Hurricane Dorian Rips Bahamas

ABACO ISLAND, 10 September 2019– Hurricane Dorian, known as a Category 5 hurricane with a speed of 300km / h and storms, hit Bahamas between 1 and 2 September 2019 .

Some 70,000 people are in need of shelter, food and water while some families lose their homes. At least 43 people have been killed and this figure is expected to increase to hundreds while thousands more may be lost.

About 3500 people have been evacuated and are now sheltering in tents and shelters. There are concerns that diarrhea and other waterborne diseases could spread.

Some of the most affected areas are the busy cities, occupied by Haitian workers. 90% of the infrastructure in the Abaco Islands has been destroyed.

The only international airport on Grand Bahama Island was also destroyed and as such could not be used for evacuation and aid assistance.

Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) will continue to monitor the situation and collect information from nearby Islamic Relief partners.

Mali Floods Affect 14,000 People

MALI, 5 September 2019– Heavy rains since 24th of August have resulted in heavy flooding in Mali, especially in the Circle of Nara in the Koulikoro region, which was one of the most affected areas.

Immediate assistance is needed for residents of Nara town and village, as well as the Guire, Fallou, Ougadou and Dilly communities.

In Nara, 73 homes have collapsed while in Guire 240 households were severely affected.

In Dilly and Ougadou, 14 homes were destroyed, while in Fallou 12 villages were affected and over 400 hectares of land were destroyed, leaving 81 homes abandoned due to risk of water flooding.

In all five areas, nearly 14,000 people were affected directly by the floods.

Food, non-food assistance (NFI), water disinfection products, temporary shelters, school supplies and children’s clothing are greatly needed to assist these people.

Islamic Relief (IR) Mali is currently monitoring the situation and devising a plan to help 3,840 people (640 households).

6,000 Refugees Flooding into Northwest Syria

IDLIB, 4 September 2019– Since the collapsed of the ceasefire on August 5, thousands of civilians have fled to North Idlib. More than 600,000 refugees have been recorded in north-western Syria since early May.

According to the United Nations (UN), the attacks on August 28 and 30 damaged four facilities while three more are likely to be damaged.

The UN recorded that more than 550 civilians have died since the attack began, including 450 women and children according to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

Majority of the refugees have moved into the Idleb Administrative District, with a smaller number moving north of Aleppo.

At least 58 schools have been damaged or affected by airstrikes since the end of April in the area, while about 100 schools are being used as refugee shelters.

Humanitarian assistance is urgently needed such as shelter, personal hygiene products within and outside the camp, wheat flour for bread, packs of food, trauma care services, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and emergency education.

Serangan Baru Tingkatkan Jumlah Pelarian Di Syria

IDLIB, 23 Ogos 2019 – Serangan baru sekali lagi mengancam kehidupan berjuta-juta orang awam yang tinggal di wilayah Idlib dan keadaan semakin huru-hara memandangkan penduduk tiada lagi tempat untuk berlindung.

Hospital Maaret al Numan telah merawat lebih daripada sejuta orang yang telah diserang dalam serangan udara baru-baru ini.

Sekurang-kurangnya 18 orang awam termasuk enam orang kanak-kanak terbunuh dalam serangan udara di kem pelarian di bandar Hass, wilayah Idlib.

Situasi menyebabkan 500,000 orang menjadi pelarian. Dalam jumlah ini, beberapa orang daripadanya telah berpindah beberapa kali. 25,000 anjakan direkodkan dalam tempoh tiga hari lepas. Lebih 500 orang awam meninggal dunia dan mengalami kecederaan sejak April.

Bantuan segera yang diperlukan termasuk makanan, barangan musim sejuk, tempat tinggal, kesihatan, air, kebersihan & sanitasi (WASH) dan pendidikan.

Sehingga kini, IR Syria dengan kerjasama rakan IR lain telah membantu Idlib melalui bantuan khemah, plastik, makanan, roti, tepung gandum dan kesihatan.

25,000 Rakyat Sudan Perlukan Bantuan Kecemasan

KHARTOUM, 21 Ogos 2019 -Hujan lebat dan banjir kilat telah menyebabkan kemusnahan di seluruh Sudan yang melibatkan 16 daripada 18 negeri, dan White Nile adalah kawasan paling teruk terjejas dengan 25,000 penduduk memerlukan bantuan segera.

Lebih 100,000 rakyat Sudan terjejas oleh banjir, dan lebih daripada 1000 rumah telah mengalami kerosakan.

Islamic Relief (IR) Sudan kini bekerjasama dengan pihak berkuasa tempatan untuk memantau situasi tersebut.

Setakat ini, IR Sudan merancang untuk mengagihkan barangan bukan makanan (NFIs) di White Nile.

Kem Bestari YPM-IRM Tingkat Kefahaman Pelajar

Hulu Langat, 17 Ogos 2019 – 60 pelajar dari pelbagai latar belakang mendapat manfaat daripada program Kem Motivasi Bestari yang dianjurkan oleh Yayasan Pelajaran MARA (YPM) dengan kerjasama Islamic Relief Malaysia (IRM).

Program selama tiga hari itu bertujuan untuk meningkatkan motivasi dan pengetahuan pelajar berkaitan teknik-teknik menjawab soalan, perkongsian maklumat dan pengalaman pembelajaran dengan menggunakan kemahiran yang diberi, memberi pendedahan berkaitan cara-cara membuat pembahagian masa dalam menjawab soalan serta pendedahan skema menjawab soalan.

Pengurus Bahagian Program Domestik IRM, Noor Halimahton Sa’adiah Talib dalam ucapannya berkata, “Islamic Relief Malaysia berterima kasih kepada Yayasan Pelajaran MARA atas kerjasama dalam menjayakan kem ini. Ini bukan kali pertama IRM bekerjasama dengan YPM dalam sektor Pendidikan. Diharap kerjasama ini akan berterusan untuk masa akan datang. Untuk pelajar-pelajar, saya doakan kejayaan anda.”

Sementara itu, Mohamad Isa Chik, Pengurus Seksyen Kesukarelawan dan Kepimpinan YPM berkata, “Terima kasih kepada Islamic Relief Malaysia yang berusaha membawa adik-adik pelajar ke kem ini sehingga kita dapat bertemu. Bila Allah letak kita dalam sesuatu jalan yang baik, bermakna kita dipilih oleh Allah untuk menjadi orang terbaik. Bila Allah dah pilih kita, jadilah kita orang yang terbaik, bukan orang yang gagal.”

Para peserta kem tersebut terdiri daripada pelajar-pelajar UPSR, PT3 dan SPM 2019 dari SK Jalan 4, SK Kajang Utama, SK Seksyen 7, SMK Kajang Utama dan SMK Jalan 3 manakala tenaga pengajar terdiri daripada guru-guru pakar Jabatan Pelajaran Negeri (JPN) dan Pejabat Pendidikan Daerah (PPD).

“Saya dan rakan-rakan rasa gembira kerana terpilih menyertai program ini. Banyak perkara yang kami dapat melalui aktiviti yang dijalankan. Selain dapat menambah ilmu, kami dapat bekerja berkumpulan, toleransi dan saling menyayangi antara satu sama lain. Kami lebih bersemangat nak belajar!” Kongsi Amy Adib Mahsuri, salah seorang peserta Kem Bestari.

Antara aktiviti yang dijalankan sepanjang kem adalah bengkel teknik menjawab, taklimat kerjaya dan pengurusan diri serta taklimat persediaan diri dalam menghadapi peperiksaan.