ISLAMIC RELIEF USA

FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOODS: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 BOSNIA, IRUSA CONTINUES TO FUND A SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT THAT FOCUSES ON LIVELIHOOD AND FOOD SECURITY. THROUGH THIS PROJECT OF AGRICULTURAL START UP FOR POOR PEOPLE, 81 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED GREENHOUSES AND 39 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED FOOD DRYERS.IN IRAQ, IRUSA FUNDED A LIVELIHOODS PROJECT THAT EMPOWERS YOUNG REFUGEES, IDPS, RETURNEES, AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN DIYALA AND DOHUK, IRAQ, BY IMPROVING EDUCATION ACCESS IN 10 SCHOOLS AND ENHANCING ECONOMIC WELLBEING THROUGH SKILLS TRAINING AND STARTUP TOOL KITS.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 AFGHANISTAN, IRUSA FUNDED A PROJECT THAT REDUCED POVERTY OF MOST VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS IN BALKH, NANGARHAR, BAMIYAN AND HERAT PROVINCES IN AFGHANISTAN, THROUGH PROMOTING MORE PROFITABLE AND RESILIENT LIVELIHOODS, STRENGTHENING SAFFRON VALUE CHAIN, AND INTRODUCING GREEN ENERGY.IN MYANMAR, IRUSA FUNDED A PROJECT THAT ULTIMATELY AIMED AT THE MOST VULNERABLE AND MISTREATED EXTREME POOR STRANDED COMMUNITIES IN PAUKTAW AND BUTHIDAUNG TOWNSHIPS IN RAKHINE STATE HAVE IMPROVED SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITION WITH INCREASED ACCESS TO LIVELIHOOD MEANS AND WASH FACILITIES.IN PAKISTAN, IRUSA FUNDED A PROJECT THAT SUPPORTED SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH INITIATIVES IN DISTRICT BAGH & HAVELI OF AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR (AJK) WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING IN THE AREAS OF FOOD SECURITY LIVELIHOODS AND INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMPLEMENTED THROUGH CLIMATE-FRIENDLY PROGRAMMINGIN PAKISTAN, IRUSA FUNDED A PROJECT THAT, STRENGTHEN THE RESILIENCE OF COMMUNITIES WITH KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA FOR IMPROVED FOOD SECURITY SITUATION AND SUSTAINABLE INCOME THROUGH CLIMATE SENSITIVE LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMMING AT COMMUNITY LEVEL THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING AND UTILIZATION OF LOCAL RESOURCESIN ETHIOPIA, KENYA, SOMALIA, SOUTH SUDAN, AND SUDAN, IRUSA FUNDED A PROJECT THAT INCREASES OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOUSEHOLDS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO ENGAGE IN SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF LIVELIHOODS FOR DIGNIFIED STANDARDS OF LIVING. IN SOUTH SUDAN, IRUSA FUNDED A PROJECT THAT PROVIDES RESILIENT LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH ENHANCING ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY, INCOME, ASSETS, OF TARGETED WIDOWED/WOMEN LED FAMILIES. IRUSA HAS SUPPORTED A FOOD SECURITY AND RESILIENCE BUILDING PROGRAM IN MALI AIMING AT PROVIDING AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO FOOD, NFIS AND SHELTERS FOR 6,000 PERSONS AFFECTED BY THE CONFLICT AND BUILDING COMMUNITIES RESILIENCE THROUGH ACCESS TO SOCIAL BASIC SERVICES, PRODUCTIVE ASSETS, INPUTS AND MARKETS. IN NIGER, IRUSA HAS FUNDED THE POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AIMS TO CONTRIBUTE TO POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH AN INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT APPROACH TO IMPROVE VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES LIVELIHOODS, FOOD SECURITY AND ENHANCE QUALITY EDUCATION.BENEFICIARIES: APPROXIMATELY 2,123,491

EMERGENCY RESPONSE & PREPAREDNESS:THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON THE IMMEDIATE LIFESAVING NEEDS OF A POPULATION AT THE ONSET OF A DISASTER, SUCH AS PROVIDING CLEAN WATER, SANITATION, FOOD, TEMPORARY SHELTER, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. EXAMPLES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:IN THE PHILIPPINES, IRUSA FUNDED A PROJECT THAT IMPROVED ACCESS TO QUALITY FOOD AND HYGIENE FOR THE 1,200 HOUSEHOLDS AFFECTED BY TROPICAL STORM MEGI (L.N. AGATON). THE 1,200 AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED QUALITY FOOD PACKETS, HYGIENE ESSENTIALS WITH SAFE WATER CONTAINERS.IN SUDAN, IRUSA IS SUPPORTING A PROJECT THAT AIMS TO REDUCE THE SUFFERINGS OF CONFLICT-AFFECTED AND DISPLACED PEOPLE IN SUDAN. AFFECTED PEOPLE RECEIVED HYGIENE ESSENTIALS, CASH ASSISTANCE, AND SHELTER ITEMS. IN ETHIOPIA, KENYA, SOMALIA, SOUTH SUDAN, AND SUDAN CASH ASSISTANCE, CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF WATER STRUCTURES, LIVESTOCK DISTRIBUTION, AGRICULTURAL TOOLS AND SEEDS DISTRIBUTIONS, AND TRAINING ON DISASTER RESPONSE AND RESILIENCE WAS IMPLEMENTED TO RESPOND TO THE ONGOING DROUGHT AND TO PREVENT FAMINE. IN PALESTINE, IRUSA FUNDED SEVERAL PROJECTS FOCUSED ON URGENT HEALTHCARE SUPPORT, INCLUDING MEDICAL MISSIONS, HYGIENE KITS, AND EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR CONFLICT-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES. THESE EFFORTS ALSO WORKED TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, PROVIDE EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN AND YOUTH, AND STRENGTHEN LOCAL HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE. IRUSA FURTHER ADDRESSED SEASONAL CHALLENGES WITH PROJECTS OFFERING WINTERIZATION AND RAMADAN SUPPORT, ALL WHILE WORKING TO BUILD RESILIENCE AND PROVIDE LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, IRUSA HAS REACHED OVER 2.4 MILLION BENEFICIARIES.IN LEBANON, IRUSA SUPPORTED EMERGENCY RELIEF EFFORTS, INCLUDING NON-FOOD ITEM (NFI) SHELTER ASSISTANCE, EMERGENCY CASH, AND RAMADAN RELIEF. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO FOCUSED ON IMPROVING HEALTHCARE ACCESS THROUGH MOBILE CLINICS AND FIRE SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS. TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, IRUSA PROVIDED WINTER RELIEF AND OFFERED TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR YOUTH TO FOSTER SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS. THROUGH THESE COMPREHENSIVE INITIATIVES, IRUSA CONTINUES TO MEET IMMEDIATE NEEDS WHILE EMPOWERING LOCAL COMMUNITIES FOR A MORE STABLE AND SELF-SUFFICIENT FUTURE. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, IRUSA HAS REACHED OVER 93,000 BENEFICIARIES.IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC), IRUSA HAS FUNDED AN EMERGENCY PROJECT TO SUPPORT ADEQUATE ACCESS TO HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE OF VULNERABLE CONFLICT-AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS IMPACTED BY THE GOMA CRISIS. THE PROJECT PROVIDES 1,600 TARGETED HOUSEHOLDS WITH ESSENTIAL NON-FOOD ITEMS (NFIS) KITS AND INTIMATE HYGIENE KITS.IN CHAD, FUNDED AN EMERGENCY PROJECT THAT PROVIDES SAFE, LIVABLE CONDITIONS FOR 27,915 NEW SUDANESE REFUGEES. THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES ENSURED THAT TARGET FAMILIES RECEIVE CORE RELIEF KITS TO SECURE DIGNIFIED ACCESS TO HYGIENE AND BASIC NEEDS AND PROVIDED SHELTERS TO 2,626 FAMILIES.IN ZAMBIA, IRUSA HAS SUPPORTED A DROUGHT EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROJECT TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE DROUGHT-AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS IN ZAMBIA WITH IMMEDIATE FOOD NEEDS AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION FOR SURVIVAL AND TRANSITION ACTIVITIES FOR DIGNIFIED RECOVERY FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE DROUGHT. THE PROJECT HAS INCREASED ACCESS TO RELIEF MAIZE TO MEET BASIC FOOD NEEDS TO 70,000 DROUGHT-AFFECTED BENEFICIARIES. BENEFICIARIES: APPROXIMATELY 1,352,030