20 May 2021

In Gaza, years of blockade and recurrent cycles of hostilities have had a severe impact on local infrastructure, delivery of services, available livelihood opportunities and the ability of families to cope. Palestinians in Gaza are locked in and unable...

12 Feb 2021

When Cyclone Amphan struck Bangladesh in May 2020, over a million people were affected, 350 000+ homes were damaged, and more than 60 000 homes were completely destroyed. Over a 100 000 more faced intensive monsoon flooding in August 2020 which caused...

13 Apr 2021

An ongoing internal conflict that has torn a country apart, the Syrian uprising began as part of a wave of social upheaval throughout the Arab world demanding greater political freedom and an end to autocracy....

13 Apr 2021

After ten years of the Syrian crisis, countless refugees and internally displaced Syrians are struggling to survive. Millions have taken refuge in neighbouring countries and for those displaced or living in towns and cities, many cannot meet their...

13 Apr 2021

Airstrikes, armed clashes and attacks on civilian infrastructure which have been going on since March 2015 have resulted in the world’s largest food security crisis and enabled the spread of cholera at an unprecedented scale. More than half of the...

13 Apr 2021

06 Apr 2021

Drought and conflict have displaced countless numbers in East Africa. They resettle in areas far from home, with limited resources and insufficient shelter. Al-Imdaad Foundation’s office in Kenya has been able to assist these communities by establishing...

15 May 2021

The Al-Imdaad Foundation has been working in Palestine since our inception in 2003 and has made tremendous and significant strides in rehabilitating the over-burdened health sector in Gaza. We have actively been involved in the “females friendly” Essahaba...

12 May 2021

15 Jul 2020

17 Sep 2020

Every living organism requires water to live. This is how the Creator has created life in this world. According to the (Sphere Project, 2011), an initiative setup by the UN to promote quality and accountability in humanitarian activities, “Water...

28 May 2020

Jordan has always been home to a large number of refugees, initially these were mainly Palestinian refugees but ever since the Syrian uprising Jordan has become one of the greatest hosts of Syrian refugees in the middle east. Many of these refugee...

13 Apr 2021

Kashmir is the beautiful, contested region at the heart of 70-year-old dispute. Beginning August 2019, things took a turn for the worse with curfews and security checkpoints limiting movement and placing added difficulties on average Kashmiris. As...

06 Apr 2021

The Al-Imdaad Foundation’s office in Kenya started Darunnisaa as an empowerment training centre to provide education and skills to post primary students who cannot afford to attend high school. The centre provides instruction in English, Arabic and...

08 Jul 2020

Jordan has always been home to a large number of refugees, initially these were mainly Palestinian refugees but ever since the Syrian crisis Jordan has become host to one of the largest numbers of Syrian refugees in the Middle East after Turkey and...

07 Apr 2021

Rakhine, the poorest region in Myanmar, was home to more than a million Rohingya who have faced decades of persecution in a country, where they are not even considered citizens. The Rohingya are one of the most helpless and forsaken peoples of the...

03 Sep 2020

After the most recent series of Israeli attacks the already scarce water resources in Gaza were even further limited due to the destruction to water and electrical infrastructure. Gaza’s only aquifer, the coastal aquifer has fallen to almost 15 metres...

06 May 2020

Kenya has been described as the hope of east Africa and has become a regional hub that promises growing development opportunities. However, poverty in Kenya is still a major issue with almost half the country living below the poverty line. In arid...

13 May 2020

The brutal history of communism in Albania left a scarred population and a struggling economy with the highest rates of unemployment in Europe. Almost one in 3 Albanians lives in poverty especially in rural areas and up to 5% struggle to meet daily...

13 May 2020

The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated places in the world with a total area of just 365 km2 where over 1.8 million people live. Palestinians are still suffering from devastating economic and social conditions brought about by waves of...

10 Sep 2020

The Al-Imdaad Foundation officially opened a health centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo on March 18, 2010. The facility is based in Bukavu, capital of the South Kivu province, where political violence since the early 1990s continues unabated. The...

15 Jul 2021

We are passing through bitter days in South Africa’s history. Small businesses and livelihoods have been decimated. Supply chains have been severely disrupted due to closed national highways. Many in our communities are struggling to obtain bread,...

22 Jan 2021

In this time of crisis and uncertainty we all need the benefits of Sadaqah and charitable giving which have been reported in the Hadith traditions as protection from calamity, healing the sick and safety from a bad demise. That is why we are giving...

06 Apr 2021

With the welcome opening of Mosques and prayer facilities, it is essential that all steps are taken to ensure the safety of the community. The Al-Imdaad Foundation is therefore undertaking sanitisation and fumigation of facilities in various areas...

09 May 2020

VISION-4-LIFE CLINIC

13 Apr 2021

The winter is coming this year at a time when many families are more vulnerable than they have been in decades. South Africans are struggling to put food on the table, having lost jobs and sources of livelihood. Many will be unable to buy extra blankets...

06 May 2021

In certain circumstances, Muslims are required to make expiatory payments to cover outstanding aspects of ritual worship or atone for intentional breaking of fasts without valid excuse. Al-Imdaad Foundation is able to facilitate these payments to eligible...

03 Sep 2020

Since inception, the Al-Imdaad Foundation has always made water projects a regular part of its activities in South Africa. With the extended drought from 2015 onwards these projects were increased to help address communities facing critical water shortages....

06 May 2020

Al-Imdaad Foundation teams operating from various local provincial branches regularly respond to small scale incidents that affect vulnerable communities. Oftentimes it is those who are already the worst off in terms of their economic standing that...

10 May 2020

As the cost of living soars and medical care becomes almost unaffordable, the queues at state hospitals lengthen considerably. For many who endure the long wait for essential medical supplies, hunger is a constant companion. A vast majority travel...

06 May 2020

There many people who fall through the cracks in society and struggle to get by day to day due to illness, disability, unemployment or social exclusion. While the ideal is always to empower communities and individuals to be self-sufficient, the Al-Imdaad...

31 Aug 2020

Rural areas in developing countries like South Africa are generally characterised by an inadequate satisfaction of basic needs which lies at the core of poverty. Basic needs are those human requirements that are necessary to make human survival and...

10 May 2020

As it is often said, a healthy body is a healthy mind and a hungry stomach does not bode well for the absorption of information. Hungry learners often struggle to concentrate in class and visit the school nurse daily with head and stomach aches. Due...

28 Apr 2020

Operation Sukuma Sakhe began as the poverty eradication wing of the KZN government first spearheaded by former premier Dr Zweli Mkhize. It aims to make meaningful household interventions on poverty possible and to address the needs of the most vulnerable...

13 Apr 2021

The Al-Imdaad Foundation’s education projects in South Africa have been ongoing for many years now and in that period the foundation has been able to support students and learners across educational levels from the early childhood development phase...

14 Apr 2021

14 Apr 2021

Ramadan is the opportune time for us to #SeekAllah and one of the best ways we can do this is by serving His creation - so check out our interactive Ramadan Appeal E-Booklet for important projects in service of humanity.

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