An Islamic Relief project, which trained vulnerable Indonesians in West Sumatera to grow mushrooms sustainably, ended last month, allowing participating farmers to continue harvesting independently.

In total, 175 people from the districts of Padang Pariaman and Pesisir Selatan participated in this project, including women who hadn’t completed their education, orphaned children, widowed women and poor families.

Islamic Relief has finished constructing 58 wells in Kabul province, bringing clean water to the most densely-populated areas of Afghanistan.

According to UNICEF, diarrhoeal diseases account for more than half of all child deaths in Afghanistan. Huge numbers of these diseases are reported every week, most of which are caused by contaminated water sources.

Islamic Relief is reconstructing and equipping five schools that were affected by the earthquake in Haiti three years ago. Four of the schools were completely destroyed and the fifth was severely damaged.

Once complete, the schools will provide education to around 15,000 pupils in and around Port-au-Prince. Three years since the earthquake, Haitians are still struggling with the reconstruction of infrastructure and the economy, with high unemployment rates and many people struggling to make ends meet.

Islamic Relief is continuing to provide aid to communities suffering in the wake of the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that hit southeast Iran. At least 35 people in the Balochistan area lost their lives and over 180 were injured by the tremor of Tuesday 16 April, which struck along the country’s border with Pakistan.

Following the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that hit southeast Iran, near the Pakistan border on Tuesday 16 April, Islamic Relief has dispatched aid and assessors to the affected region of Balochistan, Pakistan.

At least 35 people lost their lives in the earthquake and over 180 people were injured.

After an immediate assessment of the damage, Islamic Relief dispatched 375 family-sized tents and 500 kits that provide a family with essential household and kitchen items, such as pots and pans, cutlery, blankets and mattresses.

Islamic Relief is providing a unique service that promotes psychological wellbeing amongst vulnerable children in Gaza. In the wake of on-going conflict and restrictions, many people struggle with trauma, anxiety, frustration and fear.

The Child and Family Psycho-social Centre in Gaza city focuses on proactive prevention, child development, and therapy.

Islamic Relief is rehabilitating 150 acres of farmland in the West Bank, benefitting 1,200 people.

Currently only 30% of Palestinian agricultural land in the West Bank is farmed, due to poor road access, fertility and availability of water.

In Tulkarem and Qalqilya, Islamic Relief is constructing eight miles of roads, installing 100 wells, providing 18,000 trees and seedlings, and cleaning and paving areas of the farms.

Islamic Relief has completed a livelihood support project in Warrap, South Sudan, which has helped thousands of farmers to improve their farming yield.

We provided 250 farmers with agricultural tools including axes, hoes, rakes and harvesting blades. We distributed around 15 tons of seeds to allow them to grow key ingredients in South Sudanese diets- sorghum, peanuts, black-eyed peas, sesame, tomato, cabbage and okra.

Islamic Relief has constructed an eye hospital in Mogadishu, which will offer free surgery and after care to people with cataracts.

Before this hospital was built, there were only two specialist eye hospitals in Somalia, so it was a struggle to meet the high demand for eye care. Today Islamic Relief’s hospital, which is funded by the Royal Charity Organization of Bahrain, has already screened and operated on over 2,000 people for cataracts.