Islamic Relief Usa

ISLAMIC RELIEF USA PROVIDES RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT IN A DIGNIFIED MANNER REGARDLESS OF GENDER, RACE, OR RELIGION, AND WORKS TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND GIVE THEM A VOICE IN THE WORLD.

ORPHAN SUPPORT:IRUSA'S WORK IN THIS SECTOR FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON MONTHLY SUPPORT TO ORPHANS TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR BASIC NEEDS, SUCH AS FOOD, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, AND CLOTHING. IRUSA SUPPORTED 27,032 ORPHANS IN THE FOLLOWING 24 LOCATIONS THROUGH THE ORPHANS 1-2-1 SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM: AFGHANISTAN, ALBANIA, BANGLADESH, BOSNIA, CHECHNYA, ETHIOPIA, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, JORDAN, KENYA, KOSOVO, LEBANON, MALAWI, MALI, NIGER, PAKISTAN, SOMALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SRI LANKA, SUDAN, TUNISIA, TURKEY AND YEMEN. IN ADDITION TO THE 1-2-1 PROGRAM, IRUSA ALSO IMPLEMENTS ADDITIONAL ORPHAN SUPPORT PROGRAMS.

FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOOD:INCLUDES ACTIVITIES RELATED TO FISHERIES, LIVESTOCK, PESTS AND PESTICIDES, SEED SYSTEMS AND AGRICULTURAL INPUTS, VETERINARY MEDICINES AND VACCINES. ALSO INCLUDES ACTIVITIES RELATED TO LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM ECONOMIC ASSET DEVELOPMENT, ASSET RESTORATION, MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION, MICRO-CREDIT, MICROFINANCE, AND TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT SUCH AS CASH FOR WORK.EXAMPLES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:IN TURKEY, IRUSA-SUPPORTED PROJECTS ARE TRAINING SYRIAN AND TURKISH WOMEN IN HAIRDRESSING, MOSAIC TILES, AND IN PASTRY MAKING AS WELL AS PROVIDING START-UP KITS AND MENTORSHIP TO START THEIR OWN BUSINESSES AND SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. IN AFGHANISTAN, IRUSA FUNDED PROJECTS TO PROVIDE FOOD ITEMS, NON-FOOD ITEMS AND HYGIENE KITS TO INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS, POOR FAMILIES AND HOST COMMUNITIES. IN INDIA, IRUSA PROVIDED FOOD SECURITY AND HYGIENE KITS TO 5,431 FAMILIES TO PROTECT THEM FROM COVID-19 AND POOR SANITARY CONDITIONS.IN MALI, PROJECT ENSURE THAT FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOODS ARE SUPPORTED FOR VULNERABLE AND CRISIS AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH INCREASED OWNERSHIP OF PRODUCTIVE ASSETS (INFRASTRUCTURE AND LIVESTOCK), STRENGTHENED LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WITH ENHANCED WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP TO ENGAGE EFFECTIVELY WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND ADVANCE SOLUTIONS THAT TRANSFORM INEQUALITIES, AN INCREASED ACCESS TO VALUE CHAINS AND CREDIT SOURCES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.IN KENYA, PROJECTS WORK TO ENHANCE THE RESILIENCE OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS, WOMEN AND YOUTH THROUGH ECONOMIC STRENGTHENING PROGRAMS THAT WILL ENSURE LONG-LASTING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, PROJECTS ALSO FOCUS ON CREATING MARKET LINKAGES AND NETWORK COMMUNITIES WITH PRIVATE SECTOR PLAYERS. FOR YOUTH AND WOMEN, PROJECTS OFFER A SPECIFIC SET OF BUSINESS AND VOCATIONAL TRAININGS. IN SOMALIA, PROJECTS ARE IMPLEMENTED WITH THE GOAL OF BUILDING RESILIENCE AND LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR LONG TERM ECONOMIC AND FOOD SECURITY DEVELOPMENT FOR VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS. MAINLY TARGETING THE AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES SECTORS, PROJECTS STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY PROVING SKILLSET TRAINING, MARKET LINKAGES, FARMER COOPERATIVES AND INNOVATIVE FARMING TECHNIQUES TO INCREASE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY.BENEFICIARIES: 557,677

U.S. PROGRAMS:IRUSA U.S. PROGRAMS' MAIN INTERVENTIONS CONSIST OF:US GRANTS - IRUSA OFFERS 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS OPPORTUNITIES TO APPLY FOR GRANT FUNDS. THIS FUNDING HELPS FACILITATE PROJECTS SUCH AS FOOD PROGRAMS, HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES, AND LIVELIHOOD ASSISTANCE, IN ADDITION TO OTHER DOMESTIC INITIATIVES. US GRANTS FOCUS ON PROVIDING 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS WITH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT COVER A BROAD ARRAY OF SOCIAL ISSUES, ADDRESSING ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: SHORT-TERM POVERTY AND HUNGER ALLEVIATION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CRITICAL EMERGENCY SUPPORTSUPPORT FOR REFUGEE OR IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION THROUGH PROGRAMS ENABLING REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS TO BECOME ECONOMICALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT AND DEVELOP STRONGER SOCIAL NETWORKS COMMUNITY-BASED PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY LONG-TERM PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO CREATE GREATER SELF-RELIANCE AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS, INCLUDING SPECIALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS, PRISONER REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES WITH THE GOAL OF BRIDGING THE GAPS BETWEEN COMMUNITIES TO BUILD SOLIDARITY AND PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE. BENEFICIARIES: 130,049SEASONAL PROGRAMS -RAMADAN FOOD BOXES: IRUSA FACILITATED THE PROCUREMENT AND CREATION OF 557,351.65 POUNDS OF FOOD BOXES TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. EACH FOOD BOX CONTAINS A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF FOOD FOR A FAMILY OF FIVE FOR TWO WEEKS AND CONSISTS OF BASIC FOOD STAPLES. IRUSA HOSTED DISTRIBUTIONS AT 59 SITES ACROSS 11 STATES AND SERVED 76,997 CLIENTS WITH 557,351.65 POUNDS OF FOOD. BENEFICIARIES: 76,997QURBANI (MEAT DISTRIBUTION): IRUSA'S ANNUAL U.S. QURBANI PROGRAM ADDRESSES FOOD INSECURITY AND PROVIDES FRESHLY SLAUGHTERED BEEF AND/OR LAMB, DISTRIBUTED IN FROZEN OR REFRIGERATED PACKETS, TO VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES (E.G. IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES, MINORITIES, DISABLED, LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, AND THE ELDERLY) ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PROVIDING 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN EFFICIENT PROCESS TO DISTRIBUTE HALAL MEAT TO FAMILIES IN NEED. THIS PROCESS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY USING GRANTS AND DIRECT SERVICES VIA LOCAL VENDORS. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS IRUSA TO HELP THE COMMUNITY FULFILL THEIR RELIGIOUS OBLIGATION TO FEED THE NEEDY. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN APPROXIMATELY 40 CITIES ACROSS 20 STATES, WHICH SERVED AN ESTIMATED 90,000 CLIENTS THROUGH 45 PARTNERSHIPS WITH A TOTAL BUDGET OF $590,000.00 USD.TOTAL AMOUNT OF MEAT FOR ALL APPROVED PARTNERS: 117,949 LBS.BENEFICIARIES: 90,000SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM (SFSP): THE SFSP SUPPLEMENTS AND SUPPORTS THE USDA IN THEIR EFFORT TO PROVIDE FOOD TO CHILDREN IN NEED DURING THE SUMMER. IRUSA PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF A GRANT TO ORGANIZATIONS TO BE ABLE TO START A USDA-APPROVED SITE, INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THEIR CURRENT USDA-APPROVED SITE(S) OR DEVELOP THEIR ROLE AS THE MEAL-PROVIDING SPONSOR TO SUB-GRANTEES. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWED IRUSA TO HELP RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES COMBAT FOOD INSECURITY. IRUSA SERVED AN ESTIMATED 76,787 CLIENTS THROUGH 12 PARTNERSHIPS AND AN ESTIMATED 1,381,365 POUNDS OF FOOD HAD BEEN DISTRIBUTED.THANKSGIVING TURKEY DISTRIBUTION: THE IRUSA U.S. TURKEY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM COMBINES PROVIDING FOOD SECURITY TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITH BRINGING THE JOY OF CELEBRATING AN AMERICAN TRADITION IN A DIGNIFIED MANNER BY PROVIDING HALAL TURKEYS TO BENEFICIARIES THROUGH OUR PARTNERS THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS IRUSA TO ASSIST PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR CLIENTS WHO FACE FOOD INSECURITY, AS PART OF IRUSA'S FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM AND SEASONAL PROGRAMS. IRUSA SERVED 82,400 CLIENTS THROUGH 40 PARTNERSHIPS WITH A TOTAL BUDGET OF $476,460.00 USD. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. (MLK) DAY OF SERVICE: IN CELEBRATION OF THE MLK DAY OF SERVICE, IRUSA PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO VULNERABLE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE ECONOMIC CRISIS IN MEETING THEIR BASIC FOOD AND SAFETY NEEDS. IRUSA DISTRIBUTED PACKAGES CONSISTING OF HOT MEALS, HYGIENE KITS - INCLUDING MASKS AND HAND SANITIZERS, AND COATS.BENEFICIARIES: 2,400 IN 7 STATESDAY OF DIGNITY (DOD) - THE DAY OF DIGNITY PROGRAM PROVIDES THE PROVISION OF FOOD, CLOTHES, MEDICAL SCREENINGS, AND REFERRAL SERVICES FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED POPULATIONS (HOMELESS, REFUGEE, POOR WORKING COMMUNITIES). DAY OF DIGNITY IS IRUSA'S FLAGSHIP EFFORT TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY ALONG WITH GRANTEES AND PARTNERS TO PROMOTE SERVICES FOR THOSE MOST IN NEED. THE DAY IS MEANT TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH INTERFAITH PARTNERS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THE DOD BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS AND ENCOURAGES LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO HAVE A TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITY. IT IS ALSO AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE BASIC LIVING ESSENTIALS AND MEDICAL SERVICES TO PEOPLE LACKING THESE ESSENTIALS.IN KIND GIFTS INCLUDE:CITYPAK BACKPACKSCOATS FOR MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDRENSHOES* (PILOT PROGRAM AT 4 LOCATIONS)HYGIENE KITSSCHOOL KITS (PRIMARY, ELEMENTARY AND JR/HS CHILDREN)FEMINEN HYGIENE KITSPPE - SAFETY KITSBENEFICIARIES: 31,448 IN 11 STATES