Swat Valley Relief work 2009

MGR teams distributing aid to the displaced people of Swat Valley, in the village of Mardan, the people of Mardan taken in over 5,000 IDPs who are living in their houses, the need here was for food and bedding; which MGR distributed. Food, bedding were distributed with dignity and children got their treats of biscuits and chocolates.

MGR Swat Valley - water project

Water is the basic necessity of life but it is the dilemma in third world countries that majority of the population are deprived from access to clean and affordable drinking water. Safe and clean water is the first line of defence in protecting public health and protecting the basic values that are fundamental to the quality of life. Public health is the primary goal of MGR’s Water4Life™ Project. There should be no doubt that the majority of people in the third world are exposed to the hazard of drinking unsafe and polluted water. In an effort to improve this situation, MGR has started a project where donors in the West can purchase a bottle of water for beneficiaries in the third world, as a first alternative to drinking unfiltered tap water or contaminated water from other sources. However, MGR realises that bottled water is not a substitute to a sufficient service supplying safe drinkable tap water, but considers it to be a safe alternative or one which complements existing infrastructure to provide safe drinking quality water to the masses. The MGR Water4LifeTM Project is the most promising and innovative initiative for the general public, which at the moment is prone to water borne diseases and cannot afford to purchase clean and purified bottled water. MGR is piloting this project in Pakistan initially, and if successful, will expand it to other countries in the Indian subcontinent, and within a year will establish it in African countries as well. Donate £1.00 per bottle All funds accumulated from this project will be put towards MGR’s handpump scheme in order to give a permanent source of water. Donate from £100.00 for a handpump MGR distrubted water for the displaced people of Swat Valley.

Update Swat Valley 2nd June 2009

MGR has been working in Pakistan since 2000, our teams have responded to all major emergencies in Pakistan; from the 2002 Rawalpindi floods, 2003 Chakmisran tornado, 2004 Sindh floods, 2005 Kashmir earthquake to the Baluchistan crisis in 2007 to name a few - but the situation is deteriorating rapidly as the number of displaced people is estimated at 2.4 million.

Due to the number of people some camps are cramped and conditions are unhygienic where diseases are easily spread. In some places there are up to 500 people sharing just two toilets, many women and girls have not washed since they fled their homes because washing facilities in some camps are not adequate and in close proximity to male washing facilities.

Your donations are urgently needed please visit our website on www.muslimglobalrelif.com

Swat Valley Update

MGR relief teams are working in Tehsil Thakt Bi Village and Takkar District Mardan.

In just a few days, MGR distributed relief items to nearly a thousand people.

Each package consisting of:

6kg rice
3kg pulses
0.5kg tea
1kg ghee
1kg salt
0.5kg spices
Blankets

Our work is continuing, but we need your support to help the thousands that are arriving on a daily basis, as the situation is rapidly deteriorating. This has now become the largest displacement in Pakistan’s history and we require your help to continue with this vital humanitarian work.

In coordination with the local government, we managed to help refugees who had recently arrived and who have not received any help what so ever. The people left everything behind only having the clothes on their back and were bedraggled and very distraught with fear of what they had experienced and what the future may hold for them. Imagine the reassurance we gave them when we provided them the basic necessities to keep themselves and their children alive. Your funds are urgently needed to provide essential food, water, shelter and blankets.

Food package £60.00
Shelter materials £100.00
Clean Drinking Water £30.00
Blankets/Mats £50.00
Kitchen Utensils £35.00
Medicines from £15.00

Burma Cyclone Update

The official death toll from Myanmar’s devastating cyclone (Nargis) has now soared to more than 78,000 people, with tens of thousands more said to be missing, as military authorities and aid agencies struggle to bring relief to survivors. Hundreds of thousands of people are said to be without shelter, food and potable water, and sanitation systems in the five regions declared disaster areas have collapsed.Assessing the full extent of the damage from Tropical Cyclone Nargis, which slammed into Myanmar packing winds of up to 190km per hour on 3 May, has been a slow and difficult process, with communications severed, and roads blocked, as a result of the storm.

MGR Vocational Training Centre

Not everyone is able to readily afford an education but at the same time to establish a good job, it is essential to have some training for a skill that will allow you to secure employment that will allow you to earn a wage that can pay your bills. This is not always an easy task and many people receive no help with it. There is some help however and it comes in the form of a vocational training from Muslim Global Relief.

MGR is committed to bridging the digital divide in marginalized and disadvantaged sectors of society worldwide by providing training in vital job skills to reduce poverty, enhance employability, empower youth/orphans to become productive citizens, enable entrepreneurship, stimulate broad-based economic development, and accelerate social transformation so that they are ready to compete in the global economy.

Activities


Young ladies will learn embroidery skills on a 6 month basis; with the centre run by a qualified teacher whom will pass onto the ladies essential skills needed in order for them to produce good quality clothes for the people of their community as well as themselves. This will give them an income in order to support themselves and their families, put their children through the state education system.


On a regular basis material will be provided to these ladies in order for them to complete their training and start working for themselves, this project should last for a period of 6 months.
This cycle will be repeated every 6 months with ladies who qualify under MGRs guidelines to undertake this training.

This project will cost £3,184.00 per annum to run, please donate generously …

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