History

1995 – 1996

• The Russian bombardment of Chechnya left 30,000 civilians dead and 700,000 displaced. Amidst heavy fighting, Muslim Aid distributed Qurbani food aid in Satoy.
• Extensive development programmes met the basic needs of thousands of refugees in Bosina, including aid for traumatised children in Sarajevo and foster care and orphan welfare schemes in Tuzia.
• Food, medicines, clothing, seeds and fertilisers are rushed to thousands of people rebuilding their lives after tornadoes struck Bangladesh and floods rocked Pakistan’s Punjab province.
• Short- and long-term assistance was provided to the poor and refugees affected by conflicts in Iraq, Rwanda, Chechnya and Bosnia.

1997 – 1998

•  Muslim Aid was among the first few relief agencies to rush emergency supplies to earthquake devastated Pakistan and Iran, where hundreds died and over 40,000 were left homeless.
• Materials and assistance for income generating and skills training programmes were provided to the elderly and widows in Kenya, the unemployed in Bangladesh and entrepreneurs in Palestine.
• Vital supplies were rushed to the victims of the Bangladesh floods and devastating earthquakes in Afghanistan.
• In Kosovo, over 200,000 civilians were displaced and Muslim Aid sent £100,000 for humanitarian work.
• Military coup in Sierra Leone forces 200,000 to flee to neighbouring Guinea where Muslim Aid helped some 11,000 of the most vulnerable.
•  Iraqi Children Appeal launched, and basic food and medical supplies worth thousands of pounds are sent.