IR Malaysia’s Ramadan Road Tour is under way

Islamic Relief Malaysia’s Ramadan Relief programme has been in place since 2006. This year, upon reaching its tenth anniversary, IR Malaysia introduced a new element to the traditional food pack distributions by organising Kembara Saham Akhirat – a Ramadan Relief Road Tour. Built on the Islamic notion of helping one’s neighbour and maintaining ties to […]

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World Refugee Day: Stand #WithRefugees

Islamic Relief supporters are urged to petition governments for refugee rights. To mark World Refugee Day, on June 20, Islamic Relief is throwing its weight behind the#WithRefugees petition. The number of refugees globally now exceeds 20 million – the highest figure for more than two decades. Increasing political instability and violent conflict are pushing thousands […]

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Aminata’s Ramadan

Each year, Islamic Relief Mali begins its distribution programme 10 days before the start of Ramadan. Focusing on the most vulnerable people in communities, this year the team helped those in low income households. 60-year-old Aminata and her family from Falan are receiving one of the 7,700 food packs delivered in Mali. As an agricultural […]

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Shining the spotlight on children in Somalia and South Sudan

Day of the African Child focuses on children affected by conflict and crisis Forty years after the Soweto Uprising, many children across Africa are still struggling to find their voice. Each year the Day of the African Child remembers June 16, 1976, when 10,000 black school children protested in Soweto against the poor quality of […]

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Young people kick-start recycling in Chechnya

Islamic Relief pilots waste separation scheme to encourage recycling across Grozny. Recycling is virtually non-existent in Chechnya, but Islamic Relief has been running a pilot scheme to encourage people to separate their waste. While countries like Austria and Germany are recycling 60% of their rubbish, and the UK and USA recycle around 40%, in Russia […]

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