Islamic Relief

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Islamic Relief Worldwide
Founded1984;40 years ago (1984)
Founder Hany El-Banna
Type International NGO
FocusSustainable Livelihoods, Education, Health & Nutrition, Orphans and Child Welfare, Water Sanitation & Hygiene, Emergency Relief & Disaster Preparedness, Campaigning, Integrated development
Headquarters Birmingham, UK
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
CEO: Waseem Ahmad Chair of Trustees: Haroun Atallah [1]
Revenue£274.6 million (2023) [1]
Website islamic-relief.org

Islamic Relief Worldwide is a faith-inspired humanitarian and development agency which is working to support and empower the world's most vulnerable people. [2]

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Founded in the United Kingdom in 1984, Islamic Relief has international headquarters in Birmingham and a network of national offices, affiliated partners, registered branches and country offices spread over more than 40 countries.

The charity typically assists more than 10 million people each year through emergency response, and development programmes in areas including education, health and livelihood support. It also advocates on behalf of those in need, focusing particularly in its campaigns on climate change, the rights of women and girls, and supporting refugees and displaced people.

Islamic Relief has been registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales since 1989 and is an independent, non-political non-governmental organisation (NGO). In 2023, Islamic Relief's income was £274.6 million. [3]

History

Islamic Relief was founded in 1984 by Dr Hany El-Banna and fellow students from the University of Birmingham. From its first donation of 20p, the charity raised £100,000 to help those affected by the famine in Sudan. [4] Since then, Islamic Relief has grown into an international humanitarian organisation with an annual income of hundreds of millions and a presence in more than 40 countries across Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and North America.

1990s

In 1993, Islamic Relief worked with UK-based newspaper The Independent on an appeal to raise funds for relief efforts during the Bosnian War. [5] The appeal raised £37,000 for Islamic Relief and supported aid delivery throughout the conflict, including during the Siege of Sarajevo.

In 1994, Islamic Relief became the first Muslim NGO to receive UK government funding when it was awarded £180,000 to support a training centre in North Kordofan, Sudan. [6]

The following year, the charity was the first international relief agency on the ground delivering aid to the Chechen capital, Grozny, after war broke out in the territory. [7] Islamic Relief supplied food, blankets, clothes and medicine to those affected by the fighting.

Islamic Relief became a signatory of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's Code of Conduct [8] in 1999, committing to this international standard of how to provide aid to people affected by emergencies in a non-biased manner. Humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence are the code's core principles.

2000s

In 2002, Islamic Relief signed a Framework Partnership with the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid department, [9] recognising the charity's capacity to deliver aid to a high standard.

Islamic Relief purports to have been one of the few international aid agencies assisting people in Iraq when war broke out in 2003, providing £9 million worth of aid to people in need. [10]

In late 2004, Islamic Relief responded to the devastating Indian Ocean Tsunami, assisting some of the hardest-hit communities. It was Islamic Relief’s largest-scale emergency response at the time and marked the beginning of the organisation’s work in Indonesia.

In 2005, Islamic Relief launched its biggest-ever operation in the United States, supporting those affected by Hurricane Katrina. [11] That same year, the charity joined the UK's Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC). It remains a member, along with 14 other major charities.

2010s

In 2010, Islamic Relief launched a major relief and reconstruction operation in Pakistan [12] after the country was hit by the worst floods in living memory at the time. Its work benefited some 428,000 people in more than 580 villages, the charity has reported. [13]

2014 saw Islamic Relief begin a partnership with the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) – the first of its kind between global Islamic and Christian humanitarian organisations. The agreement formalised a programme of joint humanitarian project, policy, research and advocacy, focusing specifically on faith and protection issues. [14]

The decade was punctuated by the conflicts in both Syria [15] and Yemen [16] which according to the United Nations has left a combined 29 million people as refugees.

2020–present

The spread of COVID-19 impacted Islamic Relief's work around the world, delaying some projects and prompting new emergency responses to cope with the fallout of the pandemic. The charity continued to deliver aid in a safe manner where possible and moved some of its activities and events online. [17]

In 2020 the international federation of Islamic Relief entities launched a new global governance framework, establishing an International General Assembly from which representatives from around the world elect Islamic Relief Worldwide's board of trustees. [18]

In 2021, Islamic Relief was recertified against the prestigious Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS), a rigorous standard made up of nine commitments designed to ensure charities best meet the needs of the communities they serve. At the time, Islamic Relief was one of only five UK-based charities to hold the full independent certification, which will last until May 2025. The charity was first certified against the CHS in 2017. [19]

In 2022, Islamic Relief marked World Refugee Day with a joint conference with the LWF, and another of its close faith-based partners HIAS, on 'Welcoming the Stranger'. [20]

In 2022, the charity responded as devastating flooding swept across Pakistan. Islamic Relief provided food, water, shelter and other emergency items to affected people, continuing to support communities in the months that followed the disaster. By the end of the year, Islamic Relief had assisted over 1 million people and raised over £10 million to support communities affected by the flooding. [21]

In 2023, Islamic Relief launched major responses and appeals to address crises including the Türkiye-Syria earthquake, the outbreak of conflict in Sudan and the unprecedented escalation in violence in Gaza.

The charity also published its new 10-year Global Strategy, laying out how it would seek to achieve three core outcomes: saving lives and reducing vulnerability to humanitarian crises, empowering communities to tackle poverty and vulnerability, and advocating for change to eliminate the global and local root causes of inequality.

Islamic Relief's work

Vision and mission

Islamic Relief's work is guided by the values and teachings of the Qur'an and Sunnah, the prophetic example. These shape the organisation's five key values: ikhlas (sincerity), ihsan (excellence), rahma (compassion), adl (social justice), and amana (custodianship).

Islamic Relief serves communities in need regardless of race, political affiliation, gender or belief, working to provide lasting routes out of poverty and to empower individuals to transform their lives.

It envisages a caring world where communities are empowered, social obligations are fulfilled, and people respond as one to the suffering of others. It is committed to the principle of Do No Harm, [22] striving to ensure aid is appropriate for the communities it serves, and to understand and minimise any potential negative impacts of aid delivery.

Humanitarian programmes

Islamic Relief responds to humanitarian crises around the world, aiming to reduce the impact of conflicts and natural disasters. The charity focuses on rapid response, providing emergency relief and protecting vulnerable people. It also helps communities and governments to prepare for future incidents through disaster risk reduction programmes.

Some of the major emergency interventions launched by Islamic Relief have included providing life-saving aid during the Bosnian War in the 1990s, providing medical assistance during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and managing refugee camps in Darfur, Sudan. The charity has also responded to devastating natural disasters including the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, the Kashmir earthquake in 2005 and a severe drought in the Horn of Africa in 2011.

In 2023, Islamic Relief reported that it had delivered 326 humanitarian projects across 29 countries that year. The charities current emergency appeals include supporting communities uprooted by violence in Gaza [23] and Sudan [24] , delivering vital food aid to 2 million people at risk of famine and disease in Yemen [25] each month, and assisting individuals and families grappling with the long-term effects of prolonged drought in the Horn of Africa.

Islamic Relief also runs annual seasonal programmes, including Ramadan and qurbani food distributions, and a winter programme through which blankets, fuel and other essentials are provided to help people in need survive the colder months. These programmes reach millions of people each year.

Development programmes

Islamic Relief's development programmes aim to empower individuals and communities to emerge from poverty and become more self-reliant. The programmes focus on providing solutions to the challenges faced by those in need, and include climate adaptation, livelihood support, and orphan sponsorship.

In 2011, Islamic Relief began a Programme Partnership Agreement with the UK government's Department for International Development, now the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, recognising the charity's capacity to contribute to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Islamic Relief's development strategy has been consistently aligned to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In 2023, Islamic Relief reported that it carried out 334 development projects that year, reaching 4.6 million people. Individuals assisted through these projects included over 91,900 orphaned children supported through the Orphan Sponsorship Programme, more than 2.8 million lives saved and improved through healthcare interventions, and improved more than 967,000 people’s access to water, sanitation and hygiene services. [26]

Advocacy and campaigning

Climate change

In August 2015, Islamic Relief launched the Islamic Declaration on Climate Change with GreenFaith and the Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences. [27] It called on Muslim communities to take an active role in climate action at local, national and international levels. The Declaration makes an Islamic faith-endorsed case for protecting the environment and was supported by global Muslim leaders.

In 2023, Islamic Relief assisted more than 205,000 people to adapt and build resilience to the negative impacts of climate change, and produced a report on the vital role local actors play in such interventions. [28]

Women and girls

In 2018, Islamic Relief announced a forthcoming Declaration of Gender Justice in Islam. The Declaration is a call to action against gender inequality from an Islamic faith perspective and seeks to tackle discrimination and harmful practices, especially against women and girls in Muslim communities.

The Declaration is expected to be launched publicly in late 2022 as part of a new global campaign to empower women and girls and tackle gender inequality. The Declaration and the campaign are part of Islamic Relief's gender justice work, which includes tackling early and forced marriage, domestic violence and female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). In 2023, Islamic Relief offices around the world invited men and boys to join efforts to combat FGM/C in a campaign aiming to address the root causes of the harmful practice by engaging men and boys as allies in transforming the social and gender norms that perpetuate FGM/C. [29]

Refugees and displaced people

In 2013, Islamic Relief was one of several faith-inspired organisations to work with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees[CM9] on an inter-faith affirmation. The charity also campaigns to help implement the UN's Global Compact on Refugees, an historic agreement that includes specific recognition of the role of faith-based organisations and local faith communities in welcoming those forced to flee their homes.

In 2023, Islamic Relief continued supporting refugees and displaced people around the world, including hundreds of Ukrainian refugees living in Poland. [30]

Fundraising

Islamic Relief raises funds through various channels including online donations, charity shops, and corporate giving. In 2023, the charity reported that it had raised a record £274.6 million through fundraising. [3]

Islamic Relief is also the founder of Charity Week – a student volunteer-led campaign to raise funds. In 2023, Islamic Relief report that over 600 educational institutions around the world signed up to take part in that year’s event, raising a record £2.7 million. [31]

Structure and governance

A 2021 map of where Islamic Relief works WorldMap-Member&CountryOffices-AR2021.jpg
A 2021 map of where Islamic Relief works

The Islamic Relief federation is made up of member offices, which carry out fundraising on a national level, and country offices, which coordinate and implement projects to serve communities in need. Islamic Relief Worldwide, based in the UK, is the international office of the Islamic Relief federation. It oversees global standards and coordinates and monitors the work of country offices.

In 2020 as part of a wide governance reform programme Islamic Relief created the International General Assembly (IGA). This is the highest body of the new Islamic Relief Worldwide governance structure and consists mainly of representatives elected by Islamic Relief member offices across five continents, creating a body that is truly globally representative. It is through this body that the board of trustees are elected which is inclusive of member offices and independent members.

Affiliated organisations

TIC International Ltd

TIC International [32] is a trading subsidiary of Islamic Relief. It supports the charity's fundraising activities by recycling clothes and running a network of charity shops across the UK. It was set up in 1993 after Islamic Relief received an influx of clothes in response to emergency appeals. The Birmingham-based firm supports Islamic Relief's journey towards 'net zero' by recycling clothing that might otherwise be disposed of in landfill or in other ways that harm the environment.

In 2023, TIC converted 2,362 tonnes of unwanted clothing into income for Islamic Relief, either through re-selling high-quality items in the charity shops or through recycling to generate profits.

International Waqf Fund

The International Waqf Fund [33] is Islamic Relief's investment vehicle. It was established in 2001 to boost the long-term financial sustainability of Islamic Relief investments and to generate returns for social impact, known as waqf in Islamic terminology.

Waqf enables Islamic Relief to decrease its dependency on donations and grants, as the annual yield from waqf investments provides income that funds social impact programmes. In 2021, Islamic Relief said the International Waqf endowments fund grew to £8.6 million. [34]

Humanitarian Academy for Development

Formerly known as the Islamic Relief Academy, the Humanitarian Academy for Development [35] (HAD) re-launched in 2018 as a centre for learning and research to benefit the humanitarian sector.

As well as training Islamic Relief staff, HAD offers training to other humanitarian practitioners. In 2023, it ran several programmes aimed at strengthening the capacity of local civil society organisations in countries including Nigeria, Cambodia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. [36]

Memberships and key partnerships

Islamic Relief is a member of the United Nations' Economic and Social Council and is a signatory to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's Code of Conduct. It is also a member of Bond and the Disasters Emergency Committee.

Islamic Relief is the co-owner of the International Civil Society Centre, a global action platform, and an affiliate member of the INGO Accountability Charter Company. The charity is also part of the global Make Poverty History coalition, which is campaigning to end extreme poverty.

Islamic Relief also makes up part of the Beyond 2015 coalition, which aims to influence the development framework that will replace the Millennium Development Goals. In 2014, it signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate in humanitarian work with the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), and in 2015 formed a partnership with the African Union to tackle chronic poverty on the continent.

The charity’s Annual Report 2023 lists its key partners as: Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD), Bond, CHS Alliance, Church of Sweden, Climate Action Network International, Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), Finn Church Aid, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Gender and Development Network (GADN), Global Affairs Canada, Habitat for Humanity International, HelpAge, HIAS, Humanitarian Coalition, Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), International Civil Society Centre, International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA), International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Islamic Development Bank, Joint Learning Initiative (JLI), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Lutheran World Federation, PARD, Network for Religious & Traditional Peacebuilders (NRTP), Qatar Charity, Qatar Red Crescent, Save the Children UK, Sheikh Abdullah Al Nouri Charity Society, Shelter Box UK, Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency), START Network, TZU Chi Foundation, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), UN World Food Programme (WFP), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), World Vision, Zakat House.

Awards

Islamic Relief has received various awards from governments and institutions in recognition of its humanitarian work over the decades. These include:

Controversies

In June 2013, Israel added Islamic Relief to a list of organisations banned from operating in the country, alleging that the charity was funding Hamas. The charity's West Bank offices were raided, during which time computers were destroyed, files were confiscated, and an office safe was forcibly opened.

Islamic Relief denied the allegations and, in late 2014, an audit carried out by the leading global audit firm, KPMG, found no evidence of any link to terrorism. [44] [45] The Israeli government responded by stating its decision to declare Islamic Relief illegal was "based on information that has been accumulated over years" and claimed that Islamic Relief was "a central player in the financing of Hamas."

Islamic Relief denies this allegation and continues to challenge the decision in Israeli courts. [46]

In 2014, the UAE designated Islamic Relief as a terrorist organization, along with more than a dozen US and European civil society groups. [47] [48] A spokesperson for Islamic Relief stated that “we assume that our inclusion on the UAE list can only be attributable to a mistake. We do not have a presence or any programs in the UAE.” [49] The US and UK governments sought further clarity from the UAE on the rationale for the designation. [50]

Antisemitism

In July 2020, one of several directors at Islamic Relief, Heshmat Khalifa, resigned after The Times discovered he had made antisemitic remarks on his Facebook page in 2014 and 2015. In an interview with The Guardian , then-CEO Naser Haghamed said he was "appalled" by the "unacceptable posts," which included labelling Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi a "pimp son of the Jews" and calling the Israeli government the "grandchildren of monkeys and pigs." [51]

In late August 2020, Islamic Relief announced that its entire board would be resigning in a long-planned move that was described as "a part of far-reaching governance reforms" that had been over five years in the making. [52]

In January 2021, the Charity Commission of England and Wales completed a compliance case into Islamic Relief, stating that it was "satisfied that it [Islamic Relief] is making the necessary improvements in terms of the vetting of trustees, and ongoing oversight over their social media activities." [53]

Later that month, an Independent Commission helmed by the former Attorney General for England and Wales Dominic Grieve concluded that "the offensive views articulated by the former senior director and two former trustees did not in any way compromise the impartiality or integrity of the organization's humanitarian programmes." [54]

Smear campaign

In March 2023, a New Yorker investigation reported that the United Arab Emirates hired Alp Services, a Swiss private intelligence agency, to spread allegations of Islamic Relief ties to the Muslim Brotherhood in Western press outlets in 2020. [55] The smear campaign led the German government to stop working with Islamic Relief, [55] [56] and caused the Dutch government to announce that it would not initiate a new funding partnership with Islamic Relief for an international interfaith project. [57] It also interfered with Islamic Relief's ability to transfer funds to crisis zones. [55] Islamic Relief denies any links to the Muslim Brotherhood, stating that the charity is a "purely humanitarian aid organisation". [58] [59]

Other controversies

In 2016, The Sunday Times reported that the banking group HSBC had decided to sever ties with Islamic Relief. The charity confirmed that in 2014 HSBC had invited it to "end the relationship" before doing so itself after the charity refused. [60]

HSBC did not state publicly why the relationship had been terminated but said such decisions "would typically include the type of activities the business is involved in, the jurisdictions in which it operates and the products and services it uses."

Islamic Relief said it was told that HSBC needed to "manage the challenge" posed by customers operating in "high-risk jurisdictions". The charity called on banks to ensure their de-risking measures did not impact people in need of humanitarian aid.

In 2017, the government of Bangladesh was reported to have barred Islamic Relief from aiding the Rohingya people in Cox's Bazar, but made no specific allegation. [61] Islamic Relief was subsequently approved to operate in Cox's Bazar. As of July 2022, the government of Bangladesh was working with Islamic Relief to aid Rohingya refugees. [62]

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