IR aid in response to the Middle East conflict
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IR in Palestine
In northern Gaza, Islamic Relief aid workers have delivered medical aid and repaired damaged hospitals.
IR has delivered a container of medical disposables to the Odwan hospital in northern Gaza and repaired the roof of the Gaza European hospital. IR staff also worked with the Al-Shifa medical complex on rehabilitating their kidney dialysis equipment.
IR in Lebanon
Islamic Relief served over 200,000 people in Lebanon through our relief programme. IR aid workers rebuilt infrastructure, delivered food and water and supported child welfare activities to reduce the trauma of war.
Water
Water resevoir restored by IR engineers
Islamic Relief Worldwide (IR) supplied thousands of litres of drinking water to 50 locations in Nabatiye and Tyre. Since the conflict, IR supplied over 2 million litres of drinking water.
Water treatment engineers have conducted water safety checks for 30 independent water distributors and IR's public health specialist organised water chlorination and safety training seminars.
Reconstruction
IR engineers have completed the installation of a municipal water filtration system in Naquora and repaired eight water reservoirs that were damaged during the bombardment of southern Lebanon.
In the district of Bint Jbeil ,which was pounded during the war, IR aid workers distributed 100 rooftop water containers to all the damaged schools in 32 villages. In the town itself, IR distributed 100 rooftop containers for households. IR has also repaired the bomb-damaged Bint Jbeil hospital.
IR has replaced a generator which pumps water to over 1,500 people in the village of Hanine in southern Lebanon, and provided a 7 ton generator for Khirbit Silim to power a water pump that serves 15,000 people.
IR restored water services to 11 villages in southern Tyre with funding from the European Union (ECHO). IR provided water pumps, water delivery and fuel for a pumping station.
Distributions
Over 25,800 food parcels, 2,600 family-size hygiene kits, and 4000 jerry cans have been distributed to the affected population since the conflict began.