IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation is going to slaughter sacrificial animals in 100 countries in this Eid al Adha. By means of IHH, benevolent people of Turkey and other countries will send their sacrifices to their brothers and sisters living in needy places.

IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation takes the responsibility of many people who are stricken, disadvantaged because of wars, occupations, natural disasters, etc., injured, crippled, famished or homeless, and oppressed; and sends them necessary humanitarian aid. IHH, since its establishment, has worked in deprived geographies that nobody has gone in Balkans, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, the Far East, and America; and has held out a hand to the oppressed.

IHH carries out activities in the fields of emergency aid; social relief; educational, stationery and medical aid; and of redressing grievances that occur because of human rights violations. IHH reaches the depended people who are stricken because of wars, occupations or natural disasters; and who are routed out of their houses and has become refugees. After that, it supports them with aids in kind and cash assistances, and also with permanent projects.

IHH, who works for humanitarian relief in more than 70 countries, dispenses rations to depended people during the month of Ramadan and the Eid al Adha regularly. In this Eid al Adha period, IHH will be in 100 countries all over the world, in many countries of Africa, America, Middle East, Central Asia, Caucasia, the Balkans and Far East. It will slaughter sacrificial animals in these regions. It will bring some happiness to half million Muslims who live in aggrieved and deprived places. It will reach remote regions to be hope for the needy people and bring the salute of people from Turkey to them.

Eid al Adha is an appropriate opportunity to reach people who need water, food as well as schools, education centers, hospitals etc. IHH authorities made feasibility works in places during their Eid al Adha visits and return with reports from those regions. These visits become the starts of new projects. To be able to reach more people IHH waits for the contributions of benevolent people in Turkey and in other countries.

Since the first permanent project after the earthquake came into service, the system has served over 2 thousand widows and orphans with the joint management of Pakistan Ministry of Social Affairs, the partner of IHH in the region.

The first of the permanent construction projects after the earthquake was started for the accommodations of widows and orphans- This was started to help them get their lives back in order and to deal with the shock of losing their homes and husbands.
First building housed 2 thousand widows and orphans and was put into service in the Aşiyana region, between the capital, Islamabad, and Peshawar. The suitable housing accommodations made by Pakistan Army and their management will be given to Pakistan Ministry of Social Affairs. Ministry itself, Hubeyb Foundation, and IHH will manage the service.
Zübeyde Celal minister of Social Affairs thanked IHH appreciating the contributions of Turkish people for the Pakistan earthquake.
IHH teams saying that works for the orphans are important reminded that many foreign foundations and illegal formations try to capture ownerless children. Therefore, our team emphasis that permanent projects for the orphans and widows are important and donations must continue for effective service.

1.5 tons of meat and 500 packets of cheese were distributed to the Chechen refugees in Turkey.

Food distribution for the Chechen refugees most of whom are living in Istanbul continues.  Realized in the regular relief framework, 1.5 tons of meat was distributed to the refugees.  The distributions benefited nearly 200 families with 500 packets containing a half a kilo of cheese.
After the war that began in 1999, the majority of Chechen refugees in Turkey are woman and children.  IHH has remained their main support and possibly their only support for the last 6 years.
‘The aid offered the refugees for these past 6 years has been not only been food relief but also clotheing and education-

IHH and Turkey Voluntary Agencies Foundation (TGTV) that has more than 80 member foundations started a joint campaign for Pakistan earthquake.
IHH and Turkey Voluntary Agencies Foundation (TGTV)

started a new operation to prevent deaths resulting hypothermia and from the harsh winter weather. Plans are being drawn up to build permanent housing for the earthquake victims.
Keeping the cost of building materials low, a new house in the region will cost a small amount of money (700 New Turkish Liras). By keeping costs low, many more victims can benefit from the project.
Aid from other volunteer foundations in Turkey will be cooperating systematically which was announced at a press conference in the central offices of TGTV. TGTV is comprised of more than 80 volunteer foundations in Turkey and is an important provider of emergency relief in disasters. With the combination of IHH experience in the region and the power of TGTV, this cooperation seems to be a big step for the effective relief work in the earthquake region.

Winter tents for the tent cities of IHH in Pakistan and Kashmir are not adequate.

Winter weather in Kashmir can be very cold and as we attempt to solve the problem. In the tent city capital Muzafferabat by replacing their old tents, set up immediately after the earthquake, with tents designed for the winter.  IHH teams will finish their work in a few days and have already enlarged the medical tent to meet an unusually demand from a people suffering from shcok and the cold-.
Our teams said that the operating room, obstetrics and gynecology unit and laboratory units will be ready by December 15.  But for the students in the camp city, a tent remains their school.
Our experts say no housing or structures of any kind survived in the the earthquake.  The victims of the quake will have to live in the tents until the permanent housing is ready.

Food distribution programs of IHH continue in various parts of Turkey such as the poor who suffer in Erzurum and Erzincan.

Continuing its work in different parts of the world, IHH does not forget the needy people in Turkey.   Distributions are especially in eastern parts of the Turkey where income levels are extremely low.
After last week’s food distributions in Sivas and Trabzon, our teams started their food distribution programs in Erzincan and Erzurum this week.
Our teams aim to distribute food to 250 families in Erzican and to 350 families in Erzurum.  The team relief effort is working with the local media agencies to participate in town meetings.  Last year, they gave the evening Ramadan meals to people in over 25 cities. IHH will give food relief to many poor people in many cities in the coming Qurban Fest.

Food relief was done for Chechen refugees living in Istanbul and who cannot return their countries as their lives are threatened by the violence of the Russian invasion.

Chechen refugees from the second Chechen-Russian War (starting in 1999) and who are living in Istanbul have a more direct access to IHH food distribution. 120 Chechen refugee families have benefitted from the recent aid distribution. These refugees are living in three different camps in the Anatolian side of Istanbul, most of them being woman with children.
These refugees can only can only satify their food and shelter needs through charitable organizatiuons as they wait for a solution to their legal residence status and political problems surrounding the turmoil in their homeland.  The most important problem of the refugees is getting the legal status of a permanent refugee, which at present affects the education of the children and social services.

IHH gave monetary relief to Chechen orphans living as refugees in Azerbaijan before the fest.

IHH relief work for Chechen refugees continues. Chechen orphans receive a monthly stipend from IHH to meet their basic needs but this remains just sufficient to do just that and no more.
About 500 Chechen orphan children now live in Azerbaijan among the nearly 6 thousand Chechen refugees there.  Chechen refugees have taken shelter in Azerbaijan, Ingushetia, Turkey and other neighboring countries because of the war that began in 1994 and stopped only to begin again in 1999.  The people want peace and this 7 year-old refugee status to end to they can get on with the lives.  IHH relief for Chechen refugees includes housing and health expenses along with monthly food distributions.

One of the permanent projects of IHH in Africa is on service.  Hamdi Woman Education Institute is opened with a ceremony in Somali.

The `Civil war in Somali began in 1991 is still going on.  This violence has disrupted families leaving widows unprotected and devoid of work by whøch they can support themselves and left their children deprived of an education as well as health care.  The government has no money to support them nor a program to help them find employment where they can earn a living.
The Hamdi Women’s Education Institute was opened in the capital city of Somali, Mogadishu, offers education for these mothers, widows and young girls.  In addition to these 20-35 year-aged widows who have lost their husbands, the institute will work with the education of the single and married women.
Education institute consisting of 7 classrooms, 2 conference halls, 3 management offices, a mosque, a kitchen, a security office and ablution rooms will give vocational courses, religion courses, motivation courses and some manual skill courses which will give them a monetary support.

While our water well work is continuing in water needed regions of Africa, three more drinking water wells were ready to service in Somali.

In Africa where hundreds of thousands of people have benn left destitute by the drought, new water wells were dug by IHH.
Three wells whose construction began in September are now in service in Hiran, middle Shabelle.   Sub Shabelle is the driest region of Somali.
We aim to benefit at least 5 thousand families with these wells.  This only alleviates some needs of the people, no end to the drought continues to keep the people in a cycle of poverty-