Recovery Continuing to respond to the aftermath of the cyclone by providing shelter kits, hygiene supplies and living essentials to affected families. Helping to restore livelihoods by providing families with agricultural and home

gardening resources, as well as cash for work opportunities to rehabilitate community spaces and infrastructure.

BENEFICIARIES 6,560

individuals

Nepal Preventing Domestic Violence through SocioEconomic Empowerment In the face of extreme poverty and poor social conditions, women in the Rautahat district face the highest physical violence and abuse cases in the country. This project works to mitigate the violence cycle, and

provides women with livelihood opportunities, education and training support, health and psychosocial counselling, and gender-sensitive toilets and washing facilities.

BENEFICIARIES 17,933

individuals

Palestine Social Safety Net Providing protection for the most vulnerable households in the Gaza Strip through food vouchers, rent subsidies, medicines and personal health supplies, school materials and tuition for children with disabilities.

Each family receives tailored support based on their individual needs, which helps preserve their dignity in difficult circumstances.

BENEFICIARIES 4,760

individuals

Philippines Livelihood, Education and Disaster Reduction Providing interest-free microfinance loans to 6 impoverished communities to assist with business development, training and technology to revive farming and fishing economic

activities. Stipends are being given to families to keep 600 young children in school.

BENEFICIARIES 4,218

individuals

Somalia Flood Response in Belet Weyne For families devastated by flash flooding, providing cash support especially to female-headed households to access urgent food and their most immediate needs in a dignified manner. Shelter materials,

mosquito nets, and mosquito sprays are also being distributed to prevent the spread of malaria and dengue fever.

BENEFICIARIES 1,705

individuals

Syria Emergency Response to Displaced Families Responding to the vast displacement of families from Idlib, by providing tents, blankets, plastic sheeting and mattresses to vulnerable families through flexible vouchers. This allows

families to select the items of their choice to better meet their specific needs, and helps preserve the dignity of each family.

BENEFICIARIES 10,000

individuals

Turkey Emergency Support for Uighur Refugees

Smiles for Syrian Orphans

Distributing urgent food support as well as clothing vouchers to help vulnerable Uighur refugees who are living in harsh conditions in Istanbul.

Our teams are also conducting in-depth assessments to see what further support is needed.

Providing a supportive environment for Syrian refugee orphans through access to meals, art supplies, activities, gifts, and psychological support. This helps positively influence their personal development, social skills and mental health, and helps integrate them into society.

BENEFICIARIES

BENEFICIARIES

4,550

individuals

500

children

Yemen Water and Livelihood Assistance in Amran Supporting conflict affected families through cash for work activities to rehabilitate local roads, ponds, and farms. Additionally, providing food support for families, as well as agricultural resources to enhance

their self-reliance. This project is also improving access to and usage of safe drinking water in the Suwayr district, Amran governorate.

BENEFICIARIES 11,830

individuals

Thank You! Your donations are not just another transaction. They reach those in need in the form of medicines, education, food, water, shelter, and so much more. Your support is so often the gift of life itself and we take special care to reach those who are most at risk. We’ve seen with our own eyes how their lives have been uplifted and transformed by what you give.

We could not have done it without you, thank you.

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