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Emergency Relief Waqf
Disasters and emergencies most often occur suddenly and without warning. Every year the world witnesses many disasters that overwhelm vulnerable communities, causing widespread devastation. Whether natural events, such as earthquakes or floods, or man-made disasters like war - the victims all need urgent help to survive.

Islamic Relief’s emergency relief programme responds with immediate assistance including food, medicine, shelter and blankets to those in need following a crisis. We then continue to work during the aftermath of an emergency to help rebuild lives and communities.

Year
 Waqf Project Implementation Location
2002 Food Distribution Palestine
2003 Food Distribution Iraq
2004 West Darfur Emergency Response Sudan
2005 Tsunami response Indonesia
2006 Malawi Food Emergency Malawi






Farida found  out  about  the  Waqf  Future  Fund through some Islamic Relief literature. After making some enquiries she decided to invest in a single Emergency Relief Waqf share. She opted to make regular monthly  payments through her bank over a  period of 22 months. Farida chose to have the Waqf deed in her mother ’s name. As she wanted to save Islamic Relief administration costs, she  requested not  to receive any  further updates or correspondence.
Did you know?

Al Noori Hospital in Damascus, built in 1145AD and funded by Waqf donations was designated to serve the poor and the needy. A well staffed and well equipped hospital, it is known to have adopted medical records, probably the first in history. The hospital was also used as a medical school, from which many eminent physicians graduated, including Ibn al-NNafis, a scholar who discovered pulmonary circulation. The hospital served for seven centuries and parts of it still exist.