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Islamic Relief 
PO Box 5640, Buena Park, CA 90622
 www.irw.org 
(888) 479-4968
Tax ID#95-4453134
 
Pakistan Progress Report
 April 2009
 
Islamic Relief 
PO Box 5640, Buena Park, CA 90622
 www.irw.org 
(888) 479-4968
Tax ID#95-4453134
 
Islamic Relief in Pakistan
Islamic Relief began working in Pakistan in 1992, implementing essential emergencyrelief and long-term development services. Islamic Relief initially started operations withthe following projects:
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One-to-One Orphan Sponsorship
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Emergency aid and disaster relief 
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Seasonal projects –Udhiyah/Qurbani during Eid-al-Adha and Ramadan fooddistributionsBy 2001, activities expanded and increased in into other sectors of aid and geographicalcoverage and since then Islamic Relief in Pakistan has focusing on the following sectors:
Sustainable Development Programs
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Sustainable livelihoods
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Health and nutrition
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Water and sanitation
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Education
Humanitarian Aid Programs
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Emergency relief response
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Disaster preparedness
Child Welfare Programs
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Orphans sponsorship
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Child protectionIslamic Relief’s projects seek to uphold various principals, including coordination andcollaboration with all stakeholders in the development and implementation of projects,and consultation with, and involvement of, local community leadership. Work andactivities are undertaken using participatory approaches, ensuring complete transparencyto guarantee a lasting impact, and establishing links with local and international aidagencies to ensure all efforts are collaborative and built on lessons learned from partners.Islamic Relief Pakistan is headquartered in Islamabad, with 12 other sub offices aroundthe country and more than 400 staff members working to fulfill their goals.Islamic Relief has successfully implemented many relief and development projectsincluding orphan support, prevention of blindness programs, education enhancementprograms and even drought relief in Baluchistan. Islamic Relief has responded tonumerous disasters in Pakistan, including earthquakes, droughts, cyclones, and floods.
 
Islamic Relief 
PO Box 5640, Buena Park, CA 90622
 www.irw.org 
(888) 479-4968
Tax ID#95-4453134
 Islamic Relief has raised over $70 million in aid worldwide (including in-kind donations)to assist victims of the 2005 earthquake, which had an immensely devastating impact onPakistan. This money has gone to support and benefit over 340,000 earthquake victimswith emergency relief including food, water, shelter and medical supplies.Long before other organizations dared to penetrate the tribal lands of interior Baluchistan,Islamic Relief had been working closely with those desert communities reversing years of isolation with community organizing, water supply projects, health initiatives and disasterresponse.Over the years, Islamic Relief has spent over $2.6 million on development projects inBaluchistan benefitting over 120,000 people.In autumn of 2008, tensions along the Pakistan/Afghanistan border increased in thenorth-west, which resulted in thousands of displaced people fleeing for their safety. Incollaboration with the United Nations, Islamic Relief still provides emergency shelter,water and sanitation, health facilities and food to thousands of internally displacedpeoples (IDPs) in Jallozai camp, situated on the outskirts of Peshawar.
Health
Islamic Relief aims to improve the health and standard-of-living for the poorest segmentsof the world’s population. Islamic Relief hopes to achieve this goal through a supportprogram based on providing physical, material and human resources to ensure theequitable and effective delivery of health programs.In Pakistan, a vast majority of the population living in rural areas has little to no access tobasic health care. Services are available far away from the villages, and many cannotafford to take their sick ones to the urban hospitals or health facilities due to poverty andthe geographical terrain.Low nutrition rate is another issue that destitute people are facing in rural parts of Pakistan, mainly in Baluchistan and Kashmir. Among the vulnerable groups are children,women and the elderly. Years of severe drought in Baluchistan and a series of naturalcalamities in Kashmir have resulted in low nutrition levels and lack of access to properhealthcare.Projects:
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Neelum Valley Health Program (Pakistan-administered Kashmir)
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Specializes in mother-child healthcare
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Training of male and female community health workers
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Benefitting over 43,000 individuals
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