Adapting for the future: The importance of community-based adaptation
In his second of 2 blogs, Islamic Relief’s Senior Policy Advisor for Poverty Reduction, Jamie Williams, focuses on how locally-led adaptation can address the impacts of climate change.…
Read moreOur soaring hopes for a ceasefire in Gaza were crushed by Israeli tanks at Rafah
An exhausted Islamic Relief aid worker* in Gaza describes heartbreak as ceasefire hopes quickly turned to despair when Israel ordered Rafah evacuation. Around a week ago, I was…
Read moreAdapting for the future: Preparing for the climate breakdown
In the first of 2 blogs, Islamic Relief’s Senior Policy Advisor for Poverty Reduction, Jamie Williams, talks about the effects climate change could have on our world over…
Read moreAs I mark my 40th birthday in bombarded Gaza, I have only one wish: for peace
Exhausted by more than 6 months of bombardment and attacks, an Islamic Relief aid worker* in Gaza reflects on a birthday blighted by suffering, but refuses to give…
Read morePeople in Gaza are in need of everything, but they need one thing above all else – an end to this war
As the crisis in Gaza passes its 200th day, an Islamic Relief aid worker* reflects on how his family and others have coped with shortages of food and…
Read more‘My country, Sudan, is at imminent risk of collapse’
It is 1 year since a brutal war erupted in Sudan, pushing the country to the verge of famine and creating the world’s biggest displacement crisis. Many of…
Read moreA cry over dry spell in Malawi: Food insecurity worsens
In her first blog of the year, regular blogger and Communications and Media officer, Elizabeth Mandala recounts the devastating impact a string of crises is having on farmers…
Read morePalestinians have suffered 6 months of hell and despair, but still we hope for peace
Nearly 6 months since the unprecedented escalation began in Gaza, an Islamic Relief aid worker* struggles with loss and fear but retains a hope for peace that cannot…
Read moreI can’t endure more suffering and I can’t leave Gaza either. Maybe comfort lies in death
An Islamic Relief aid worker* in Gaza weighs heartbreaking options as he looks towards a bleak future almost 6 months into the deadly escalation in Gaza.It is around…
Read moreA Ramadan in mourning in Gaza
Living through a Ramadan like no other, an Islamic Relief aid worker* in Gaza reflects on Ramadans gone by and shares his hope of seeing a ceasefire before…
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