Oct 31, 2022
By: Hassaan Ghani Sheikh,
BC Regional Manager, Islamic Relief Canada
On behalf of Islamic Relief Canada, we would like to thank communities across British Columbia, including donors, organizations, and fellow NGOs for their generous contribution of over $375,000 collected in the province, before government matching, throughout the month of September for the 2022 Pakistan floods. Your donations have supported our emergency response and recovery efforts in Pakistan including shelter, food, drinking water and hygiene items. Islamic Relief has been on the ground in Pakistan for the past 30 years. Over the years, Islamic Relief Pakistan has responded to natural disasters like floods, droughts, and earthquakes in Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. From climate adaptation to sustainable livelihood solutions and women’s
empowerment to water challenges, Islamic Relief is addressing the most pressing
needs. Additionally, we currently run programs in urban areas like Rawalpindi, where we are enabling children living on the street to go to school and are pioneering
microfinancing for widowed women and low-income families. Most recently, responding to the pandemic, Islamic Relief worked with national and provincial governments to provide health institutions with lifesaving equipment. The confidence of our donors and partners has enabled us to become a member of the Humanitarian Coalition, which qualifies Islamic Relief to be the only Muslim iNGO to receive dollar for dollar matching from the government of Canada, and other nations across to world. Islamic Relief transfers funds to disaster-stricken areas when news breaks – because of our capacity around field offices, and as a result, streamlined reporting, needs assessments, all while following government compliances. Our fundraising offices then gather donations for the outbound money in the following weeks which ensures that the amana of our donors is used immediately for the right communities urgently in need. Through our recovery projects as well as our ongoing efforts to uplift the lives of those afflicted, your support continues to reach millions in need and has assisted more than
500,000 individuals directly impacted by the floods in the previous weeks. Our teams
were on the ground immediately after news broke, and were engaging with local
emergency response services to rescue stranded families. Our emergency response
after recovery operations included the previously mentioned aid, as well as working with UNICEF to restart schooling for children residing in camps. Our long term recovery response focuses on rebuilding infrastructure for afflicted families, by providing cash
grants specific to hardware/construction outlets. While the focus has primarily been on the after affects of the floods, our teams in Pakistan have been continuously engaged in advocacy work around climate change as
well as mitigation efforts. In 2021, Islamic Relief built seven reservoirs that not only
provide livelihood for thousands in villages near Quetta, Balochistan, but preemptively
saved hundreds of mud built houses from the recent flooding by diverting the water –
that now will be used for drinking and farming. We will continue to work closely with the communities here at home to support those in need around the world for long term interventions in addition to emergency responses. For more information about Islamic Relief Canada and what we do, feel free to visit our website at www.islamicreliefcanada.org. Once again, thank you to British Columbians for their continuous support of our mission. With your support, we can change even more lives and help rebuild Pakistan.
Note; It’s response of Miracle’s editorial and Adaria in its Oct 21st edition.
Thanks IR Canada for provided updates
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