Eid-Ul-Fitr Message from the Chairman at Muslim Aid

Assalaamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh & Eid Mubarak

May you be well throughout the year.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, staff & volunteers of Muslim Aid, I would like to convey our heartfelt Eid Greetings to all our donors and supporters.  May Allah (SWT) shower his mercy and blessings upon you and your loved ones and accept your ibaadah and efforts during the holy month of Ramadan.

On this happy occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, let us also pray for those who are suffering and are in desperate need of help. This year we have witnessed the worst drought in Somalia in 60 years. Many of our brothers and sisters have fled their homes in search of food and water and many lives have been lost along the way.

We would like to express our deep appreciation and gratitude to all of our Field Offices and Partners who implemented Muslim Aid’s annual Feed the Fasting Programme to bring nourishment and joy to the needy the world over.  This was made possible by the generous support of our donors and supporters.

We would also like to thank ASDA and our dedicated volunteers for joining forces in Ramadan to raise funds for projects to provide food security and long-term sustainable solutions to disadvantaged communities across the world.

May Allah grant us peace, prosperity, progress, and above all, the tawfique to continue to serve humanity with all the means He has granted to us – Ameen.

Wassalam & Eid Mubarak

Sir Iqbal Sacranie OBE
Chairman – Board of Trustees
Muslim Aid

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Horn of Africa Drought Appeal

Update from Somalia – Muslim Aid is on the ground delivering aid

Muslim Aid began distribution of emergency aid on July 10 in Mogadishu, handing out food packs, water and kitchen utensils to around 1000 people on the first day of distribution. The first stage is targeting IDP camps in Mogadishu and Afgoye corridor, a region of Somalia with already alarming high numbers of internally displaced people. After Afghanistan and Iraq, Somalia is the third largest refugee-producing country in the world.
There are acute levels of hunger and malnutrition as food prices continue to escalate, with women, children and elderly increasingly vulnerable. Muslim Aid’s Country Director Ahmed Abdi Muhummed said: ” currently the drought is resulting in around 2500 people entering Mogadishu every day. Many people are travelling hundreds of kilometers on foot; one lady left her house with six children, sadly she arrived with only two.”

Please continue to donate and help save lives.

Muslim Aid has launched an urgent emergency appeal to provide humanitarian relief to people affected by the severe drought and malnutrition occurring in the countries of eastern Horn of Africa.

An estimated 10 million people in Djibouti, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Sudan are at risk of starvation. A shortage of food, water and medicines, made worse by persistent drought conditions in the region have forced thousands of people to flee their homes and seek refuge in camps in Mogadishu, as well as on the border of Northern Kenya and Ethiopia.

Launching the appeal, a Muslim Aid spokesperson said: “The onslaught of draught in eastern Horn of Africa is not an overnight disaster event. It has been building up for months. Food and water reserves in these countries have depleted to the extent that governments are unable to meet the needs of their populations. Livestock are dying and food supplies have collapsed. Hundreds of villages have been totally abandoned. The time has come for the international community to take notice of this alarming situation and act fast to help the affected people before it is too late.”

“Muslim Aid Field Offices in Somalia and Kenya are providing relief to the refugees. Muslim Aid appeals to its donors and partner institutions to urgently come to the aid of the victims of drought and save precious lives.”

ARY Digital/USA Live Appeal: Sadaqa Jariyah

Title: ARY Digital/USA Live Appeal: Sadaqa Jariyah
Date: 2011-08-26