“East Africa is losing its once abundant natural resources to climate change, with devastating effects. We must not lose this race.”
The theme of this year’s World Humanitarian Day is #TheHumanRace, highlighting the race against time to beat climate change and the immediate consequences for the world’s most vulnerable people. In the race against the climate crisis, we can’t leave anyone behind. Gloria Nthenya Kivuva, who works for Islamic Relief Worldwide in East Africa, reflects here [...]
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This World Refugee Day, we are recognising the strength and courage of refugees like Hassan
Never before has the world recognised a World Refugee Day in which so many people are displaced. Largely driven by conflict, the number of refugees has doubled in the past 10 years, from 41 million in 2010 to nearly 80 million today. Today, Islamic Relief shines a light on the strength and courage those forced [...]
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Building sustainable livelihoods in northern Syria through livestock and agricultural support

Ten years on from the start of the crisis in Syria, Islamic Relief has been helping thousands of families uprooted from their homes to earn a living once more. Abu Ziyad lost his son when his village was bombed and now cares for his orphaned grandchildren alone. Since fleeing their home, the family have fled […]

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“We have fled again and again but we still live in fear”: a mother’s desperate search for safety in Syria

Umm Ibrahim is a widowed woman raising her children in one of hundreds of camps scattered across northern Syria. Umm Ibrahim’s 3 children each have mental health issues. “My daughter Jamila experiences periods of mania, which affects her sleep and causes her to cry out. My daughter Wafa struggles with obsessive behaviour, and my son, […]

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