Islamic Relief Usa

ISLAMIC RELIEF USA PROVIDES RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT IN A DIGNIFIED MANNER REGARDLESS OF GENDER, RACE, OR RELIGION, AND WORKS TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND GIVE THEM A VOICE IN THE WORLD.

FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOOD:INCLUDES ACTIVITIES RELATED TO FISHERIES, LIVESTOCK, PESTS, PESTICIDES, SEED SYSTEMS, AGRICULTURAL INPUTS, VETERINARY MEDICINES, AND VACCINES. ALSO INCLUDES ACTIVITIES RELATED TO LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM ECONOMIC ASSET DEVELOPMENT, ASSET RESTORATION, MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION, MICRO-CREDIT, MICROFINANCE, AND TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT SUCH AS CASH FOR WORK.EXAMPLES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:IN BOSNIA, IRUSA FUNDED A SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT THAT FOCUSES ON LIVELIHOOD AND FOOD SECURITY. THROUGH THIS PROJECT OF AGRICULTURAL START-UP FOR POOR PEOPLE, 81 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED GREENHOUSES AND 39 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED FOOD DRYERS.IN PALESTINE, IRUSA-SUPPORTED PROJECTS ARE TRAINING YOUTH AND PALESTINIAN WOMEN IN IMPORTANT BUSINESS AND LIFE SKILLS IN ORDER TO HAVE PRODUCTIVE INCOME AND SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES.IN AFGHANISTAN, IRUSA FUNDED PROJECTS TO PROVIDE FOOD ITEMS, NON-FOOD ITEMS, AND HYGIENE KITS TO INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS, POOR FAMILIES, AND HOST COMMUNITIES. IN AFGHANISTAN, IRUSA FUNDED A PROJECT THAT REDUCED THE POVERTY OF THE MOST VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS IN BALKH, NANGARHAR, BAMIYAN, AND HERAT PROVINCES IN AFGHANISTAN, BY PROMOTING MORE PROFITABLE AND RESILIENT LIVELIHOODS, STRENGTHENING THE SAFFRON VALUE CHAIN, AND INTRODUCING GREEN ENERGY.IN MYANMAR, IRUSA FUNDED A PROJECT THAT ULTIMATELY AIMED AT THE MOST VULNERABLE AND MISTREATED EXTREMELY POOR STRANDED COMMUNITIES IN PAUKTAW AND BUTHIDAUNG TOWNSHIPS IN RAKHINE STATE HAVE IMPROVED SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS WITH INCREASED ACCESS TO LIVELIHOOD MEANS AND WASH FACILITIES.IN PAKISTAN, IRUSA FUNDED A PROJECT THAT SUPPORTED SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH INITIATIVES IN DISTRICT BAGH & HAVELI OF AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR (AJK) WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING IN THE AREAS OF FOOD SECURITY LIVELIHOODS AND INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMPLEMENTED THROUGH CLIMATE-FRIENDLY PROGRAMMINGIN PAKISTAN, IRUSA FUNDED A PROJECT THAT, STRENGTHEN THE RESILIENCE OF COMMUNITIES WITH KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA FOR IMPROVED FOOD SECURITY SITUATION AND SUSTAINABLE INCOME THROUGH CLIMATE-SENSITIVE LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMMING AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING AND UTILIZATION OF LOCAL RESOURCESBENEFICIARIES: 1,316,958

ORPHAN SUPPORT: IRUSA'S WORK IN THIS SECTOR FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON MONTHLY SUPPORT TO ORPHANS TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR BASIC NEEDS, SUCH AS FOOD, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, AND CLOTHING.IRUSA SUPPORTED 30,690 ORPHANS IN THE FOLLOWING 24 LOCATIONS THROUGH THE ORPHANS 1-2-1 SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM: AFGHANISTAN, ALBANIA, BANGLADESH, BOSNIA, CHECHNYA, ETHIOPIA, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, JORDAN, KENYA, KOSOVO, LEBANON, MALAWI, MALI, NIGER, PAKISTAN, SOMALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SRI LANKA, SUDAN, TUNISIA, TURKEY AND YEMEN. IN ADDITION TO THE 1-2-1 PROGRAM, IRUSA ALSO IMPLEMENTS ADDITIONAL ORPHAN SUPPORT PROGRAMS. IN AFGHANISTAN, IRUSA FUNDED A PROJECT, THAT INTENDED TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF 700 ORPHANED FAMILIES IN JALALABAD, BALKH, AND BAMIYAN PROVINCES IN AFGHANISTAN, RESTORE THEIR SOCIAL DIGNITY AND PROTECTION; ENHANCE ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY, INCOME, LIVELIHOOD SECURITY; PROMOTE RIGHTS AND PROTECTION OF THE ORPHAN CHILDREN; AND BRING THE ORPHANED FAMILIES OUT OF POVERTY.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE & PREPAREDNESSTHIS CATEGORY INCLUDES ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON THE IMMEDIATE LIFESAVING NEEDS OF A POPULATION AT THE ONSET OF A DISASTER, SUCH AS PROVIDING CLEAN WATER, SANITATION, FOOD, TEMPORARY SHELTER, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. EXAMPLES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:IN BOSNIA, AFTER THE FLOODS IN ILIJAS MUNICIPAL, IRUSA HELPED PROVIDE 200 HOUSEHOLDS (660 BENEFICIARIES) WITH HEATING MATERIAL, CLOTHES AND SHOES, REPAIR, AND PAINTING OF WALLS, PAINTING TOOLS, AND 3 MOISTURE DRYING MACHINES.IN KOSOVO, IRUSA SUPPORTED A PROJECT TO PROVIDE WARM CLOTHING TO AFGHAN REFUGEES RESIDING IN A CAMP AFTER EVACUATION FROM AFGHANISTAN A FEW MONTHS PRIOR. THE INTERVENTION ALSO PROVIDED VISION EXAMS AS WELL AS CORRECTIVE LENSES FOR THOSE WHO NEEDED THEM.IN THE PHILIPPINES, IRUSA FUNDED A PROJECT THAT IMPROVED ACCESS TO QUALITY FOOD AND HYGIENE FOR THE 1,200 HOUSEHOLDS AFFECTED BY TROPICAL STORM MEGI (L.N. AGATON). THE 1,200 AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED QUALITY FOOD PACKETS, AND HYGIENE ESSENTIALS WITH SAFE WATER CONTAINERS.IN SOUTH SUDAN, EMERGENCY FOOD PACKS WERE ABLE TO SAVE LIVES BY REDUCING HUNGER AND INCREASING ACCESS TO FOOD INTAKE FOR 18,960 INDIVIDUALS IN TONJ NORTH THROUGH THE TWO-ROUND FOOD PACKS DISTRIBUTION HENCE BOOSTING THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEM AND REDUCING INCIDENCES OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS, ELDERLY, PREGNANT AND LACTATING WOMEN.IN ETHIOPIA, KENYA, SOMALIA, SOUTH SUDAN, AND SUDAN CASH ASSISTANCE, CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF WATER STRUCTURES, LIVESTOCK DISTRIBUTION, AGRICULTURAL TOOLS AND SEEDS DISTRIBUTIONS, AND TRAINING ON DISASTER RESPONSE AND RESILIENCE WERE IMPLEMENTED TO RESPOND TO THE ONGOING DROUGHT AND TO PREVENT FAMINE. BENEFICIARIES:1,536,567