In 2022, the International Waqf Fund funded 12 projects, including in Sudan, where ElSouky Health Centre in Sinnar state received dialysis machines that improved treatment for more than 15,000 patients.

“Patients used to travel for hours to get their dialysis treatment before El-Souky Health Center was fully functional,” matron Elsadig says. “Some of the patients passed away because they were too sick to travel… Other patients preferred not to travel for treatment to cut down on transportation costs.

“Now the centre is near their homes, kidney patients are coming twice a week to get their dialysis treatment. Your generous support has saved the lives of our patients.”

Waqf funding also helped to support families still recovering from the devastating impacts of war in Kosova. Rural communities rely on agriculture to earn a living, but many cannot afford suitable, modern equipment to make their farms thrive. Islamic Relief provided more than 100 families in Drenas municipality with greenhouses.