In Kusiong, the Philippines, families affected by Tropical Storm Nalgae gather to receive drinking water, food, and hygiene supplies from Islamic Relief. Known locally as Storm Paeng, the disaster inflicts significant damage inover 300 villages, killing 50 people anduprooting many more. Our emergency response is a lifeline for 1,000 affected families.

As well as the powerful storm Nalgae, Filipino communities also face a spike in conflict in Maguindanao province. Almost 14,000 people flee their homes. Already on the ground supporting communities, Islamic Relief swings into action to provide essential food and hygiene items to over 8,000 affected families.

Further disaster relief is required in Southeast Asia when a deadly earthquake strikes Indonesia. Killing over 160 people, the 5.6 magnitude quake leaves thousands of people homeless and destroys over 2,000 houses in West Java province. Working through a local partner organisation, we provide affected people with tarpaulin sheets for emergency shelter, hygiene kits and other much-needed items including food, water and blankets.

“When I held the cash in my hand, I was so happy that my heart was beating out of my chest,” says Husna, recalling her relief upon receiving an unconditional cash grant from Islamic Relief. Part of our life-saving response to the dire drought in North Kordofan, Sudan, the grant enables Husna to meet her family’s most pressing needs.
“I bought food supplies and cooked a meal for my children. My children almost never drink milk [so] I am going to invest the remaining cash in buying a goat.” As well as supplying grants, Islamic Relief install hand pumps and solar- powered water sources, give farmers drought-resilient seeds, and train community leaders and government officials on climate change. Altogether, we help over 3,300 drought affected households.