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Our promises

Throughout our work, Islamic Relief has committed to the following promises:

Promote Gender Justice

Inspired and guided by our faith values, Islamic Relief is fully committed to upholding the dignity of all people and eradicating poverty and suffering through promoting justice, equity and the equal value and importance of women, girls, men and boys, as well as ensuring the protection and promotion of the family as the cornerstone of society.

In supporting the achievement of holistic wellbeing and the fulfilment of human potential, we endeavour to integrate gender perspectives that promote justice for males and females into all our humanitarian, development and advocacy work in a faith literate and culturally-sensitive way.

Zakat is based on the value of a person’s disposable wealth owned for the period of a full Islamic (lunar) year. It must be paid if the minimum amount, known as nisab, is reached.

Strengthening Local Capacity

The capacity of local communities to govern their own affairs has a direct impact on their ability to become self-sufficient. We continue to empower communities to manage their own affairs – from disaster preparedness and recovery to social mobilisation.

In addition, we are developing resources, sharing organisational learning and delivering civil society capacity-building in our offices and programmes – and working to develop capacity within civil society as a whole.

Islamic relief staff in South Africa prepare food parcels for distribution

Providing Islamic Perspectives

Islamic perspectives on humanitarian and social justice issues inspire all aspects of our work. We are a policy leader on Islamic humanitarianism, and our research programmes develop distinctive, practical approaches to the key issues that are affecting our world today – including peace building, child protection, and gender.

Protecting The Environment

Climate change and environmental degradation have a devastating effects upon the communities with which we work. We enable communities to better protect themselves from the impact of disasters, with disaster risk reduction schemes often encompassing climate-change adaptation as well as initiatives to safeguard the environment from further harm. Environmental concerns are increasingly at the heart of our advocacy.

Protecting Children

Children are often the most vulnerable to trauma and suffering as a result of disasters and poverty. Protecting them and ensuring their welfare is a priority in all our work. Drawing on Islamic teachings, we are mainstreaming child protection and ensuring that our programmes are child-focussed.

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