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7/29/2019 Islamic Relief SA Newsletter - March 2013
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Making a World of Difference
Since the uprising began in March 2011, over 60,000
people have lost their lives in the Syrian conict and
hundreds of thousands have been forced to ee their
homes. The humanitarian situation is deteriorating every
day at an alarming rate.
The civil war in Syria has forced over one and half million
people to abandon their homes, seeking safety in safer
parts of Syria or the neighbouring countries of Turkey,Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan and Egypt.
The refugees are facing cold winter conditions and many
are in need of warmer shelter and winter provisions.
The humanitarian situation in Syria is stark. The public
infrastructure inside Syria is severely damaged including
homes, clinics, hospitals and other essential services
such as water and sanitation networks. The result of
which are overcrowded shelters.
Furthermore, violence restricts men, women and childrensaccess to potable water, food and health services. Many
displaced Syrians are staying in unsuitable unfurnished
locations such as schools, university dorms and poultry
farms. They are living in unbearable conditions - warm
clothing, heating, and blankets are in dire need.
It is predicted there will be up to a million refugees earlynext year, and millions of Syrians will need assistance
inside Syria.
How Islamic Relief has assisted
Islamic Relief has provided over 5 million worth of
assistance to the people of Syria since April 2012. We
have delivered humanitarian aid inside Syria and across
the refugee camps in neighbouring Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq
and Turkey.
Refugees are facing grave challenges during the winter
months as many of them are unable to afford warm
clothes and winter provisions. IR winterization projects
will focus on the distribution of food, blankets, heating
devices, newborn kits, medical aid and cash assistance.
Millions displaced inside Syria
3 million Syrians facing food shortages inside Syria,
while food prices have increased
59% of hospitals have been damaged or destroyed
inside Syria
Around 2,500 Syrians ee Syria each day
Over 500,000 Syrian refugees registered byUNHCR, half of whom are children
March 2013
Middle East & North Africa region - Syria Winter Appeal
National Call Centre:
0800 111 898
www.islamic-relief.co.za
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AFRICA IN NEED -
WEST AFRICA IN CRISIS
Islamic Relief launched a West Africa appeal in March
2012, in response to a severe drought which left 18 million
people food insecure. Early warning by the international
community helped to mitigate the situation, following
lesson learnt in the Horn of Africa, but communities are in
dire need in Niger, Mali and Chad.
Focus on Mali
Mali is still experiencing severe food and fodder insecurities
affecting 4.6 million and over 18 million people in the
Sahel as a whole, following drought and conict.
The situation in Mali has been exacerbated by armed
group occupation of the northern region of Mali. The
conict in Northern Mali has resulted in over 39,000
people migrating towards central and southern Mali,
while thousands have ed to the neighbouring countries
of Burkina Faso, Niger, Mauritania and Algeria.
There are fears of increasing instability in the country,
signicantly affecting the humanitarian responses
underway in northern Mali and weakening resilience of
communities further.
How Islamic Relief is helping
IR began working in Mali in 1997, helping people affected
by civil war in the northern regions. We now work in
three areas of Mali: Gourma Rharous in the north,Ouelessebougou in the south and the central areas
surrounding the capital, Bamako.
Our work in Mali is focused on long-term development.
This includes projects covering water and sanitation,
education, community-based development and child-
friendly villages.
We also run the Orphan Sponsorship programme in Mali,
which includes food and clothes distributions as well as
monthly sponsorship.
To donate towards Islamic Reliefs Development projects
i.e. Water for Life where a range of products are
available for sponsorship (boreholes, micro dams, water
wells, etc.) please call the Islamic Relief South Africa call
centre on 0800 111 898 or email [email protected].
Worrying prospects
for West Africa in 2013
8.5 million people face chronic food shortages.
Over one million children are still at risk of severe
acute malnutrition
Despite rains and a reasonable good harvest in
2012, communities are still vulnerable.
Funds still urgently needed.
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CASE STUDY: MALI
Chocolate and make-up
Islamic Relief offers business training to women in Mali.
Since March 2011, more than 500 Malians attended
workshops and classes that provide female breadwinners
with business and networking skills, as well as helping
them to optimise the sale of Shea nut butter.
The butter is extracted from the Shea nut tree and is used
in cosmetics and as an ingredient in chocolate.
Women who take part in the project are able to increase
their prots and make their business more successful,
which gives them more income with which to support
their families. In total, over 2,200 children are supportedby mothers in the Shea nut butter project.
55-year-old Kadia supports her two children and four
grandsons by selling Shea butter and mustard at a local
market in Ouelessebougou.
We dont have enough money, but we survive on the
little money we make, Kadia explained.
In the past, food prices were lower and businesses were
hopeful, but today some families struggle to have threemeals a day.
Kadia explains the main issues facing her community,
We need to develop the education we provide, health
services, employment opportunities and our agricultural
output. But our main problems are illiteracy and the lack
of nancial resources.
Islamic Relief provided support to our community through
orphan sponsorship, supporting businesses and literacy
classes. I currently attend language classes where I learnto read and write in Bamanankan, our local language.
Kadia explained that the Shea nut business training has
given her knowledge and made her very happy.
Africa water crisis
The severe drought conditions, coupled by conict across
the Sahel and East Africa regions has left more than 20
million people in dire need. Islamic Relief has since funded
the construction of solar panels, which has become the
core of a powerful water generation system.
This water generation system has provided easy access to
clean, potable water via four boreholes spread throughout
Farka, a village in Niger. Before Islamic Reliefs solar water
system had been completed, community members only
had access to one borehole that was often empty.
In 2012, private hospital group Netcare joined hands with
Islamic Relief South Africa and donated R500 000 towards
constructing our Northern Kenya Borehole project.
The money was used to construct eight new wells and to
rehabilitate a further seven wells at refugee centres and
schools in the area.
Help support our endeavour to create more solutions to
the drought problem in Africa and donate now.
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GAZA EMERGENCY APPEAL
The latest conict in Gaza, during November 2012,
resulted in a death toll of 163 and over 1,000 injured
people. Many homes, schools and buildings have been
devastated, including a school Islamic Relief repaired
during the last conict in 2008. A ceasere is now currently
in place.
Islamic Relief has worked in Gaza since 1998, with a
wide range of projects encompassing emergency relief,
child welfare, education, health and nutrition, livelihoods
support, and water and sanitation.
In the wake of the previous Gaza war it mounted a
30 million emergency response and reconstruction
programme over two years, in 2009 and 2010.
Our health programmes have included equipping and
renovating the intensive care units and emergency
departments of nine hospitals, ve of them in Gaza City,
and renovating 15 of Gazas 57 government health clinics.
Islamic Relief South Africa answered the call and together
with your support, we raised R2 million through live
pledges on ITV and Channel Islam International. We thank
you for your contribution that has helped save lives. May
you be rewarded abundantly, Insha-Allah.
Next phase: Rehabilitation
Although the conict has subsided, the effects on Gaza
City remains roads have been destroyed hospitals,
homes, shops and schools left in ruins.
Thousands of people remain unemployed, with 27%
of the overall population in the Occupied Palestinian
territories, unable to meet their basic food expenses.
With the level of unemployment increasing and most
Palestinians unable to contribute to the rebuilding of the
war torn Gaza city, Islamic Relief has launched the Gaza
Rehabilitation Project to assist with the recovery process.
Islamic Relief is committed to assisting with rebuilding
education, agricultural, medical as well as housing
facilities which were all affected by the war.
Help us rebuild wore torn Gaza and Donate now.
Eight days in Gaza:
The impact of the conict
163 Palestinians were killed including 43 children,15 women, 18 elder persons More than 1,200 injuries including 431 children, 207
women, 88 elder persons
Over 10,000 people are displaced from Gaza cityand northern Gaza, and have sought refuge in
emergency shelters
213 houses destroyed or severely damaged in Gaza 1,500 houses lightly damaged in Gaza
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REBUILDING ACEH PROVINCE(INDONESIA)
Islamic Relief has been working in Indonesia since 2000
when we registered and signed a memorandum of
understanding with the Ministry of Home affairs. The MOU
allows Islamic Relief to engage and support communities
through socio economic development, water and
sanitation, education, orphan, disaster preparedness and
emergency response.
Islamic Relief set up an orphan welfare programme in
March, 2005. So far, Islamic Relief donors have sponsored
350 orphans on a one-to-one basis, while hundreds of
other orphans have beneted from IRs orphan support
services
Villagers of Aceh Province in Indonesia have beenstruggling to rebuild their lives after the devastating
Tsunami of 2004. Coupled with a 30 year long conict,
many orphans took shelter in the orphanages managed
by the local community.
Most of these orphanages have to raise their own funds
while some receive nancial support from government.
The orphanages have the land for farming but lack the
skills and funds to run and maintain it.
Islamic Relief Rehabilitation Projects
In order to take efcient care of orphan children and
to provide proper educational support to them, it is
necessary for orphanages and places of safety to have
sufcient nancial support.
Islamic Relief South Africa has thus launched an income
generating project for eight (8) orphanages in the Aceh
province.
We will be funding various agricultural projects and
training orphans, their guardians and orphanage staff on
how to farm ducks, sh and vegetables.
Through the proposed farming project, orphan children
and their guardians will be given skills development and
training in the farming sector that will ultimately benet
these children in the long term, to generate an income
once they leave the orphanage
Project Deliverables
Duck farms at seven (7) orphanages will beestablished
1,800 square metres of land to be used for shcultivation
2,000 square metres of land will be used forvegetable cultivation
400 orphan children will be given training on sh,duck and vegetable farming
50 staff members from local orphanages will beskilled to manage farming activities
800 villagers will receive training on how toimprove sh, duck and vegetable farming activities
Getting involved
Islamic Relief South Africa has made it possible for you
to get involved in its rebuilding projects in Aceh Province
(Indonesia) with the following affordable sponsorship
options:
Level One: R50
Level Two: R500
Level Three: R5,000Level Four: R50,000
For a detailed project proposal,
email [email protected] or call the Islamic Relief
South Africa call centre on 0800 111 898.
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SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS:Sadaqa-E-Jariya & Waqf - Sowing the Seeds for a better Future
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Waqf?
Waqf is a form of sadaqa jariya (continuous charity). It
takes the form of gift of money, property or other items
that can be used to bring a return, but cannot be sold.
What is the difference between Waqf and zakah,
wasiyya and saddaqah?
Waqf
Waqf is not compulsory in Islam, but it offers many
rewards to the donor. It is a donation that cannot be
owned by anyone, ensuring that benets are ongoing.
Zakah
Zakah (also spelt Zakat) is one of the ve pillars of Islam
and is compulsory for all adult, debt-free Muslims. Islam
requires all who qualify to pay 2.5% of their wealth toZakah, provided that wealth exceeds the Nisab. Most
Islamic scholars agree that Zakah money cannot be
donated to Waqf.
Wasiyya
Islamic Sharia requires a deceased Muslim to leave 2/3
of their wealth to heirs whose shares are xed allows.
However, wasiyya allows you to leave up to 1/3 to non-
heirs and charities. The money can be left to anyone,
provided that the purpose is Sharia-compliant and that
it does not put natural heirs into poverty. It is possible
to dedicate this 1/3 to Waqf program.
Sadaqah and Sadaqah Jariyah
Sadaqah includes all donations other than Zakah
made for the sake of God and is highly-recommended
in Islam. If this Sadaqah is ongoing then it is calledSadaqah Jariyah which continues to bring benets to
people, animals or the environment. Waqf is particular
variety of Sadaqah Jariyah.
d e s i g n & l a y o u t b y w w w . e n d o r m e d i a . co . z a
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SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS:Sadaqa-E-Jariya & Waqf - Sowing the Seeds for a better Future
About Islamic Reliefs Waqf
Programme
Islamic Relief began offering Waqf as a way to donate in
2000. Over the last 13 years, your donations have helped
thousands of people over 25 countries in Africa, Asia, the
Middle East, Europe and the Caribbean.
From providing training and education for youths in
Afghanistan to rehabilitating children with disabilities in
Egypt, Waqf-funded projects support a variety of initiatives
that help poor communities around the world.
Islamic Relief aims not only to help people through the
challenges of life, but to equip them with the skills, tools
and knowledge to sustain these improvements. Projects
also aim to have long-lasting results.
Currently Islamic Relief accepts cash and in-kind
donations for our Waqf projects. Because sustainability
is paramount, when you donate money, we invest your
donations and only use prots to fund projects, ensuring
that the core donations carry on to the following year, and
that benets can be reaped time and time again.
In-kind donations can be in the form of a property, a land,a car, medical equipment or any other useful item. Please
feel free to contact your Islamic Relief local ofce.
South Africa: Orphan Endowment
Waqf Fund
The Orphans Endowment Waqf Fund (OEWF) provides for
the needs of an increasing number of orphaned children.
With more than 3 million orphans and 1,000 people
dying daily in South Africa from the HIV/Aids pandemic,
the need for long term initiatives to meet the needs of
orphaned children is very urgent.
Orphans Endowment Waqf Fund has been established
by Islamic Relief South Africa in partnership with Iqraa
Trust and Albaraka Bank to provide a secure and self-
sustaining source of funds specically to support orphans
and vulnerable children in South Africa.
The Orphans Endowment Waqf Fund is the ideal vehicle
for generating a continuing source of funds for the
purpose of providing assistance and support for the mostvulnerable members of our community. At the same time
making a donation to the Orphans Endowment Waqf
Fund will be continuing source of reward for the donor.
An Independent Registered Fund will be established and
managed by the three partners.
You will be establishing, an ongoing source of charityand hence a continuing source of reward for yourself.
You will be contributing to meeting the needs oforphans and vulnerable children on an ongoing and
sustainable basis because only the income generated
on the funds you invest in the ORPHANS WAQF
FUND will be used to support orphans.
How The Orphans Endowment
Waqf Fund works
You can contribute R500 or any larger amount(asa lump sum or in instalments) to acquire an Orphans
Endowment Waqf Fund share for which you will
receive a Waqf Certicate.
After deducting an administration fee of R 50 thebalance of R 450 will be invested in Albaraka Bank.
At the end of each nancial year, the largest proportion(approximately 80%) of the prots will be used to
address the basic needs, and development of the
orphans and vulnerable children i.e. food, health,
education.
A proportion (approximately 10%) will be added to theoriginal capital sum in order to increase and preserve
its value.
A proportion (approximately 10%) will be utilised forthe administration of the Orphans Endowment Waqf
Fund.
To make a donation, please use the Orphans
Endowment Fund banking details:
EFT / Internet transfer or deposits
at any Al Baraka Bank branch
Name of Account:
Orphans Endowment Waqf Fund
Account Number:
78600015357
Name of Bank:Al Baraka Bank
Branch Code: 800000
Account Type:
Current Account
Reference:
Contact Details
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Registered charity: PBO 930018104
Johannesburg
1st Floor
57 Mint RoadFordsburg
Tel: 011 836 1054
Fax: 011 836 1055
Email: [email protected]
Durban
1st Floor,
169 Brickeld RoadOverport
Tel: 031 208 2838
Fax: 031 207 9141
Email: [email protected]
Cape Town
62 Little Road
AthloneTel: 021 696 0145
Fax: 021 696 1783
Email: [email protected]
P.O Box 19434 Dormerton 4015 South Africa
CONTACT US
Cash Payment Payable at any IRSA ofce ( receive an ofcial
receipt for your donation)
Payable to any of IRSA community fund raisers
(receive an ofcial receipt for your donation)
If unable to come to any IRSA ofce we can send a
representative to your area
Cheque Payment You can post a crossed cheque made out to
Islamic Relief SA and post it to P.O Box 19434,
Domerton, 4015
Debit order Complete a Debit order form at any IRSA ofces
and your bank account will be debited on the 1st of
each month with your instructed amount
Credit card Payment Go to IRSA ofcial website (www.islamic-relief.
co.za) go to the section that says Donate Here
and follow the easy steps.
Direct Deposits(via the bank) or Electronic
payment (internet)
Payments can be made into an ofcial IRSA bank
account -
For Lillah, Sadaqah &
General Contributions:
Bank: Standard Bank
Account Name: Islamic Relief SA
Account Number: 005318459
Branch: Fordsburg
Branch Code: 005205
Reference: Contact Number
Zakaah Contributions ONLY:
Bank: First National Bank
Account Name: Islamic Relief SA
Account Number: 62161066933
Branch Code: 221426
Reference: Contact Number
(Please note that all donations made to IRSA - towards
a South African project only - are tax deductible, limited
to Section 18A of the Tax Act. Call us today for your
Tax Certicate).
PLEDGE FORMPersonal Details Debit Order Option Charity of Choice
Title: Dr / Mr / Mrs / Ms / Miss
Full Name:
Address:
Postcode:
Tel:
Mobile:
E Mail:
Account type:
q Savings q Cheque q Current
Name of Bank:
Name of account holder:
Account number:
Branch:
Branch code:
Monthly Debit Amount:
q Sadaqah q Lillah
q Zakaah q Other
I hereby request and authorize Islamic Relief
SA to draw against my account with the above
mentioned bank.
Signed at ___________________
On this __ Day of _______ 20 __
Authorised Signature:
____________________________
IR Member:
Completed forms to returned to: P.O. Box 19434, Dormerton 4015, South Africa
Alternatively fax to (031) 207 9141 or email: [email protected]