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Adapting for Climate Justice

This is about how Islamic Relief is working with the people most affected to respond to the climate crisis. We show how in empowering communities, families and individuals to emerge out of poverty and suffering, they are better able to adapt to the challenges they face now and in the future. In the climate emergency, locally-led community based adaptation brings justice to those who have the least. ‘Adapting for Climate Justice’ shows how Islamic Relief is making this a reality.

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Climate Induced Migration in Pakistan: Global discourse, local realities and governance

Pakistan is grappling with the worsening impact of climate change, causing increased migration and displacement across the country. This Islamic Relief research report examines one of the extreme consequences of climate change: climate induced migration. This study makes comparisons between popular global perspectives and local realities by studying incidences of movements in 3 distinct regions of Pakistan: Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It delves in to the root causes of climate induced migration across the 3 provinces and shares insights into the perceptions and governance gaps to address migration issues across these areas. It includes specific recommendations and calls for the government of Pakistan as well international community to take swift action to address the worsening effect of climate change on migration patterns in Pakistan.

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Stigma and discrimination faced by people with disabilities returning to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan

This report documents research by Islamic Relief to understand stigma and discrimination faced by people with disabilities (PWD) returning to live in the Khyber Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan (FATA). It sets out the context within which the research was conducted, a summary of the findings, the research project and results, and finally recommendations arising from the research.

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Context and Protection Analysis of Central and Northern Mali

Islamic Relief Mail and Save the Children Mali will be holding a workshop on 7th of August 2020 to present the findings of a Context and Protection Analysis undertaken in hard-to-access areas of Northern and Central Mali, specifically in the Circle of Gourma Rharous, Region of Timbuktu and Circle of Douentza, Region of Mopti. Funded by the START Network, the analysis intends to contribute to informed programming of humanitarian actors in Northern and Central Mali, particularly in ensuring context sensitive and gender sensitive approaches.

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Examining barriers to complaints mechanisms for at-risk communities – Synthesis Part 2

This paper is the second part of the synthesis of current good practice towards inclusive complaints and feedback mechanisms. It provides a review of Islamic relief’s practices at a country level. It also identifies key elements to successful approaches to inclusion and common challenges, to stimulate wider learning and improvement at a global level within Islamic Relief and in the wider sector.

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Synthesis of Current Good Practice Towards Inclusive Complaints and Feedback Mechanisms

This synthesis, part 1, provides a review of good practice in the sector in relation to establishing inclusive complaints mechanisms. It examines selected agencies’ approaches to strengthening inclusion of at-risk community groups, particularly those who are discriminated against due to their age, disability, gender, ethnicity and other forms of marginalisation. It focuses on the inclusion of at-risk groups within activities relating to commitments 4 and 5 of the Core Humanitarian Standard and, specifically, the establishment of inclusive complaints mechanisms.

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Lessons from Islamic Relief Worldwide’s inclusive and protective programming approach – the 6As approach – Learning Paper 3

This paper focuses on approaches, lessons and recommendations for Islamic Relief and other INGOs to improve mainstreaming protection and inclusion efforts in development and humanitarian programming. It aims to advance understanding and best practice in protection and inclusion through critical reflection on Islamic Relief’s inclusive and protective programming approach. It draws on the experience of eight countries in addressing issues of inclusion, protection and sensitive approaches to accountable programming and considers learnings and challenges.

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Analysing and documenting learning from South Sudan Integrated Emergency Response in Western Bahr El-Ghazal (WBeG) and Central Equatoria (CE)

The “integrated emergency response in Western Bahr El-Ghazal (WBeG) and Central Equatoria (CE), in South Sudan” is a 1 year project funded by Islamic Relief Sweden and SIDA. This learning paper provides an overview of the project’s protection programming approaches and captures some of the best practices used in programme implementation. It presents some of the key findings on protection and gender mainstreaming in service provision, gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response, and human resources procedures and gender balanced team in Islamic Relief South Sudan. It also provides a set of recommendations for mainstreaming gender and protection in future programming.

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