Islamic Relief aims to be the first responders when a disaster strikes, assessing the situation, providing emergency relief, and helping those affected immediately. When floods, droughts or earthquakes happen, we provide life-saving food, water, shelter, blankets, and basic essentials to families who have lost everything. We not only save lives, we rebuild them through continuing our work even after the disaster has calmed, helping families rebuild their lives. Islamic Relief classifies “disasters” as a serious disruption of the functioning of a society, involving widespread human material, economic or environmental losses or impacts, which exceed the capacity of the affected community to cope. We work closely with Government when any incidents occur assisting with rapid assessments in order the assist those affected by the crisis.
Eldorado Park Flooding
Eldorado Park, Kliptown, were severely affected by floods on February 26, 2022, due to the severe rains in the Johannesburg area. The flooding impacted 48 households in total, and all of their furniture, food, and clothing were ruined.
A needs assessment were rapidly done and affected families were provided with essentials to ease the suffering of losing all their belongings such as blankets, mattresses, hygiene kits and food packs.
