Title: An Introduction to Muslim Aid UK - Pakistan

Speaker: Rizwan Baig, Programme Manager South

Venue: NGO Resource Centre
D – 114, Block 5, Clifton, Karachi – Tel 5865501-2
Friday - October 26, 2007
5:00 to 6:30 pm


Muslim Aid UK’s Pakistan Field Office has taken care of more than 4,000 earthquake affectees in the tent villages for the period of 6 months, where they were provided emergency relief, shelter & bedding, food & clothing and medication.

This was stated by Mr. Rizwan Baig, Programme Manager - South, Muslim Aid UK at the “Development Forum” of NGORC on October 26, 2007.

Muslim Aid was founded in London in November 1985, by 23 leading British Muslim organizations, in response to continuing conflicts and disasters around the world. Its aim is to alleviate the suffering of the victims of poverty, war and natural disasters.

Mr. Baig informed that in the 2005 earthquake emergency, Muslim Aid UK spent Rs 30 million on provision of shelter, food and medicine; Rs 2 million on Eid gifts; Rs 11.5 million on Qurbani; Rs 8.5 million on income generation (Microcredit) Rs 2 million on skills development centers.

Giving further details, he said at Balakot, Shohal Tent Village the Muslim Aid hosted 1,000 people for six months, provided utensils, bedding to each family and free medical treatment to over 7,000 patients in 20 days.

Similarly, at Islamabad’s H-11 Tent Village, Muslim Aid accommodated 2,400 people in 300 tents, for six months. It provided schooling, vocational training, English and computer short courses and recreational activities for children.

In Azad Jamu and Kashmir (AJK), it hosted about 200 families in tent villages of Sarran, Muzafarabad and Bagh, where tents and blankets were distributed among 275 families, food packets among 660 families at Bagh, Poonch and Muzafarabad and arranged 100 tents at Bagh.

Besides earthquake relief activities, Muslim Aid also provides relief to the affectees of natural calamities like floods, cyclones and rains in Pakistan.

In the development sector, Muslim Aid works in the sectors like Emergency Relief, Education, Healthcare, Orphan Care, Economic Empowerment, Water and Sanitation, Specialist Programmes and Seasonal Programmes.

In the education sector, it is providing teachers training, vehicles, science and computer labs in schools, setting up Adult Literacy Centres. So far it has established 50 centres at Fateh Jang and three in Lahore.

Over 35 participants from various development sector organizations of Karachi attended the Forum and took part in discussion.

Anis Danish of Information Centre of NGORC welcomed the guest and presented vote of thanks.