CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY APPEAL

AIM launched this emergency appeal to provide urgent support to those immediately affected by the Coronavirus crisis.

We as Muslims must do our best to act now and to help those around us in need of assistance, both within our community and the society at large.

The most vulnerable in our society are the elderly, those with illnesses and single parents who can't get out of the house. With a quarantine being imposed in most parts of the world, many people are unable to work and don't have enough money to buy food and essentials.

In the past weeks AIM has been working hard to respond to the unprecedented circumstances and extraordinary challenges that have impacted our society due to covid19.

Your funds will go towards furthering the following projects:

1. Relief Work including the Al-Abbas Response Unit: The level of impact on our communities and society is large and requires immediate attention. With this in mind and after realising that many vulnerable people in our community are struggling, we formed this unit to provide urgent deliveries of food and medicine supplies to those in need. This unit now has coverage in London, Watford, Slough and Luton, with a number of volunteers on standby to fulfil requests and help the community. We evaluate each case and where we find the person struggling financially, we offer the food/medicine free of charge where ever possible.

2. Burial Assistance Team: Unfortunately there is a high death toll and there was a need to create a team to assist with the huge task of providing help with burial rites. Training and workshop sessions for ghusl, tayamum and Kafan are being undertaken for volunteers who are now on standby to provide assistance in this area in addition to providing support on site in cemeteries.

3. PPE Kits: There are many efforts being made to acquire PPE kits and other essentials. A team has been working hard to get these items which are proving very difficult to find. These PPE kits are being provided to those volunteers handling the deceased for burial rites, scholars who are leading prayers at the cemetery, and volunteers who are providing services for the Al-Abbas Response Unit.

In light of the situation we find ourselves in, the Ahlulbayt Islamic Mission is making a request for assistance and calls for urgent community support to help in this crisis.

Please support this fundraiser as best you can and spread the word.

With regards,

Ahlulbayt Islamic Mission (AIM)