Nickeriestraat 27 1058 VV Amsterdam
Tel	:	020 – 616 00 22
Fax	:	020 – 412 54 11
E-mail	:	Info@islamic-relief.nl
Web	:	www.Islamic-Relief.nl  /  www.irw.org

Islamic Relief strives to alleviate the suffering, hunger, illiteracy and diseases worldwide without regard to color, race or creed and to provide aid in a compassionate and dignified manner. It aims to provide rapid relief in the event of man-made or natural disasters. In addition, it establishes development projects in needy areas to help tackle poverty, illiteracy and disease at a local level.

To achieve these objectives, Islamic Relief implements several different types of projects.

Islamic Relief's view is that relief, as important as it is, is only the beginning. Giving people the confidence to participate in their own development and to secure their own future without the need for continuing external assistance is the ultimate object. Therefore, Islamic Relief finds it essential to complement relief work with development projects such as:

• Water and Sanitation
• Health and Nutrition
• Vocational Training
• Education
• Income Generation
• Orphan Sponsorship Program

Islamic Relief has helped the people of Afghanistan, Bosnia, Chechnya, Kosova and Palestine, providing rapid assistance in times of emergency. Its work has quickly become recognized in this field amongst international organisations such as the United Nations World Food Program (UNWFP) and the Department for International Development.

Islamic Relief has an Orphans Welfare Program which provides care for orphans and ramining members of their family. This has included the provision of health care and education within their own communities.

Islamic Relief operates two primary seasonal projects which both involve food distribution:

1. Ramadan
   79,367 food parcels were distributed to the fasting in Ramadan in 2001, benefiting 461,946 people in 22 countries around the world.
2. Qurbani/Udhiyyah This has become one of Islamic Relief's biggest projects. The number of Qurbanis/Udhiyyahs for Eid al-Adha that were distributed in the year 2001 was 38,604 from which 1,086,846 people benefited in 16 countries around the world.

Islamic Relief sees the importance of assisting those in need who live in our communities. The local projects which we help support include a homeless feeding program, and a free medical clinic in underserved areas of Los Angeles. Our aim is to continue to assist community-based organisations, as well as develop new programs to help people locally.