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slamic Relief launched a new innovative Corporate Social Responsibility Fund which will give the business sector
easy access to the NGOs various developmental projects.

The NGO has been running a number of humanitarian support programmes locally i.e. Education, Health, HIV/Aids
and Food Security, since it opened its first office in Johannesburg in 2003.
With our long-standing relationship with rights holders [beneficiaries] and the donor community, we are well
placed to be a CSI implementation partner for business owners and corporate institutions, Country Director Yusuf
Patel said.
Islamic Relief also provide sustainable, social economic development solutions to communities, through micro
finance projects; making our CSR initiative, ideal for businesses to support.
We are passionate about the work we do, and feel that the time is here for businesses, individuals and key
community leaders to start playing an active role in both giving to themselves, and giving back to others.
For more information on Islamic Reliefs Corporate Social Responsibility Fund, call 021 696 0145 or email
ebrahim.mohamed@islamic-relief.org.za.

C O N TAC T D E TA I L S
CAPE TOWN
396 Imam Haron Road,
Lansdowne
Tel : 021 696 0145
Fax: 021 696 1783
JOHANNESBURG
1st Floor, 57 Mint Road,
Fordsburg
Tel : 011 836 1054
Fax: 011 838 1055
DURBAN
3rd Floor Legend House,
534 Peter Mokaba Ridge,
Overport
Tel : 031 208 2838
Fax: 031 207 9141

For more info

and updates
on our appeals:

SNAPSCAN

D O N AT E T O W A R D O U R P R O J E C T S A N D A P P E A L S .

info@islamic-relief.org.za

0800
111
898
www.islamic-relief.org.za
ZAKAAH CONTRIBUTIONS
FNB, Islamic Relief SA
Acc. No. : 62161066933
Smith Street Branch
Branch Code : 221426
Reference : Your Contact Number
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GENERAL & LILLAH

Standard Bank, Islamic Relief SA
Acc. No. : 005318459
Fordsburg Branch
Branch Code : 005205
Reference : Your Contact Number

PARTNERSHIP

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FUND LAUNCHED

RAMADAAN
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amadaan is a month of reflection,

prayer and fasting.

During the month, observers gain a

better understanding of and appreciation
for the suffering of impoverished
and hungry people around the world.
Ramadaan also serves to remind
Muslims of the importance of charity,
and their obligation to be charitable
during the month and all throughout the
year.
Islamic Relief teams distribute food
packets in impoverished communities
to provide relief during Ramadaan. Each
food hamper holds essential food items
that is important to the local diet of the
recipients, and is designed to help
a family of five to seven people.

FEED A FAMILY IN NEED THIS RAMADAAN

COST OF MONTHLY FOOD PARCELS:

R300

GROUP A

India /Ethiopia

R400

Malawi /Palestine

GROUP D

Yemen /Zimbabwe

R700

GROUP E

Syria /Chad

R600

GROUP B

GROUP C

R500

South Africa /Mali

OTHER COUNTRIES AVAILABLE

FOR SPONSORSHIP

ANNUAL IFTAAR DINNER

LIVE TV APPEAL

Islamic Relief South Africa will once again

host its annual Iftaar Dinner in aid of its
orphans & vulnerable childrens projects.

Islamic Relief South Africa will host two

LIVE TV appeals on ITV Networks (DSTV
channel 347), to raise funds for our local and
international projects.
Habib Malik from IRUK will host the pledge
sessions and will provide viewers with the
latest information from areas such as Syria,
Nepal, Gaza and Yemen.

We are cordially inviting you and your loved

ones to join us for a spiritually uplifting
evening where we would provide detailed
feedback on our current projects.
Dates for regional events are as follows:

Save the dates:

Johannesburg Sunday 21 June 2015

Durban Saturday 27 June 2015
Cape Town Sunday 12 July 2015

Saturday, 20 June 2015

Saturday, 11 July 2015

A donation of R120 per person towards

catering costs will be appreciated.
Should you wish to sponsor in kind or
volunteer at the Iftaar Dinners, please email
shahnaaz.paruk@islamic-relief.org.za
or call 0800 111 898.
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Help Islamic Relief make a difference in the

lives of thousands of vulnerable families
around the globe.
Tune in from 22h15pm and pledge your
support.

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I N T E R N A T I O N A L

SYRIA CRISIS

YEMEN APPEAL

ver 4 years of unrest have created the worst

humanitarian crisis in the modern history of the
Middle East region.
Over 12 million Syrians are in need for humanitarian aid,
around 6 million people have been internally displaced,
and more than 3 million refugees have fled to neighbouring
countries.

Working with Syrians since 2011

Four years on from the beginning of the conflict, Islamic
Relief has implemented more than 223 projects to support
vulnerable Syrians in Syria, and neighbouring Lebanon, Iraq
and Jordan. These projects have varied from providing food
aid, non-food items, education support, shelter assistance,
psychosocial support, Water and Sanitation Health projects,
and medical assistance.
Islamic Relief has reached 7,126,795 people in Syria and
neighbouring countries since 2012 through its humanitarian
and urgent assistance in various sectors.

n already devastating humanitarian situation in Yemen

has been severely worsened by increased fighting.

In 2014 alone, more than 500,000 Syrians benefited from

Islamic Reliefs Winter programmes, with over 11,000
Syrians in Lebanon receiving items such as blankets, clothes,
vouchers, gas heaters, gas cylinders and mattresses. Inside
Syria, over 44,000 blankets were distributed, as well as
thousands of mattresses and sheets.

At least 900 people have been reported dead, 2,000 injured

and more than 100,000 have been displaced from their
homes.
Islamic Relief has launched an emergency appeal, aiming
to reach 700,000 people in the worst affected areas with
food, water and sanitation, trauma and first aid kits.

We intend to carry on our work inside Syria in 2015,

so please donate today to make this work possible.

According to Mohamed Salah Eldin, Country Director for

Islamic Relief in Yemen, urgent action is required.
We need to act before we have an acute humanitarian
disaster on our handsThere is a massive need for
medical supplies and clean water in Aden and our contacts
on the ground are telling us there are huge queues of
people everywhere desperate for water.
Food distributions began on April 9 in Sanaa and will
continue into six other governorates. Every day, 200 families
will receive flour, rice, sugar, beans, noodles, peas and
cooking oil, which normally last between two weeks and a
month.
Islamic Relief has been working in Yemen since 2004 and
is working through offices run by local staff in Sadah,
Hajja, Amran, Sanaa, Marib and Dhamar.
To support our efforts in Yemen, donate to the Yemen
Emergency Appeal today. This fund allows us to respond
quickly and effectively to those affected by the conflict.
We will be using this fund to support the worst affected
in Yemen.

YEARS ON

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I N T E R N A T I O N A L

REBUILDING
PALESTINE

NEPAL EARTHQUAKE
APPEAL

he last escalation of conflict in Gaza, which began in

July 2014 and killed more than 1,900 Palestinians
over seven weeks, has worsened an already grave
humanitarian crisis within the enclave.
Successive outbreaks of conflict have deepened suffering in
Gaza. Even before the most recent fighting, poverty fuelled
by years of blockade and restrictions forced 80 per cent of
the population to depend on humanitarian or government
assistance.
The most recent conflict affected around 1.8 million people,
as essential infrastructure such as power stations, water
treatment plants, hospitals and schools were damaged or
destroyed. Almost 11,000 homes were ruined.
Months later, the blockade continues, hindering attempts to
reconstruct schools, hospitals and homes. Around 100,000
Palestinians remain displaced and emergency shelters still
house hundreds of thousands of people, with many others
sheltering with friends or family.
Most residents cannot source their own food and are reliant
on aid to survive.

devastating earthquake, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, hit

Nepal on the morning of 25th April.

Islamic Relief has been working in Gaza for almost

20 years, and was on the ground providing life-saving
assistance throughout the recent conflict.

Strong tremors were felt as far away as Bangladesh, Pakistan, and

India, with the earthquake triggering avalanches in the Himalayas.

We are calling for urgent support for our work to rebuild

lives and deliver long-term positive change for the people
of Gaza. Donate today.

The death toll from the earthquake has surpassed 6,600 and
approximately 14,000 injured.

UPDATE AS FROM 5 MAY 2015

AT A GLANCE :

Islamic Relief has distributed food to more than 500 families in Nepal.

1.2 million people now have

reduced access to water
Damage to health sector will cost
USD $19 million to address

Experts from our Disaster Response Team provided food parcels

to the villages of Bhimtar and Shipapokhari in the Sindhpal Chowk
district following assessment.

Scores of schools damaged or

out of use

Many homes in the villages have been completely destroyed. With the
monsoon season imminent, the need for shelter is increasing.

Nearly 11,000 homes destroyed

More than 22,000 farming and fishing
families have lost their livelihoods

Haseeb Khalid, from the team, said: The community was horrified by
the devastation. New mothers and children are the most affected by
the earthquake and already lack the nutrition they need.

At least 373,000 children require

specialist psychosocial support.

Families are asking for clean water, food, blankets and shelter. But
they are also concerned about their futures.
Islamic Relief will be carrying out more food distribution shortly, and
plans to return to the villages to distribute tents and plastic sheeting.
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A F R I C A

S O U T H

ORPHANS AND
VULNERABLE CHILDREN

A F R I C A

PROJECTS UPDATE
IR FUNDS ONCOLOGY WING AT NELSON MANDELA HOSPITAL

ORPHAN AND CHILD WELFARE

Islamic Relief South Africa is supporting orphans and vulnerable children from previously
disadvantaged communities with high levels of unemployment, high rates of HIV infections and where
opportunities to earn an income and education are low. Majority of these children are either infected
or affected by HIV/Aids.
The orphans and vulnerable children project by Islamic Relief looks at the development and
empowerment of the orphan family as a whole. The target areas for this intervention are previously
disadvantaged communities, which lack enabling conditions for social and economic empowerment.
These areas are in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.

WINTER APPEAL -

ignificant progress has been made on the construction of the Islamic Relief Oncology Centre of
Excellence, which will be housed at the Nelson Mandela Childrens Hospital in Johannesburg.

Every Second Counts!

TOLL
FREE

EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

0800 111 898

Donate

from R100

per winter pack

RAINCOATS
RAIN BOOTS
BLANKETS

AL YATEEM ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP

The suffering of children is one of the hardest things to witness.
Each day children face formidable struggles, whether its through wars, disasters,
drought or disease and all too often children are being orphaned around the world.
For many orphans, the threat of poverty is constant: where will the next meal come
from? Where are we going to live? If we get sick and cant afford medicinewill we
survive?
Islamic Relief works to support orphans
and children around the world through
sponsorship and child welfare projects.
Islamic Relief already supports over
43,000 orphans around the world.

It will cost only R500 per month

to sponsor an orphan child in
South Africa.
Your sponsorship could mean the world.
Will you join us?

India
Somalia
SOUTH AFRICA
Yemen

GROUP A

R500

Albania
Indonesia
Iraq
Pakistan

GROUP B

R550

Lebanon
Palestine
Syria

GROUP C

R700

Other countries available

for sponsorship
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The specialized wing forms part of a strategic partnership worth USD $10 million and is being hailed as a
fitting part of the legacy of South African political icon, Nelson Mandela.
According to CEO of Islamic Relief Worldwide, Dr Mohamed Ashmawey, the oncology unit will enable more
children across Africa to beat cancer.
The Islamic Relief Oncology Centre of Excellence will provide intensive paediatric and specialist care,
and serves the last wish of Nelson Mandela to build this hospital in Johannesburg. No child will be turned
away because they cannot afford to pay.
Construction of the 200-bed Nelson Mandela Childrens Hospital began in 2014 and is due to be completed
in 2016.

RED CROSS CHILDRENS

HOSPITAL

SUPPORTING EDUCATION :

TUTU DESK CAMPAIGN

n sub-Saharan Africa, over 95
Iwithout
million children attend school daily
the benefit of a classroom

The Desmond Tutu Tutudesk

Campaign
(The
Tutudesk
Campaign) addresses this challenge
directly by providing school children
with our proprietary and proven
Tutudesk product and programme
intervention.

We were informed last year about the massive backlog of

800 children waiting to receive therapy. Islamic Relief has
since sponsored the appointment of a Speech and Hearing
Therapist at the hospital, Programmes Coordinator,
Minhaj Jeenah said.
Since her appointment, Chantal Du Toit has seen a total
number of 129 new patients from the waiting list and has
also conducted 398 follow up sessions.

Islamic Relief contributed R300 000

towards the distribution of 2300
Tutudesks to learners at various
schools in Mthatha in the Eastern
Cape.

We would like to commend Chantal Du Toit and the Red

Cross Childrens Hospital on their great work and we look
forward to a prosperous partnership serving humanity.

slamic Relief South Africa has partnered with the

Speech-Language Therapy Department at the Red Cross
War Memorial Childrens Hospital, to children with feeding
and swallowing, speech, language and hearing difficulties.

desk, a most basic yet critically

important tool in their literacy and
academic development.

The provision of these Tutudesks ensures that these

children are given the best possible opportunity to enjoy
the basic human right to experience and benefit from a
quality basic education.
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