Category Archives: Worldwide

For World Humanitarian Day we’re paying tribute to our humanitarian heroes in the field. Semir Velija Kukuruzović was one of our very first members of staff in Bosnia and Herzegovina when we originally started working there in 1992 as war had just begun. Three years in, food supplies had dwindled and the people of BiH […]

For World Humanitarian Day we’re paying tribute to our humanitarian heroes in the field. Zina Shataeva is a social worker in our one-to-one sponsorship programme working in the Russian Federation. She has seen more than a decade of changes since starting with Islamic Relief. “I’ve worked as a social worker for Islamic Relief for the […]

For World Humanitarian Day we’re paying tribute to our humanitarian heroes in the field. Mohammed Hamza, 28, graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Aleppo University and in 2012 he applied to join a Masters in economics at London School of Business and Finance. His dream came to a halt when he was caught up […]

For World Humanitarian Day we’re paying tribute to our humanitarian heroes in the field. Edgar Morbos, a senior programme officer in the Philippines, retained his calm determination, even under intense pressure: “Organizing communities is like a steep, uphill climb with a breathtaking view waiting at the top. I have been working with communities for more […]

As of 3 August 2016, 3.2 million people across 16 districts have been affected by widespread flooding, with 42 deaths already confirmed. Increasing river levels have forced thousands from their homes, with more than 250,000 houses destroyed or damaged by floods, landslides and river bank erosion. Only 7,400 people have managed to find refuge in […]

Islamic Relief is working to improve the lives of internally-displaced families, returnees and host communities in the remote town of Myawaddy in Kayin State, Myanmar. The border town of Myawaddy has had a long history of conflict, one that resulted in a dwindling population that fled the area in search of safety. Only recently these […]