About Islamic Relief
As well as responding to disasters and emergencies, Islamic Relief promotes sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities - regardless of race, religion or gender.
Islamic Relief works in four main sectors:
- Emergency Relief
- Development Projects
- Orphans
- War and Sanitation
IR currently has field offices in Albania, Bangladesh, Egypt, Pakistan, Mali, Sudan, Palestine, Bosnia, Indonesia, Kosova, Chechnya, and Afghanistan, and carries out further projects in India, Kenya, Jordan, Somalia, Iraq and Yemen.
Islamic Relief has consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council.
Islamic Relief is registered with the UK government’s Charity Commission
Islamic Relief is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movements and NGOs in Disaster Relief
IR is also a member of BOND (British Overseas NGOs for Development).
Our history
Established in the UK in 1984, Islamic Relief is an international NGO seeking to promote sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities through relief and development programmes.
It is dedicated to alleviating the poverty and suffering of the world’s poorest people.
During the early 1980s, the sub-Saharan region of Africa was plagued by a devastating famine with large scale casualties. The famine particularly concentrated on Ethiopia and led to mass migration of refugees to Sudan, which was, and still is, ill-equipped to cope with them. In addition, Sudan was also subject to a severe drought to which the world community responded by providing emergency aid.
It was in response to this disaster that Islamic Relief was established. IR began operating in Sudan in 1984 and its office was officially registered in 1991. The main sectors it is involved in are education, health, water and sanitation, income generation, emergency relief and orphans support.