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Muslim Charity Haiti Response - making a real difference to people's lives

January 30th 2010

On Tuesday 12 January 2010, Haiti was struck with a catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake which struck at 16:53 local time. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) – which immediately notified Muslim Charity as well as other leading International NGOs and Broadcasting Corporations – further recorded six aftershocks in the two hours after the main earthquake.

This huge tragedy has caused immense damage to the country’s infrastructure and has taken many lives. On 28 January the Haitian government gave a confirmed death toll of 170,000. Haitian authorities have also estimated that 250,000 people sustained injuries, and as many as one million Haitians were left homeless.

Muslim Charity immediately launched an Emergency Appeal for the victims of the Haiti Earthquake. Muslim Charity has partnered with ShelterBox and is currently on the ground providing urgently needed food, medicine, water purification units and shelter.

Muslim Charity’s Emergency Shelter Boxes were prepared in Cornwall (UK) and immediately sent to the Hiatian capital, Port-au-Prince, to provide support and assistance to those terribly effected by this tragic disaster.

With a donation of £500 you can donate towards a complete Shelter Box that can support 10 people.

The £500 Shelter Box provides the following:

- At the heart of every ShelterBox is a ten-person tent. It is designed to withstand extreme temperatures, high winds and heavy rainfall. Internally, each tent has privacy partitions that allow recipients to divide the space as they see fit.

- Every box contains a children’s pack containing drawing books, crayons and pens.

- The boxes contain a range of other survival equipment including thermal blankets and insulated ground sheets, essential in areas where temperatures plummet at nightfall.

- The box itself is lightweight and waterproof and has been used for a variety of purposes in the past - from water and food storage containers to a cot for a newly born baby.

- A key piece in every box is either a wood burning or multi-fuel stove - that can burn anything from diesel to old paint. This provides the heart of the new home where water is boiled, food is cooked and families congregate. In addition, there are pans, utensils, bowls, mugs and water storage containers.

Muslim Charity Winter Projects

Winter Warmer Packs £30.00
Food Pack for Family £50.00
Orphan Sponsorship £360.00 per orphan per year
Income Generation Project (5 goats for a family) £200.00 per family
Water Well in Asia £600.00
Water Well in Africa £2,500.00
Food Truck for a complete village £2,000.00

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Eye Witness Report by Goodwill Ambassador Rizwan Hussain on Somalia - January 2010

Muslim Charity fighting Food Crisis in Somalia, East Africa

Dated: October 28th 2009

According to the World Food Programme; Somalia is one of the most dangerous places in the world, and the Horn of Africa country with probably the highest humanitarian needs – not least for food assistance. An estimated 2.8 million people are relying on external food assistance due to conflict, displacement and drought. An estimated 285,000 Somali children (or one in every five) are acutely malnourished, including 70,000 severely

malnourished.

Muslim Charity has set up a regional office in the Burao region of Somaliland and is working tirelessly on the ground and has taken the initiative to actively pursue the minimising and eventual end of the food crisis in Somalia and other East African countries.

In its efforts Muslim Charity has carried out the following crucial projects in addition to others:

World Food Day – 16 October 2009

Muslim Charity has contributed by its food distribution programme to meet the UN Poverty Elimination Targets & Millennium Development Goals and is concentrating its efforts amongst other countries in Somalia because it is one of the most needy places in the world.

Distribution of Food to Poor & Widows

Muslim Charity has undertaken food distribution projects in various poor and needy villages in Somalia which has benefitted hundreds of families particularly poor and needy children and widows.

Safe Water

Muslim Charity is constructing many Water Wells in Somalia as well as other East African countries such as Ethiopia, Kenya etc.

Other activities undertaken by Muslim Charity in Somalia:

Procurement of Food Supplies / Food trucks
Distribution of Food to Poor & Widows
Disabled & Elderly Support
Financial Support
Medical Camp – Health Day
Orphans Sponsorship
Safe Water

Some photos of humanitarian and projects implemented by Muslim Charity in Somalia:

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Emergency Aid to Sumatra Earthquake Victims, Indonesia

Dated: October 18th 2009

A powerful 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit the Indonesian city of Padang on Sept. 30, 2009, trapping thousands under debris. The quake struck the bustling port city of 900,000 people, toppling hundreds of buildings. The Indonesian Government declared a state of emergency on October 1st and appealed for assistance from the international community.

Muslim Charity immediately deployed its workers and provided urgently needed aid, food and equipment. The work undertaken by Muslim Charity on an immediate basis was as follows:

Establishment of the Field Emergency Hospital
Distribution of Ready Tin Packed Food and other things
Providing and Maintaining of Water Purification Units
Free Medicine Facilities
Hygiene Kits for Men, Women and Children
Water Purification Tablets

In addition to the above Muslim Charity set up medical clinics in the following areas: Tandikat, Kudu Ganting, V Koto Timur, Padang Sago, Sungai Limau, Pariaman Tengah, VI Lingkung, Kuranji and Bari.

Some photos of the Relief Efforts and Water Purification Units:

Click here to see the photo gallery