"Whoever saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind" Qur'an 5:32

Islamic Relief’s Mission
Islamic Relief is dedicated to alleviating the poverty and suffering of the world’s poorest people.

What is Islamic Relief?
Islamic Relief (IR) is an international relief and development charity, which aims to alleviate the suffering of the world’s poorest people. It is an independent Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) founded in the UK in 1984 by Dr Hany El Banna.

What does Islamic Relief do?
As well as responding to disasters and emergencies, Islamic Relief promotes sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities - regardless of race, religion or gender.

Islamic Relief works in four main sectors:
- Emergency Relief, Development, Orphans, Waqf.

Where does Islamic Relief work?
IR currently has field offices in Afghanistan, Albania, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Chechnya, China, Egypt, Kosova, Indonesia, Mali, Pakistan, Palestine, and Sudan, and carries out further projects in Ethiopia Jordan, Kenya, India, Iraq Somalia, and Yemen.

Islamic Relief Indonesia 

Islamic Relief’s intervention in Indonesia was started in 2000, following the Asian Economic Crisis 1998. The economic meltdown has made Indonesia struggled to make living standards for a large portion of its population better. Acute water shortages, lack of economic incentives, poor education, internal conflicts, and a large number of natural disasters exacerbate the problem for much of the population.


Since then, it has grown and has been implementing a wide range of programmes on livelihood enhancement of extremely poor people, education, water and sanitation, income generation, orphan sponsorship, health and nutrition and emergency relief aiming at poverty reduction.


At present, Islamic Relief Indonesia is implementing its activities in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Banten, Jakarta, West Java.