By: Hassaan Ghani Sheikh,
BC Regional Manager,Islamic Relief Canada
On behalf of Islamic Relief Canada, we would like to thank RED FM and its listeners for their generous contribution of $226,000, after dollar to dollar matching from the Federal Government of Canada to our organization during the September 9th Radiothon, setup by the Pakistani Canadian Cultural Association of BC (PCCA) 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 commitment of our donors, including RED FM and its listeners, has helped us continue to provide emergency relief and deliver immediate aid to those 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 will be assisting more than 500,000 individuals directly impacted by the floods in the following weeks. We will continue to work closely with the communities here at home to support those in need in 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 RED FM and the PCCA for their continuous support of our mission. With your support, we can change even more lives and help rebuild Pakistan.
