History

1989 – 1990

•  Long term sustainable development programmes began to be incorporated into Muslim Aid’s activities.* Muslim Aid sent tents, blankets, food and medicines to some of the 16 million people facing famine in Ethiopia, Angola, Mozambique and Sudan.
• Iranian earthquake survivors received much needed medical treatment at two large health centres established in Rostamabad and Loshan
• Conflict in Palestine and Kashmir caused the deaths of thousands, leaving many orphaned and widowed. Muslim Aid provided food, medicines and shelter in Kashmir and funded schools, orphanages and health centres in Palestine.
•  Orphan sponsorship scheme was set up, initially helping 76 children in six countries.

1991 – 1992

•  Emergency relief sent and work began on the construction of three cyclone shelters in the aftermath of a cyclone in Bangladesh. A Bangladesh Office was also set up.
• A convoy of Muslim Aid trucks arrived in Iraq to distribute food and medicine to Kurdish refugees.
• Thousands of Somali people fled from civil war to refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya where they received over 200 tonnes of food from Muslim Aid.

Long-term development programmes established in many countries, including:

• Agricultural development in Bangladesh
• Education in Afghanistan
• Water and rehabilitation projects in Uganda
•  Primary healthcare in India.