Islamic Relief

💔 #Gaza is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a child. Survivors face trauma that can last a lifetime.

Since 2023, we have been providing hope through psychosocial care – reaching over 100,000 children and 500 women. Alhamdulillah 🤲

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🌐 Today is the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.

Islamic Relief has decades of experience helping communities prepare for & recover from disasters like earthquakes—building resilience & saving lives.

Learn how we respond 👉 islamic-relief.org/news/earthqu... #DRRDay

This #WorldMentalHealthDay, we’re reminded that healing means more than survival ❤️‍🩹

In Port #Sudan, Islamic Relief is supporting displaced families with toys, games & art kits — bringing moments of joy and emotional relief to women & children affected by conflict. 💙

Today’s ceasefire deal must not be another false dawn. After two years of relentless atrocities, what Gaza needs is unfettered humanitarian access, not broken promises.

We stand ready to scale lifesaving aid—but the world must act now.

🔗 Full statement: islamic-relief.org/news/gaza-ce...

Two years on from the rapid escalation in Israeli attacks, families in Lebanon are still struggling to survive.

Islamic Relief is on the ground, delivering food, hygiene kits & emergency aid to those who’ve lost their homes & livelihoods.

📖 read more: islamic-relief.org/news/lebanon...

🔴 This is a rare moment of hope after more than 15 months of relentless atrocities.

Now, we need lasting peace in #Gaza.

This temporary pause must become permanent, with justice for victims, an end to the occupation and unrestricted humanitarian aid.

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Our teams in #Gaza received shipments of canned #Qurbani meat, which has been distributed to vulnerable families

Thank you for your support 🤲🏼

❄️ Around the world, we’re responding to those in need – providing winter essentials such as blankets, food packs and firewood to help families survive the harsh season.

Thank you for your support! 💙✨

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May Allah SWT grant us all the ability to reach #Ramadan and make it a source of immense blessing for us all 🤲

✨ Dua for the good of this world and the next:

✨ Dua for Rizq:

✨ Dua for success:

✨ Dua for the Ummah:

🧵 | 50 days to Ramadan!

Let's make the most of this countdown by preparing our hearts, minds and souls for this blessed month

🌙 Here are 4 beautiful Du'as to learn and incorporate into your daily routine before Ramadan begins:

📍#Syria

Alhamdulillah, our winter distributions are taking place all around the world! 🌏

By supporting our Winter Appeal, you can provide families with the essentials they need to survive the season 💙

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Updates: UN agencies condemn latest Israeli attack on Gaza aid convoy The World Food Programme and UNRWA slam Israeli army for firing on ‘clearly marked’ convoy in the central Gaza Strip.

📰 | “People have nowhere to go to escape the cold, the bombs or the hunger. Only a ceasefire and an end to Israel’s siege will stop more babies from freezing to death,”

Read our comments in @aljazeera.com : www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

❓Did you know...

Last year we expanded our Orphan Sponsorship Programme again – particularly in #Gaza – to help support over 93,200 of the world’s most vulnerable children in 27 countries.

Thank you for #SavingLives ✨

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🔴 Cold weather and the absence of safe shelter are turning #Gaza into a graveyard for newborns.

- At least 8 babies have died from hypothermia.
- 7,700 newborns are left without essential care.

This must end.

#CeasefireNOW

Israel’s siege is freezing babies to death, Islamic Relief says - Islamic Relief Worldwide A ceasefire and increased humanitarian aid is the only way to stop more babies in Gaza dying during the cold winter, Islamic Relief says, as yet another young infant froze to death in their tent in th...

📢 | An Islamic Relief aid worker says:

“These tragic deaths were entirely preventable. Only a ceasefire and an end to Israel’s siege will stop more babies from freezing to death.”

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🔴 Babies in Gaza are freezing to death.

At least 8 Palestinian infants have tragically died from hypothermia – the youngest just 3 days old 💔

A #CeasefireNOW and increased aid access are the only ways to prevent more innocent children from dying this winter.

Today marks the first Jummah of #Rajab - one of the four sacred months 🌙

Oh Allah, bless us in Rajab and Sha'ban and allow us to reach #Ramadan, Ameen!

Maximise on your good deeds and reap the benefits and blessings of this sacred time, InshaAllah. #JummahMubarak ✨🤍

🌍 Alhamdulillah — together, we touched more than 17 million lives in 2024.

Read on to find out more about your incredible impact! 🤲🏽

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Since November, severe flooding from the Niger River has impacted 7,098 households in villages in #Mali, disrupting lives and livelihoods.

We’re responding with emergency aid: vouchers, food, shelter and essentials to support affected families 💙

Thank you for your support! ✨

🔴 Millions of people in #Sudan are facing unimaginable suffering

Our teams are on the ground, providing vital aid.

Thank you for supporting our work 🫶

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As 20 years pass since world’s worst tsunami, experts warn of complacency More than 227,000 people died in the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and experts warn it could happen again.

🔴 "I lost my daughter in the tsunami – I’ll never stop searching for her".

20 years after the tsunami, IR #Indonesia aid worker Budi still lives in hope of one day finding his infant daughter, swept away by 50-foot waves 💔

Read more on @Aljazeera.com:

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The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami left a trail of devastation:

- Waves reached up to 100ft 🌊
- Travelled at speeds just 50mph shy of a commercial airplane ✈️

These staggering figures represent untold stories of loss and heartbreak.

#2004Tsunami

It's the 26th of December 2024.

Today marks 20 years since the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami that claimed the lives of around 230,000 people.

🎥 Watch:
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A new dawn for Syria: Navigating hope, challenges, and rebuilding  - Islamic Relief Worldwide Islamic Relief’s Humanitarian Advocacy Advisor, Aman Soufi, has spent years monitoring the crisis in her native Syria, highlighting the dire humanitarian needs, the obstacles aid agencies face in tryi...

In her latest blog, our Humanitarian Advocacy Advisor highlights the urgent need for reconstruction in #Syria to be people-led:

🏥 38% of hospitals are non-functional
📚 Over 5,200 schools destroyed
💡 Families face daily power outages

Read more on the site:

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Our Chief Executive, @waseemahmadirw.bsky.social reflects on the challenges and achievements of the past year and highlights our commitment to climate action, gender justice and humanitarian access.

Here are his end-of-year thoughts ➡️

A new dawn for Syria: Navigating hope, challenges, and rebuilding  - Islamic Relief Worldwide Islamic Relief’s Humanitarian Advocacy Advisor, Aman Soufi, has spent years monitoring the crisis in her native Syria, highlighting the dire humanitarian needs, the obstacles aid agencies face in tryi...

After years of monitoring the crisis in #Syria, Aman Soufi, our Humanitarian Advocacy Advisor, outlines how the world can help Syria rebuild and support the millions still suffering after 14 years of conflict 🌍

Read her latest blog: islamic-relief.org/news/a-new-d...