Birmingham, United Kingdom · Established 1984
IRW
Islamic Relief Worldwide
Faith inspired, needs driven.
(About)
International humanitarian and development organisation operating in over 40 countries.
Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Today it is an established organisation, working on emergency, poverty and faith-based and known within the sector for its tagline "Faith inspired, needs driven.".
The organisation currently operates in 14 countries, with major presence in Yemen, Syria and Palestine. International humanitarian and development organisation operating in over 40 countries. Verified profiles, financials and annual reports are published on its official website at islamic-relief.org.
(Verified profile)
What the record actually says.
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Structure & mandate
IRW is headquartered in Birmingham, United Kingdom, established in 1984. See the linked official sources for full governance and finances.
Key public programmes
- ▸Emergency — see official programme pages for details.
- ▸Poverty — see official programme pages for details.
- ▸Faith-based — see official programme pages for details.
Founded
1984
HQ
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Countries of work
14+
Independent registers
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(Public perception & reviews)
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(Work in the field)
Photos of their work.
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(Where we operate)
Active in 14 countries.
- Yemen
- Syria
- Palestine
- Bangladesh
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
- Turkey
- Lebanon
- Nigeria
- Mali
- Ukraine
- Ethiopia
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