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 Contents

Message From The Director 01

About Muntada Aid 03

What We Do... 04

Health 06

Little Hearts 07

A Little Hearts Story 09

Maternal Mortality 10

Emergency 11

Syria Crisis 12

Eritrean Refugees 16

Central African Republic Emergency 17

A Story From Chad 18

Gaza: The Never Ending Sorrow 19

Water Security 20

Looking Ahead 23

Events 24

Volunteers 26

How We Spend Your Money 29

About Muntada Aid

Muntada Aid is a global humanitarian organisation which operates in some of

the worlds most vulnerable places providing much needed assistance to
communities that have been affected by disasters, conflict and a cycle of
poverty.

Working with partners who are well rooted in their environment, Muntada Aid
runs sustainable health, educational, water security, capacity building and
emergency relief projects where there is a need.

Muntada Aid works to have a lasting and concerted impact in the humanitarian
field

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 Vision Mission

Our vision is of a world where To work with our partners to

everyone is free to live without ensure that poverty is eradicated
the reliance on aid, or injustice from the lives of the most
and where everyone can lead vulnerable, whilst empowering
healthy and secure lives. them to create their own future.

Our Strategy

To have a lasting impact on the lives of those we serve - to become a more

efcient, effective and collaborative organisation.

Deliver sustainable projects in the areas of health,

education, water security and emergencies.

Work collaboratively with local organisations in order

to build their capacity and share expertise.

Focus on high performing staff and consistent

systems and processes.

Our 5 Areas of Work

Health
Education
Emergencies
Water Security
Capacity Building

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 What We Do....

Benin

Togo

Nigeria

Mali

Senegal
Egypt

Kenya

Tanzania

Comoros Islands

Niger

Sudan

Ethiopia

Mauritania

Ghana
Bangladesh

Yemen

Tunisia

Morocco

Pakistan

Palestine

Turkey

Chad

India
Burma

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 Health

Better health is central to human happiness and well-being. It also makes

an important contribution to economic progress, as healthy populations live
longer, are more productive.

Approximately 1.2 billion people in the world live in extreme poverty (which
means they live on less than one dollar a day). Poverty creates ill-health
because it forces people to live in environments that make them sick,
without decent shelter, clean water or adequate sanitation.

Muntada Aid recognises the link between poor health and poverty, thus our
health projects aim to save lives and uplift people out of extreme poverty.

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 Little Hearts

This year saw the expansion of the

pioneering Little Hearts project to
include Bangladesh. A country with
a growing population of 150 million
people and with many living in
extreme poverty, and suffering from
a lack of investment in the medical
sector.

As well as in Bangladesh, the Little

Hearts project has been active in
saving the lives of children in
Mauritania and Sudan. Our team of
international medical volunteers,
which includes doctors, surgeons
and nurses were able to save the
lives of 215 children in four different
campaigns, who would have The Little Hearts project
otherwise gone without proper
treatment and as a result died.
provides free life-saving
cardiac surgery and
The impact of this project is far interventional cardiac
reaching; aiming to leave a lasting catheterisation for children
footprint not only on the children with Congenital Heart
that are treated through it, but also
on the local medical staff who
Defects from
receive beneficial training from our underprivileged families
experienced team, guaranteeing a irrespective of gender, race
future of more capable health or religion.
personnel.

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 Little Hearts Saved So Far

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Lifesaving
36
Lifesaving
Operations
Operations

Morocco
September
Sudan
28
2013

Lifesaving
Operations
January
2014
Yemen
64
Lifesaving
Operations
March
2013
Mauritania
May
2014

Bangladesh Sudan
November

62
October

40 2014 2012

Lifesaving
Lifesaving Operations
Operations

Sudan
577
Lifesaving
Sudan
December Operations
2014 May
2012

83 64
Lifesaving
Lifesaving
Operations Bangladesh Morocco Operations
March December
2015 2011

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55
Lifesaving
Operations Operations

Volunteer Testimonials

The project is important because we
are healing children who need our
help. Weve studied and trained in our
countries for a long time. But there are
kids around the world who dont have
access to specialist care
Dr Ahil A Batawi (Senior Respiratory
therapist, KSA)
This has been the most challenging
campaign Ive volunteered on. But by
the end we leave with the good feeling
that we have helped the children. And
this is what Little Hearts is all about
Mrs Martian Douglas (Paediatric
Cardiac ICU Nurse, Czech Republic)

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 A Little Hearts Story

Weak but bright, 5 year old Afsana

was born with a life threatening
disease; a heart defect. After being
misdiagnosed several times it was
only when she had a stroke in July
2014, which left her partly paralysed,
that doctors found out she had an
ASD (Atrial Septal Defect). Coming
from a poor background, there was no
way her family could pay for her
treatment.

Muntada Aid's Little Hearts project

provided that opportunity when we
sent a team of medical volunteers to
treat her and another 80 children. She
is now enjoying her childhood.

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 Maternal Mortality

M A T E R N A L
M O R T A L I T Y

The birth of healthy babies is the cause of
celebration in the developed world for
mothers who enjoy some of the best health
care in the world. However in Africa, it can
be a life threatening event for mothers.
A woman dies from complications in
childbirth every minute - that's 529,000
each year - the vast majority of them are in
the developing countries.
For Muntada Aid this is unacceptable. We
understand that the mother is an important
pillar in a family and without her it forces
many families further into poverty.
Muntada Aid believes access to quality
maternal health for women is a
fundamental human right and critical to
reducing poverty. It is for this reason that
we have sent qualified UK health
professionals to train local midwifes and
improve their capacity in providing
lifesaving treatment.

Muntada Aid will:

Send midwives to Africa to train locals
with basic life saving skills.

Provide important medical supplies to

hospitals so that mother and child
have an increased chance of survival.
Raise awareness of this issue at local
and national level of the countries we
work in.

Launched on the back of our 25th anniversary in 2011, our maternal health
project focuses on saving the lives of mothers in Sub-Sahara Africa in line
with UN Millennium Development Goal Five. We aim to contribute to the
reduction of the alarming rates of mothers dying during labour in Ghana,
Nigeria, Benin, Togo and Mali.

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 Emergency

Responding to emergencies is at the

heart of Muntada Aids mission. Stationed
in some of the worlds hot spots, we are
able to rapidly respond to a crisis along
with our well rooted local partners,
providing vital essential supplies to those
affected.

In the event of natural disasters, forced

displacement or armed conflict, we work
with local, national and international
partners to respond rapidly to save lives
and reduce harm, meeting the immediate
needs of the most vulnerable households.
We provide essential shelter, food, clean
water and healthcare to help people
through the difficult first days and weeks.

After the immediate crisis period, we work

with affected communities to ensure their
long-term recovery and resilience.

Syria

Eritrea

Central African Republic

Gaza

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 Syria Crisis

2013 was a milestone year for

Muntada Aids emergency relief
programs. For the first time
ever in over 28 years Muntada
Aid expanded its emergency
relief program to include
countries outside of Africa as
part of a long term strategic
shift by the organisation to
rapidly respond to emergencies
anywhere in the world.

Applying the expertise and

experience gained throughout
its years in the field, Muntada
Aid is involved in alleviating the
suffering of the Syrian people
who have been affected by the
ongoing crisis both inside the
war torn country and those who
fled to neighbouring countries
in Jordan and Turkey.

Muntada Aid effectively

responded to the need of Syrian
refugees who were living in
Turkey by distributing
emergency food supplies,
hygiene packs, winter clothes
and setting up shelter &
sanitation facilities in camps.

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 Life in Syria

Meet Fatmi, she is an incredible Meet Ayub, a brand new

100 years old. Every day for her beautiful boy, just weeks old
is beyond a struggle. born in a war zone.

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 Syria Winter Appeal

S Y R I A
WINTER
APPEAL
Throughout the 2014 winter, millions of people Muntada Aid has
found themselves facing a new battle for distributed over
survival trying to find food, clothing and
shelter to keep themselves warm and alive. 1100
Many Syrians living in Turkey were faced with a ORPHAN
PACKS
severe winter and sub-zero temperatures,
blizzards and death. Lives are at risk each day 80
ADULT
especially amongst children and the elderly. PACKS

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HEAT
Muntada Aid was quick to respond and launched STOVES
the Wrap Up Syria Winter Appeal. The campaign
provided winter clothing packs, blankets and 500
BLANKETS
stoves to Syrian widows and orphans in Turkey.

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 Syria, Despair & Repair

Refugees In
3.8 neighbouring
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ON
1 6 MI L L I O N
12.2

people in need of
humanitarian assistance in
Syria & the surrounding
region (OCHA)
M

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IL

Internally ON
displaced

8.3 MILLION
ARE CHILDREN
UNHCR 12 Mar 2015

Muntada Aid has provided....

You have helped us

make a difference to
thousands of Syrian
peoples lives.

Dont stop now

because together we
can do so much more.

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 Eritrean Refugees

125,000 Eritean Refugees In Eastern Sudan, Kasala, we paid a visit to a

in Sudan forgotten problem; Eritrean refugees.
Numbering a total of 125,000, they fled from
the harsh realities of persecution under the
hands of their own government in Eritrea.
Refugees and the local community in eastern
Sudan face acute poverty and lack of access
to health care, education and employment.
Refugees also face difficulties in integrating
locally, and there is no possibility of voluntary
repatriation at this time.
What weve done
Muntada Aid distributed much needed food
6 people received food packs to families who resided in the camps of
THOUSAND
aid Umm Gargour, Camp 26 and Wad Sharifay.
To date, we have distributed hundreds of food
people received eye
400 treatment
packs containing much needed food items
and a further 400 aid distributions were given
to the most vulnerable children, women and
people will receive
500 skills training
the elderly.

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 Central African Republic Emergency

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC EMERGENCY

The deteriorating humanitarian situation in

the Central African Republic where political
instability has lead to the internal
displacement of more than 714,000 people
with a further 369,289 people becoming
refugees in neighbouring countries such as
Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo,
Republic of Congo and Cameroon.

With the UN sounding the alarm bells of

the ethno-religious cleansing of the Muslim
minority of CAR and a humanitarian
catastrophe, Muntada Aid was able to
respond to the thousands who have fled to
neighbouring Chad.
With our rapid response to the crisis
Muntada Aid was the first international
NGO to assist the refugees in newly
established Maro Camp located in southern
Chad. The residents, who were on their last
remaining supplies of food, were relieved
to be provided with clean drinking water
and new supplies of food by Muntada Aid.

In all cases of conflict, it is the most

vulnerable in society that are caught in the
middle. Women and children who have to
face the prospects of the realities such as
the displacement and becoming refugees
in other countries. Consequently there will
be an ongoing need for shelter, food, and
clean drinking water to be provided to
affected people.

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 A Story From Chad

Muntada Aid's Sayid Ali distributes much

needed food to a resident of the newly
established Maro Camp in Chad. Refugees
who fled the conflict in CAR were relieved
to get aid, many of whom had nothing.

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 Gaza Winter Appeal

Gaza, the scene of three and mattresses to the poor and

destructive wars since 2008, has
long faced severe Israeli
restrictions and blockades, limiting
the access of basic aid and
building materials in order for the
war-stricken region to rebuild their
lives. According to Palestinian
estimates, Gaza will need almost
$8bn (5bn) in aid to rebuild itself
after the 2014, 50-day war that
disadvantaged in the area of the
Easten-Gaza Strip.
More than 500 families benefited
from this distribution.
Life in Gaza
United Nations OCHA 27 Jan 2015

claimed more than 2,200 Over 17,000 Palestinians on

Palestinian lives, most of them
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THOUSAND
including patients.
civilians, including more than 490
children, many of whom were Around 100,000 Palestians still
100 internally displaced.
killed in their own homes. THOUSAND

Due to the lack basic Over 300,000 Palestians with

infrastructure, many of those in
need did not have heating
arrangements during the winter
95%
period. Through your generous
donations, Muntada Aid working
with our partners were able to
arrange winter warmer blankets
300 no or reduced access to water
THOUSAND
supply and sanitation services
Over 95% of tap water unt for
human consumption.
1.8
MILLION
1.8 million suffer from daily
power cuts of up to 18 hours.

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 Water Security

Diseases from unsafe water and a

lack of basic sanitation, kill more
people every year than all forms of
violence, including war. Children are
especially vulnerable, as their
bodies aren't strong enough to fight
diarrhoea, dysentery and other
illnesses.

Over the years, with our many

partners, we have been able to dig
thousands of wells in poor
communities, sustaining life.

In southern Chad, where thousands

of refugees crossed the border from
CAR, we dug water wells in camps
to provide much needed clean
drinking water.

Our team visited the water projects

and were greeted by users who were
thankful for the new wells.

MUNTADA AID HAS

DISTRIBUTED 1000S OF
WATER WELLS & WATER
STATIONS ALL ACROSS
AFRICA

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EVERY MINUTE
A CHILD
DIES
DUE TO A
WATER RELATED
ILLNESS

WATER
SHOULD GIVE

LIFE
NOT TAKE IT

DONATENOW
MUNTADAAID.ORG
0207 118 0777
 Looking Ahead

Psychological Centre for children of War

Since the start of the Syrian
conflict in 2011, over 1 million
Syrians have crossed the border to
Turkey to find refuge, with over half
having suffered some psychological
trauma.

As we currently work in Turkey to

help Syrian refugees we have seen
first hand how the youngest and
most vulnerable are trying to deal
with what they have previously
witnessed during the civil war.
Having fled to safety in Turkey,
often only with the clothes they
were wearing and with loved ones
missing, daily life is not only
physically challenging but for many
women and children they have
deep psychological scars which
could manifest into long term mental
health issues.
Muntada Aid is launching a new project,
Broken Minds, early 2015 and will work
with partner organisations to directly
help Syrian children and their mothers,
who are currently living in Istanbul,
rebuild their lives.

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 Tha ts why we
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mak e sure that our eve nts take anit aria n
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opp ortu nity to be part of the
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Little Hearts Bungee Jump

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bun gee
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 Events

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 Volunteers
Volunteering with Muntada Aid means to be the backbone of the organisation. Our
volunteers are our support and our drive to get closer to our vision of creating a future
free from poverty and injustice.

C HA R I TY W E EK
Every year thousands of students come
together to raise money for our projects. This
year we would like to give a special thanks to
Kingston University, Greenwich, Roehampton
and UEL Islamic Societies who raised
thousands for our emergency projects.

K I NG S TO N UNIVE R SI TY
A special thank you to Kingston University as
they raised nearly 20,000 for our Central
African Republic Appeal. Here is Brother
Haitham presenting Muntada Aid with the
cheque from Kingston Student Union.

TOP F UNDR A I SE R
Abdur Rabb spent weeks raising money for our
Little Hearts campaign. He was our top
fundraiser for our Little Hearts Bungee Jump
Challenge and raised nearly 3,000. His
message was I have a child with a heart
condition, and I would help any child who has
a condition like thisthere are a lot of children
around the world who dont have the chance
my child hadso I would encourage anyone to
give charity that helps lives directly.

INS P IR ATION
After Attending one of our events, little Syed
was so excited about helping other children
that he put his hand up to donate 1500.
When he got home and counted his money,
he realised that it wasnt 1500 he had in his
bank but 15. This didnt put him off though
because he went about raising the money.
Even before his big event day he has already
raised 600. He is well on his way to
reaching his target.

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 I t s imp or ta n t to u s t h at you kn ow

Managing money is always going to be important but when it comes to

saving lives, even more care has to be taken.

At Muntada Aid we aim to send as much of your donation to the needy

as possible, but we also believe its important to ask how effective is
your donation in reaching the needy. Thats why we ensure that our work
is delivered to a high standard so that your donation goes even further.

90% 10%
S pent on administra -
Spent directly on
tion. We us e this
helping those in need
money to help us
around the world.
generate the nex t
From emergency
pound so that we c an
relief to sustainable
continue to c reate a
projects that have
world free from the
lasting effects .
need for aid.

EXTRA
DONATION POLICY
25%
We have a 100% Zakat Policy so Increase your donation with Gift Aid.
rest assured all the money will go
Dont forget you can get an extra
directly to the cause.
25% on top of your donation to help
us with our running costs.

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PARTNERSHIPS
Hand in Hand for a sustainable future

We st ro ng ly believe t hat wo rki ng i n

pa rt nershi p wi t h o t her o rg anis at io ns
br in g s m o r e value t o t ho s e we
s e r v e. B ri ng ing t o g et her exp ert is e
an d res o ur ces will have a g reater
im pa ct o n t he wo rk at hand. Which
is w hy o ur o perat i o nal mo del
re v o lv es a ro und t hi s key element .

M u nt ada A i d s eeks p art ners who

s h ar e o u r v alue and a co mmi t ment
t o h elp t h o se in need .

www.muntadaaid.org

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