Birmingham, United Kingdom · Established 1984
Islamic Relief Worldwide
Faith inspired, humanity driven.
(About)
International aid charity working in 40+ countries.
Islamic Relief was founded in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in 1984 by Hany El-Banna and a group of medical students, in response to famine in the Horn of Africa. It has grown into one of the largest Muslim international NGOs, registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales and coordinated globally by Islamic Relief Worldwide.
The organisation delivers humanitarian and development programmes in more than forty countries, with a portfolio that combines conventional aid — emergency response, water and sanitation, health and livelihoods — with programmes shaped by Islamic principles, including seasonal food distributions during Ramadan and Qurbani, zakat and waqf funds, and orphan sponsorship.
Islamic Relief is a signatory to the international humanitarian and development transparency initiatives (including IATI) and is audited annually; its independent governance and financial reports are published on the Charity Commission's public register.
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Structure & mandate
UK-registered charity founded 1984 in Birmingham. Islamic Relief Worldwide is the international coordinating body of the Islamic Relief family of national offices.
Key public programmes
- ▸Emergency response in conflict and disaster contexts
- ▸Orphan and child sponsorship
- ▸Seasonal programmes (Ramadan and Qurbani food distributions)
Founded
1984
HQ
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Countries of work
10+
Independent registers
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(Work in the field)
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(Where we operate)
Active in 10 countries.
- Pakistan
- Yemen
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Palestine
- Syria
- Bangladesh
- Afghanistan
- Mali
- Niger
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