Medical Professionals Needed on the Border of Libya-Tunisia

Assalaamu Alaykum WaRahmatullahi WaBarakatahu,

The humanitarian crisis of massive proportions is increasing in terms of hundreds of wounded refugees coming out daily from Libya into neighboring Tunisia. Helping Hand (USA) for Relief & Development has begun erecting a tent hospital at this border, in collaboration with the Windsor Cardiac Center, and Attaaouen, a Tunisian and UNO registered NGO.

Emergency relief will be provided to these individuals immediately; however by June 06th, 2011, a more concrete system along with procedures and necessary logistical support will be in place. This will make it possible to begin accepting volunteer doctors and medical staff to work alongside HHRD in the region.

HHRD requests all those in the medical profession who are able to volunteer five to fifteen days to contact our Medical Teams Coordinator Br. Ilyas Choudry after June 7th, 2011. He can be reached at 1-832-275-0786 or ILyas.Choudry@HelpingHandOnline.Org



-HHRD Team

ICNA-MAS 2011 Convention Hartford, Connecticut
"Quran: Guidance Towards a Just and Balanced Way"

Memorial Day weekend, May 28-30, marks the 36th annual ICNA MAS Convention where Helping Hand for Relief and Development will be participating in full swing. Come visit our booths 207, 209, 211, 108, 110, 112 located in the bazaar and convention center in order to receive up to date information regarding our programs and to speak with HHRD representatives about HHRD’s groundbreaking role in emergency relief and development. We look forward in meeting our donors and supports and hope that we can benefit from one another.

Don't forget to attend our much anticipated seminar session which will provide further details of HHRD's emergency relief work in Pakistan, Libya and Japan.

Seminar Session: Social Services - Muslims for Humanity
Sunday May 29th, 2011
3:45pm - 5:00 pm in Marriott CDE

Getting Muslim Youth Involved in Social Services
Sh. Abdul Nasir Jangda

Social Services – An Islamic Perspective
Sh. Yusuf Islahi

Updates on Emergency Relief in Pakistan, Libya & Japan
Abdus Shakoor (Pakistan)
Dr Mohamed Nejib Karoui (Tunisia)
Abu Hakeem (Japan)

Support Education for a Brighter Future

Assalaamu Alaykum WaRahmatullahi WaBarakatahu,

Basic education helps one live a full and rewarding life. This is one of the major areas in which Helping Hand for Relief and Development emphasizes its foremost interest with hopes of increasing the literacy rate in areas under its care. The education condition in Pakistan is the lowest in the region with a mere 57%. Without a proper education infrastructure there is little hope for talented and motivated individuals for a higher education. The Higher Education Sponsorship Program (HESP) is a joint venture of HHRD and Al Falah Scholarship Fund to provide scholarships to talented but needy individuals throughout the 24 districts in Pakistan.

Scholarships will focus on a variety of professions including medical, engineering, management and IT, and Accounting to name a few. HHRD will work towards increasing the number of underprivileged from the 1063 students that AFSS is currently supporting. With a donation of $90 a month these individuals will be able to secure a brighter future for not only themselves, but their families and ultimately the country.

For further information on HHRD’s partnership with AFSS on this project and how you can help please visit www.hhrd.org

-HHRD Team

"Quran: Guidance Towards a Just and Balanced Way
Memorial Day weekend, May 28-30, marks the 36th annual ICNA MAS Convention where Helping Hand for Relief and Development will be participating in full swing. Come visit our booths located in the bazaar and convention center in order to receive up to date information regarding our programs and to speak with HHRD representatives about HHRD’s groundbreaking role in emergency relief and development. We look forward in meeting our donors and supports and hope that we can benefit from one another. www.icnaconvention.org

"Summer Internship Program"

With positions open in 12 states, HHRD encourages youth to spend their summer productively and apply before the June 7th deadline. For job descriptions and futher information visit http://hhrd.org/SummerInternshipProgram.aspx

Skills Development Centers

Assalaamu Alaykum WaRahmatullahi WaBaraktahu,

The catastrophic floods, earthquakes, tsunamis and wars of this past decade have not only altered landscapes but also family structures. Children have become orphaned, spouses have lost one another, and mothers have become childless due to such circumstances. In hopes of rising above such sadness and devastation Helping Hand for Relief and Development has provided these victims with outlets towards ensuring a better future.

HHRD’s "Skills Development Centers" are setup to provide men, women and children with the opportunity of specializing in a skill, which can be utilized towards ensuring livelihood and prosperity. Centers such as this have been set up in close to 20 locations across Pakistan where a vast array of week and month long courses are been offered from auto mechanics to electricians, and tailoring to baking. With classes specializing in the fine arts and those in social skills, HHRD has ensured the interest and talents of a wide range of individuals is being met.

HHRD hopes to provide these skills in order to lower the poverty level in countries such as Pakistan as it equips its citizens with the necessary skills to be part of the country’s workforce. We encourage our generous donors to take part in this noble cause and help reduce the struggles of these families and individuals.

For further information please visit www.hhrd.org

-HHRD Team

ICNA-MAS 2011 Convention Hartford, Connecticut:
"Quran: Guidance Towards a Just and Balanced Way"

Memorial Day weekend, May 28-30, marks the 36th annual ICNA MAS Convention where Helping Hand for Relief and Development will be participating in full swing. Come visit our booths located in the bazar and convention center in order to receive up to date information regarding our programs and to speak with HHRD representatives about HHRD’s groundbreaking role in emergency relief and development. We look forward in meeting our donors and supports and hope that we can benefit from one another.

"Summer Internship Program"

The Student Internship Program (SIP) at Helping Hand for Relief and Development provides an opportunity to spend the summer working with some of the most dedicated relief workers. SIP will also provide a unique opportunity to gain valuable professional experience and build leadership skills. This hands-on program is designed to mentor and cultivate today’s young leaders, in an environment devoted exclusively to the field of social services.

With positions open in 12 states, HHRD encourages youth to spend their summer productively and apply before the June 7th deadline. For job descriptions and futher information visit hhrd.org/SummerInternshipProgram

SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 2011

Assalaamu Alaykum WaRahmatullahi WaBaraktahu,

We are excited to announce our 2011 Summer Internship Program (SIP) Helping Hand for Relief and Development provides an opportunity to spend the summer working with some of the most dedicated relief workers. SIP will also provide a unique opportunity to gain valuable professional experience and build leadership skills. This hands-on program is designed to mentor and cultivate today’s young leaders, in an environment devoted exclusively to the field of social services. Registration for the Summer Internship Program has begun. Insha’Allah this will be a beneficial experience for all who apply.

Deadline for applications is June 7th, 2011.

We strongly encourage all parents to support this program.

Please donate for the ‘Summer Internship Program’ at www.hhrd.org/donate

Please visit the Summer Internship Program webpage at www.hhrd.org/apply for more information and how to apply.

-HHRD Team

Alabama Disaster Relief:

Helping Hand for Relief and Development is deeply saddened by the loss of the lives due to the destruction caused by the tornadoes and storms in Alabama.

Nearly 300 people are confirmed dead and thousands more are injured and homeless.

Volunteers of Helping Hand's Partner inside USA, ICNA Relief, are on ground in Birmingham, Alabama providing disaster relief to the victims of the storms.

For details on these efforts and kind donations, please visit: http://icnarelief.org/site/

Home Construction

Assalaamu Alaykum WaRahmatullahi WaBaraktahu,

HHRD Rebuild Pakistan Program in Full Swing
Pakistan was hit by one of the largest catastrophes in the history of the world, when ravaging floods went through almost 25% of the country. Much of the country remained water logged for months until recently paving the way for reconstruction.

After immediate emergency medical assistance, food and household items distribution; Helping Hand has launched a long-term recuperation program called the "Integrated Approach towards Rebuilding Pakistan."
This overall undertaking has several programs and is presently being run under the "Adopt a Union Council (UC) Program". The several programs under this Adopt a UC Program include:
Clean Water & Sanitation - Homes Construction - Basic Healthcare Clinics - Interest-Free Micro-Finance - Orphan Support / Sponsorship - Skills Development Centers - Schools Buildings Reconstruction - and - Wedding Gift Boxes.

The most devastated 11 UCs being adopted are the provinces of Sindh, Baluchistan, Punjab, and Khyber Pukhtoon Khawa.
Within the Homes Construction Program, 25 homes will be constructed in each of these 11 UCs, in various phases and will be completed before the end of September 2011 in all 275 homes will be constructed.
The need is indeed more than these numbers of homes. With the support of our Helping Hand’s Patrons, and various Muslim communities & Masajids across USA to first build these 275 homes and then more homes with continuing support.

Each home is $2,500, except for one of the UCs Madiyan Swat, where HHRD needs to purchase land: In Madiyan Swat with the purchase of land, each home is $4,000.
Salient Features of the Homes Construction Program within the Integrated Process of Rebuild Pakistan are:
- Qualified consultant employed and engineering staff hired to implement the projects (no compromise on quality and adequacy)
- Beneficiaries’ selected based on a vulnerability criteria survey through community engagement to identify the neediest persons, like widows, orphans, disabled, landless farmers, and elderly
- Community involvement and sense of belonging created by asking the public to provide local unskilled labors (who through this process will become skilled)
- Each home to accommodate 8 to 10 persons;
- Around 20 good jobs directly created for engineers & social workers; and several more jobs indirectly are being created in other facets, due to this program.
For sponsoring home(s), please visit https://www.hhrd.org/donate.aspx & then choose "Pakistan Floods House Construction" as the Relief Project.

We will have several Rebuild Pakistan events throughout 2011 and beyond, near your community. Please attend these events with your family, friends, and colleagues; learn more about this and other projects; and heartily support.
-HHRD Team

Japan Relief

"Recuperating Japan One Meal at a Time"

The people of Japan have shown extraordinary resilience in this time of destruction and strife.
HHRD continues to help these individuals by providing warm meals and basic day to day necessities.

Though the journey to recover seems long it is the manner in which one travels that makes all the difference.
The gratitude and smiling faces seen throughout the country in response to the aid that HHRD is providing is heartwarming.

"Get Involved"

We encourage you to continue to support those in need.

Visit www.HHRD.Org or www.MuslimsForJapan.Org for further information and donation options.


Wasalaam Walaykum WaRahmatullahi WaBarakatahu -

-HHRD Team

Help a Libyan family...

Assalaamu Alykum:


The conflict in Libya is continuing to increase. We cannot imagine the situation of a family that has to flee a war torn country. It is hard to picture the elderly, children and women fleeing to protect their lives. As time is passing, refugees are pouring in to the borders of Libya-Tunisia and Libya- Egypt. They are scared, hungry and destitute.



Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) encourages you to come and support the Libyans in their time of need.



Every penny counts and there are countless ways to help:



$500 will help a Libyan family with food and lodging for one month.



$40/pack of medical gauze: The need for medical equipment is such that the doctors have been using construction material and automobile parts as medical supplies to help the wounded.



You can also contribute towards hot meals and baby milk.



HHRD has served hot meals in Ras Ajdir Camp to 17,000 refugees and is continuing to do so.



We are praying for Libya. Please donate generously. To donate towards Libya Relief please visit www.hhrd.org.



-HHRD Team

Health screening of 3,000+ Orphans...

Assalaamu Alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatahu

A tear trickled down her face as she sat on her bed wondering what was to become of her. The earthquake and subsequent flooding destroyed then washed away not only her home but also the most valuable possession she had: her family. As the sole survivor she was gathered up with the others in her neighborhood and taken to a safe house where the lucky ones were reunited with their families. She has lost all hope for she knew no one would come for her and this very thought became her living nightmare.

Countless children around the world have lost their parents and families due to natural disasters, wars, and diseases. These children often times are left to fend for themselves and as a result are deprived for a proper upbringing which includes an education, nutrition, shelter and much more. Of the many blessings of Islam is the reward of showing compassion to and taking care of an orphan.

Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said, "Whoever caresses the head of an orphan (in affection), solely for the sake of Allah, a good deed will be written to his account for every hair over which he passed his hand". – narrated by Abu Hurairah

Helping Hand for Relief and Development through its Orphan Support Program is granting countless Muslims across the world with the opportunity to attain this reward. With simply $1 a day and a total of $365 a year one child is provided with the following:

-Education
-Sustenance
-Social Upliftment
-Health
-Rights Protection

In countries such as Pakistan, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Kashmir, Indonesia and Bangladesh HHRD is supporting close to 4,000 orphans however, there are far more children that need taking care of. HHRD has completed medical checkups and health screening of over 3,000 orphans. With the launch of it's Orphan Support Website donors can find further details of HHRD's work, choose for a list of orphans, received updates and much more. Please visit the following website to change the life of one child hhrd.org/osp

Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said, "I and the person who looks after an orphan and provides for him, will be in Paradise like this," putting his index and middle fingers together. - Narrated by Sahl bin Sa'd
-HHRD Team

LIBYA:

"The Struggle Continues"

As the weeks and months of ongoing civil war continue in an already battered Libya, the people of this country struggle with normal day to day routines. Fearful of their safety and lives many have become holed up in their homes and as a result are struggling to sustain themselves and their families.



"Help-Heal-Hope"

Through it's "Help-Heal-Hope" Relief Fund for Egypt, Libya, Algeria and Tunisia HHRD has send approximately $100,000 worth of milk inside Libya. The food will shortly reach inside Libya along with other basic food items. There is a great need for funds to help Libyans. They especially need baby milk, food, medicines and blankets.



"Get Involved"

Please continue your ongoing support for the people of Libya and the countries listed above. Visit www.hhrd.org for further information and updates.



Wasalaam Walaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarkatahu

Keys handed to Pakistan Flood Victims:

The worst disaster in the history was the floods of Pakistan. 25% of the country was under water. 20 million people have been affected. They are still in need of food, clothing and shelter.
After immediate emergency response, HHRD has now moved in Long Term Recuperation and Reconstruction phase for the flood victims. It is an Integrated Approach towards Rebuilding Pakistan; Clean Water & Sanitation, Home Construction, Basic Healthcare Clinics, Interest-Free Micro-Finance, Orphan Support / Sponsorship, Skills Development Centers, Schools Buildings Reconstruction, and Wedding Gift Boxes.

HHRD has made a commitment to rebuild homes for the flood affected families. Last week Executive Director of HHRD, Shahid Hayat, visited a village of Charsadda and distributed keys of the newly constructed homes by HHRD to 25 families who had been affected by floods. In all 275 homes will be constructed.

HHRD is committed to continue Long Term Recuperation for Pakistan. For more information please visit www.ReliefforPakistan.org.

We have several Rebuild Pakistan events coming near your commune (click this web-link to see the events: http://www.hhrd.org/events.aspx). Please attend these events with your family, friends, & colleagues; learn more about this and other projects; and heartily support.

Please donate generously towards Pakistan Flood Relief at www.hhrd.org.

-HHRD Team

Latest Death Toll: Japan
The National Police agency has revealed on March 11th, 2011 that 13,392 people have died and 15,133 people are unaccounted for in Japan since the earthquake and tsunami.



139,000 are living in shelters and according to HHRD team in Japan, there aren’t enough shelters in certain areas and the Japanese government is still building shelters to house those who have lost their homes.

The nuclear threat has once again escalated. Please keep all of humanity in your duas.

To donate towards Japan Tsunami Relief please visit www.ReliefforJapan.org or www.hhrd.org

Japan Relief field interview...

Executive Director of ICNA Council for Social Justice Br. Naeem Baig is in Japan right now to monitor Helping Hand USA’s relief activities. He reached Japan on Monday April 4th, 2011.

When we called him to get updates, it was around midnight and he along with the HHRD Relief Team was on their way to make another food distribution in a close by town. To listen to his detailed interview please visit www.muslimsforjapan.org

This morning they reached the worst hit areas in the morning with a truck full of stuff (towels, under garments, socks, children diapers, toys, non-perishable food, cooking stoves and 3 bicycles) and half cooked chicken for about 700 people. They were living in a school because there aren’t enough shelters and there is shortage of electricity everywhere.

"Japanese people have a lot of self respect. I noticed that they don’t immediately line up as soon as they see the food being served. It was when our brothers started to invite them then they would come and take the food." He also gave a khutba at Masjid Quba in Tatebayashi and Sheikh Abdoor Rahman, who has travelled with him to Japan gave khutba at Masjid Al-Hira in Goyotaku, in Tokyo.

He also informed us that there was another quake nearby; Alhamdulillah the Tsunami warning was removed but 3 people died.

Please donate generously towards Japan Tsunami Relief at visit www.MuslimsforJapan.org.

-HHRD Team

HHRD Recent Efforts in Libya:
Helping Hand for Relief and Development is making daily distributions in Libya



You can help donating towards food boxes and blankets.



$15 per food box: 2000 food boxes sent inside Libya. 1 food box sufficient for a family of 6 for 10 days.



$10 per blanket: 2000 blankets distributed inside Libya.



To donate towards Libya Relief please visit www.hhrd.org

US Muslims leadership visiting Japan victims

Constant power outages, increased nuclear problems, immense infrastructure damage and great number of Tsunami victims living in shelters are still the prevalent post Japan Earthquake/Tsuanmi.

On behalf of Helping Hand for Relief and Development Naeem Baig Executive, Director of ICNA Council of Social Justice and Sh. Abdool Rahman, currently the Imam of Islamic Foundation of Villa Park Illinois are leaving for Japan today to aid in Relief efforts Earthquake/Tsunami affected areas, inshAllah.

They will be leading Friday Khutbas in the two leading masajids in Japan Dar ul Arqam in Asakusa and Hira Masjid in Gyotoku. They will be meeting the Muslim communities who are helping the victims of the disaster through Helping Hand USA.

To donate generously please visit HHRD’s dedicated Japan Tsunami Relief website www.MuslimsforJapan.org



-HHRD Team

Milk sent inside Libya:
Approximately $100,000 worth of milk is on its way inside Libya through HHRD. The food will shortly reach inside Libya along with other basic food items. There is a great need for funds to help Libyans. They especially need baby milk, food, medicines and blankets.

Keep the people of Libya in your prayers, visit www.hhrd.org to donate towards Libya Relief.

Relief for Middle East...

Libya: Helping Hand for Relief and Development is has been helping Libyan Refugees at the border of Tunisia and Libya and now is aiding Libyan refugees coming out of the Libya on the borders of Egypt.

As the situation gets more volatile within Libya, the shortage of food has increased immensely.

HHRD sending food into Libya through the Egyptian border.

Egypt: HHRD is working with local relief organizations in Egypt to better understand the needs of the Libyan refugees coming out to Egypt.

At the same time, HHRD is working closely with Egyptian partners to provide relief to the poverty stricken Egyptians.

To donate towards Libya Relief and Egypt Relief please visit www.hhrd.org/donate

-HHRD Team

Japan Tsunami Relief:
The Japanese government is trying to contain the nuclear reactors. Due to the leakage, clean drinking water is unavailable. So many Japanese are still in shelters; dependant on the aid that comes through. HHRD is making continuous food distributions and providing basic necessity items to the affected.

Please keep the people of Japan in your prayers.

To donate please visit HHRD’s dedicated Japan Tsunami Relief website www.MuslimsforJapan.org

Sending food inside Libya...

Br. Irfan Khurshid, international Director of Helping Hand USA is now in Eqypt to start sending aid into Libya. To listen to his complete update interview click here.

Initially medical supplies were top priority but now food is essential. Helping Hand USA is providing food to not only the refugees at the border of Tunisia and Egypt but is also sending food supplies inside Libya where situation is most volatile.

They are in need of all basic food items. Libya borders are restricted and very little food items are going inside. It is very cold near the border where many refugees are staying.

Br. Irfan Khurshid has requested financial support for the people of Libya.

Please keep the people of Libya and all those in difficulty in your prayers. To donate towards food and medical distributions in Libya please visit www.hhrd.org.



-HHRD Team

700 hot meals served in Japan

700 hot meals were served in Somo town in Fukushima Prefecture. This is close to the Fukushima Atomic Reactors, where not many people are going to help the people affected by the Tsunami.

People have been hungry and they haven’t had a hot meal since the Tsunami hit. Also, more than 500 gift packages were distributed.

Japan’s Ex-Prime Minister Mr. Abbe Shinzu visited the Helping Hand USA Distribution Site and helped with the distribution of the gift packages. The officials and Japanese army appreciated the efforts of Muslims and Helping Hand USA in mobilizing the relief efforts.

By the Grace of God and your continuing support, this activity will continue in days, weeks, & months to come.

www.MuslimsforJapan.org

HHRD Director in Japan:

Br. Irfan Khurshid, International Programs Director of Helping Hand USA is in Japan right now. Please listen to his detailed interview.

When we spoke with Br. Irfan, it was snowing in Japan. So we can imagine the situation of the people in Japan; there is a big shortage of food, they have lost their houses, everything is in limited supplies and now the weather has been severe for the past few days.

The most affected are the children and elderly. It is getting harder from them to cope with the situation. We have to remember that Japan was not a third-world country. They, like us, were sitting in warm cozy houses, had sufficient food and a good livelihood. Their lives have turned upside down. We should stop to think for a moment that this could happen to any of us.

To donate please visit HHRD’s dedicated Japan Relief website www.MuslimsforJapan.org or visit www.hhrd.org

Keeping Japan in our prayers,
-HHRD Team

LIBYA RELIEF:
We are all praying for normalcy to return to Libya. Because Libya has become a battle zone, many Libyans are leaving to protect their lives.

The number of refugees has increased multiple folds since the attacks have intensified inside Libya, requiring more aid to the people.

HHRD is providing Libyan refugees with food, water and basic necessities at the border of Libya and Tunisia in Ras Ajdir. To donate please visit www.hhrd.org

Increased turmoil. Libya needs us..

Increased turmoil. Libya needs us...

Assalaamu Alykum,

Libyan refugees are pouring into the Tunisian border. The situation has gotten immensely worse for the innocent civilians of Libya. HHRD has been providing food, water and shelter along with basic necessities to the refugees at the border as they come in.

Your support is important for them at this time; they need our prayers and attention to survive this turmoil. To donate towards Libya Relief, please visitwww.hhrd.org.

Please keep Japan and the rest of humanity in your prayers during these turbulent times.www.MuslimsforJapan.org

JazakAllah Khair,
-HHRD Team

PRAY FOR JAPAN:

Helping Hand for Relief and Developments's International Program Director Irfan Khurshid is in Japan to assist in relief efforts for Japan.

Please keep Japan and the rest of humanity in your prayers during these turbulent times.

To donate please visit HHRD's dedicated website for Japan Tsunami Reliefwww.MuslimsforJapan.org.

HHRD Program Director near Libya...

HHRD Program Director near Libya...

Assalaamu Alykum,

HHRD International Program Director Br. Irfan Khurshid present at the border of Libya:

The refugees are continuously pouring in. He tells us about the unstable situation in Libya. The security issue is getting worse by the day. The people of Libya are enduring a great deal of trauma. There are women and children that need our help. Families are at the borders helpless, without food, water or shelter.

Br. Irrfan has been leading the efforts near Ras Ajdir to help the refugees of Libya. They have been doing food distributions everyday and providing emergency medical assistance.

To support the Libyan Refugees please donate atwww.hhrd.org/donate

-HHRD Team

Pray For Japan:

The death toll is constantly rising. The earthquake magnitude has been reclassified to 9.0. The dreadful after affects are surfacing every everywhere across Japan. Please keep everyone in your prayers.

HHRD is working closely with our partners on the ground. They are in need of support from us of here. They have been helping with food, medical assistance and basic necessity items distributions.

To donate please visit:www.MuslimsforJapan.org

Japan Tsunami Relief

Within hours of the earthquake, Helping Hand for Relief and Development launched the 'Muslims for Japan' Campaign. An estimated 10,000 people have died, several thousands are unaccounted for, and over 300,000 people have been displaced and thedeath toll is continuously rising.

There is a shortage of everything, from food, water and shelter to transportation.

HHRD Teams have set 6 collection points acrossTokyo and nearby cities of Gumma, Chiba, Gifu and Ibraki.

The following items are being collected & distributed from these sites in Japan: Blankets, diapers, flash lights, rice, gloves, masks, dry fruits and water.

Please donate generously at www.hhrd.org or visit the HHRD dedicated website for Japan Tsunami Relief at www.MuslimsforJapan.org

For more information and your kind donations, please visit www.hhrd.org/donate

LIBYA RELIEF:

"At any given point there are about15,000 Libyan refugees at the border of Tunisia and Libya and there are 2000 refugees coming every day," said Br. Irfan Khurshid - HHRD International Programs Director.

There are a lot of organizations present to aid the people of Libya and HHRD is providing them with food, shelter and medicines. $35 will provide for a person for one week. The situation is still volatile and the security issue keeps getting worse.

Please donate for the survival of the people of Libya at www.hhrd.org

-HHRD Team

MuslimsForJapan: Death toll rising in Japan...

Death toll rising in Japan...

Assalaamu Alykum,

The death toll is rising. There are tides of bodies surfacing at the shore. The damages are catastrophic. There is a shortage of everything, from food, water, shelter to transportation.

Helping Hand for Relief and Development is on the ground with its emergency teams supplying food, medical assistance and basic necessities to the severely afflicted.

HHRD Teams have set 6 collection points across Tokyo and nearby cities. The following items are being distributed:
Blankets, pampers, torch light, rice, gloves, masks, dry fruits and water.

The 8.9 magnitude earthquake and the 6 Richter scale aftershocks were so severe that Japan’s coast has moved 8 feet on the earth’s axis.

There is immense need to help the Japanese. Please donate generously at www.hhrd.org.

May Allah protect us all.

-- HHRD Team.

Japan Earthquake: 100 times worse than Haiti...

Assalaam Alykum,

Japan Tsunami Relief:

‘100 times worse than Haiti, and comparable to the 2004 Tsunami of South East Asia’, says Columbia University Seismologist Jim Gaherty.

Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) Emergency Response Team is on its way with their medical team to assist with food and Medical Assistance.

Islamic Circle of Japan is working in coordination with HHRD in assessing the situation further and helping the Tsunami victims in the early stages of the catastrophe. A lot of Muslims businesses have been affected; many of which were see on the main stream news channels.

There have been confirmed cases of nuclear exposure in a Japan nuclear plant. This could be catastrophic on many levels. Please keep the entire humanity in your duas and whole heartedly donate towards their well being.

To donate towards Japan Tsunami Relief please visit www.hhrd.org.

Libya Relief:

Our International Programs Director: Irfan Khurshid is at the border of Libya and Tunisia in Ras Ajdir.
Please Listen: "Audio Interview from Libya: HHRD Int'l Program Director"

Please listen to his audio interview below. 15,000 – 20,000 refugees are there at the moment; and they need immediate assistance. HHRD is providing them with shelter, food and medical supplies.

To donate towards Libya Relief please visit www.hhrd.org.

-HHRD Team

Japan hit by Earthquake-Tsunami

Asalam-Alaikum,

8.9 Richter Scale Earthquake of horrific consequences has hit north-east Japan, triggering a tsunami that is causing extensive damages.

Scores are killed; homes, cars, & key infrastructure all have been swept away and God Forbidding tsunami is projected to bring more dismay to several countries along Pacific Ocean including South America, and North America.

Helping Hand For Relief & Development has immediately announced the Japan-Tsunami Relief Program and our deployment team is making all the necessary arrangements to go into the affected areas.

We urge you all to pray for the humanity getting hit by this devastating tsunami and whole heartedly contribute towards Helping Hand’s Japan-Tsunami Relief Program at www.HHRD.Org


JazakAllah Khairan,

-HHRD Team

Please Help Libyan Refugees...

Assalaamu Alykum,

The political turmoil is not only a source of threat to Libyans but also people who have been living in Libya to earn for their families from neighboring countries.

More than 15,000 refugees are at Libya-Tunisia Border in "Ras Ajdir Tunisia" near the towns of "Ben Gardane" and "Zarzis".

Helping Hand USA - Director of International Programs Br. Irfan Khurshid is travelling to aid in efforts to provide for these refugees.

Your donations will provide Libyan refugees with immediate emergency relief.

HHRD is providing them with Tents, Blankets, Sleeping Bags, Medicines, Food (including Baby Food), Hygiene and sanitary items.

They need our Support NOW!

Please donate generously at www.hhrd.org.

-HHRD Team

Youth for Haiti:
Youth from the US will be visiting Haiti to volunteer at a local hospital, help construct dormitories for students and a masjid for the Muslim community of Miragoane. They will also get a chance to teach Haitian students.

Youth will gain this one in a life time experience in social and community rebuilding alongside experienced Mentors of HHRD. Youth will be travelling next week for the Youth for Haiti Program 2011.

Helping Hand has now started water for life projects. Haitian Youth come to HHRD programs to learn English for better communication.

HHRD is looking forward to start the Orphan Support in Haiti and start a Post Earthquake Rehabilitation Center.

Helping Hand USA in Libya...

Assalaamu Alykum,

Libya needs our help now! Helping Hand for Relief and Development is actively working towards helping Libyans inside Libya and refugees at the outskirts of eastern Libya.
Medical Relief: HHRD volunteer doctors are providing medical relief and medical supplies. HHRD is mobilizing ambulances and medical doctors to treat the wounded and the injured. The wounded and injured need our help and support in their time of need.
Medical Nurses: HHRD would like to request medical nurses come forward and help with the efforts of Libya Relief. For more information please contact Ilyas Choudry at 832-275-0786.

Please donate generously towards Libya Relief at www.hhrd.org

-HHRD Team

Libya...Help. Heal. Hope

Assalaamu Alykum,

There are many Libyans who are suffering due political unrest.
Thousands have died for their basic rights, while countless are wounded and injured. There are many who are living below the poverty line and dependant on their day to day wages to feed their families.

This is their time of need; Libya and countries like Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria need our help. Please come forward and support Helping Hand for Relief and Development in carrying out their efforts to improve the lives of many by providing emergency relief to those whose freedom has come at a very heavy cost.

Though Egypt and Tunisia have found political freedom, the situation there is still volatile. People still don’t have jobs, families are still going hungry and their future is bleak.

Show your support and donate generously towards these relief funds: Libya Relief Fund , Egypt Relief Fund , Tunisia Relief Fund and Algeria Relief Fund at www.hhrd.org

-HHRD Team

Time is running out - Youth for Haiti...

Assalaam Alykum,

Youth for Haiti:
HHRD is encouraging youth to participate in the long awaited Youth for Haiti 2011 program. It will be a great opportunity for our Youth to get involved in relief work and see firsthand the process of field work in a non-for profit organization.

Students will get a chance to:
Help in building dormitories for students and a Masjid for the Muslim community.
Interacting with Haitian students and get a chance to teach them.
Volunteer at a Local Helping Hand USA Health Clinic
Youth will volunteer alongside supervised professionals.

There will be 2 batches:
Batch 1: March 5th – March 12th, 2011 [Deadline: March 1st, 2011]
Batch 2: March 12th – March 19th, 2011 [Deadline: March 5st, 2011]

Medical Doctors: HHRD will be carrying out health clinics in remote areas of Haiti where medical health is not readily available. If you would like to serve being a medical professional please email ilyas.choudry@helpinghandonline.org for more information.

Please visit www.hhrd.org for more information about the Youth for Haiti program, eligibility requirements, online application and registration process. There are limited spots left, please plan accordingly.

New Zealand Earthquake:
The 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit New Zealand on Tuesday killing 75 people and hundreds are still missing. There are people still trapped under collapsed buildings. Helping Hand for Relief and Development is going to offer its emergency response aid to the people of New Zealand. Please donate generously towards New Zealand Earthquake Fund.

JazakAllah Khairan,

-HHRD Team

Youth for Haiti Volunteers teaching Haitian Children

HHRD is happy to announce the Youth for Haiti Program 2011. Last year college students visited Haiti with Helping Hand for Relief and Development to assist in building shelters, volunteer in medical camps and taught Haitian children in small class rooms during their spring breaks from all over the US.

This year HHRD is once again inviting Youth Volunteers to contribute their time/efforts for Haiti Relief. Students will spend their Spring Break building dormitories for students and a Masjid for the Muslim community. They will interact with Haitian students, get a chance to teach them and volunteer at a local Helping Hand USA Health Clinic alongside supervised professionals

Eligibility Requirements:
· Registration fee: $200
· Airfare: Students will purchase their round trip airfare to Haiti.
· Volunteer Students must be 18 - 25 years of age or older.
Helping Hand USA will arrange for participants’ transportation, meals and housing within Haiti.
Students will be received at the airport and will be supervised by mentors.
Youth for Haiti will be for one week for each participant.
There will be 2 rotations for 2011: Weeks of 3/6 and 3/13 of 2011
For more information please email: YouthForHaiti@portal.hhfrd.net

There will be 2 batches for 2011:
Batch 1: March 5th – March 12th, 2011 [Deadline: March 1st, 2011]
Batch 2: March 12th – March 19th, 2011 [Deadline: March 5th, 2011]

Spots are LIMITED! Please sign up as early as possible to secure a spot for the Youth for Haiti Program.

For more information please visit: hhrd.org/yfh
JazakAllah Khair,
-HHRD Team

Sri Lanka Floods devastating aftermath...

Assalaam Alykum,

Sri Lanka Floods cause Fish Disease: Worst floods in half a century in Sri Lanka’s history have caused an estimated $600 million in damage. Now the after effects of the floods are surfacing. One of the main staples of Sri Lanka’s is fish and rice.

A disease caused by the floods is depleting the fish stocks of Sri Lanka. 11,750 of fishermen’s families are badly affected as a result of people refusing to buy or eat fish. (BBC). Our partners on the ground are working closely with the victims of the flood, who are now returning to the homes, but only to find out that their homes are damaged, water contaminated and livestock killed in large numbers.

Haiti Update: Two of HHRD’s Coordinators are present in Haiti to further relief activities; HHRD is working on Youth for Haiti in Spring Break, Orphans Support, Water Sanitation projects, Health Clinics and a Rehabilitation Center.

Egypt Food Packages: 14 million people living below the poverty line need our assistance. Cost of each Food Package is $20 and it helps feed a family of 5 for 10 days.

The Food Package contains: Rice, Macaroni (Pasta), Cooking Oil, Lobia (Beans), Lentils, Tomato Paste, Salt, Sugar, Flour, and Tea.

ICNA Congratulates the people of Egypt.

For more information and your kind donations, please visit https://www.hhrd.org/donate

-HHRD Team

Egypt Relief Fund: Food Package

The volatile situation in Egypt has left thousands of families in dire straits. These are the people, who live on daily wages with little savings.



Due to the turmoil, there is little or no work available, making life miserable for thousands of daily wagers.



According to a UNO World Food Programme (WFP) report, Egypt is "a low-income, food-deficit country, with 19.6 percent of the population—almost 14.2 million people—living below the lower poverty line, on less than US $1/day."



Also a recent study from UNICEF showed that "some 1.5 million children in Egypt under the age of 5 suffer from health and food deprivations."



With this unstable situation continuing, the lives of these thousands of impoverished persons have gone from bad to worst; and they need immediate food relief and many of their children need medical attention.



In order to meet their needs, as a first step, Helping Hand For Relief & Development (HHRD) has decided to collaborate with a local Egyptian humanitarian organization, that is right now responding to the urgent food needs of the people.



Nature of relief involves providing needy families with food baskets.

Cost of each Food Basket is $20 and it helps feed a family of 5 for 10 days.



The basket contains: Rice, Macaroni (Pasta), Cooking Oil, Lobia (Beans), Lentils, Tomato Paste, Salt, Sugar, Flour, and Tea.

For more information and your kind donations, please visit www.hhrd.org/donate



-HHRD Team

Rivers of Hope: Water for Life

Assalaamu Alaykum WaRahmatullahi WaBarakatahu

Today 2.5 billion people, including almost one billion children, live without basic sanitation. Every 20 seconds, a child dies as a result of poor sanitation. That's 1.5 million preventable deaths each year. (WSSCC)

Clean water is the most precious resource for a healthy life. HHRD is designing a policy to extend its Water for Life Program specifically in the poorest areas, worldwide, where people are unable to access and benefit from clean water and who are living in bad hygiene conditions. Our objectives include:

To work on dynamic and viable solutions for the provision of safe drinking water so as to prevent diseases.
To achieve health hygiene standards through the Water for Life Program among the vulnerable communities.

Water Tanks, Wells and Hand pumps:
The project aims to improve the quality of life, sustainable ecosystem and water resources in affected areas and other areas that are facing water shortages. Water shortages and disasters are the key constraints to sustainable development in these areas. Efficient water resource management will help to maintain and keep the water resources clean.

In developing countries, 70 percent of industrial wastes are dumped untreated into waters where they pollute the usable water supply.
Source: WWAP

Keeping in mind the importance of drinking water, Helping Hand for Relief and Development is continuously sponsoring projects providing clean water / hand pumps. HHRD has installed hundreds of Hand pumps in Pakistan, Haiti, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh and many African countries, providing hundreds of communities with safe clean drinking water.

To donate towards HHRD’s Water for Life program, please visit, www.hhrd.org/donate

-HHRD Team

Economic Empowerment through Interest Free MicroFinance

Assalaamu Alaykum WaRahamatullahi WaBarakathu,



Economic Empowerment is about lifting a vulnerable community out of poverty and helping its people to achieve socio-economic empowerment within their society, their villages and their countries.



Your one time donation allows for interest free loans for the poor, the unemployed and the widows. That family uses that money to start a small business or buy a sewing machine for example that will become a source of livelihood for them. For those who are in difficult situations, these loans help them get back on their feet and become a contributing member of society. Interest-free loans have shown a repayment rate of 99.8%.



The cycle continues and it becomes a form a sadaqa–e-jariya. The best form of charity.



The natural disasters that closed out the second half of 2010 led to an increased distribution of nearly 430 active loans. This resulted in approximately $100,000 worth of loans given to more than 1300 individuals who desired a fresh start.



This past summer proved to be a rude awakening for the citizens of Pakistan as flood waters wreaked havoc and devastation throughout the nation.



Due to the Pakistan floods 1.6 million acres of crops have been destroyed. The situation in Pakistan and countless other countries is heart-wrenching however; there remains in the people a passion to change. HHRD applauds this fervor and hopes to provide the necessary means in order to ensure a stable future for these victims.



Helping Hand's future vision is to provide interest free micro financing to deserving people in order to help them set up business for their livelihood and sustainability. We have plans to extend it to at least one thousand families in the near future.



Please donate please visit www.hhrd.org/donate



Walaykum Assalaam WaRahmatullahi WaBarakatahu



-HHRD Team

Women Empowerment and Adult Literacy...

Assalaamu Alaykum WaRahmatullahi WaBarakatahu

Economic Empowerment for Women:

Helping Hand for Relief and Development emphasizes on skill development to support productivity and self employment and works to articulate it as per the community needs.

Skill development centers have been built to separately train male and female members of society. Women and younger girls focus on sewing, embroidery, and computers. This not only helps to build confidence in these individuals but allows them to be productive members of their household and society.

The main goal behind these centers is to provide an appropriate education in an atmosphere which fosters lifelong erudition and high expectations of achievement in the people of the flood affected areas. The objective is to help flood effected widows and less advantaged women establish their lives and become self-sufficient.

Bringing Adult Literacy to the Forefront:

Pakistan is ranked among one of the lowest in terms of human development indicators. Illiteracy of women is more severe. In rural areas the situation is even worse where the responsibilities of women in these places are multifarious. Besides raising a large number of children, they have to take care of the whole household including relatives. They even have to share the burden of the males in the agricultural fields. With all these responsibilities and eventual hard physical work their health and nutrition are always at stake. Moreover, illiteracy and superstition make them highly vulnerable in terms of sufferings and disrespect.

Education and awareness can equip them to play their desired role with dignity and efficiency. Moreover, they can be the most effective catalyst in promoting child education, adult literacy and good health and hygiene practices in society.

Join hands with Helping Hand to help bring these women out of the darkness of ignorance and into the light of knowledge so they too can enjoy the benefits and comforts of an education.

Sri Lanka Amidst the Floods:

With more than 300,000 people displaced by the floods and 11 of the 25 districts submerged in flood waters, the citizens of Sri Lanka are still in dire need to emergency relief and aid. The worst hit areas of eastern and central Sri Lanka have now found themselves dealing with the aftermath of receding waters and the devastation therein. With the threat of water borne diseases on the rise, funds are needed to provide the proper medication for the people of Sri Lanka along with the necessary compensation for their livestock and farms.

Please continue to keep the people of Pakistan and Sri Lanka, along with the million others who are facing such calamities in your prayers, and visit our website www.hhrd.org to send a heartfelt donation.

Wasalaam Walaykum WaRahmatuallhi WaBarakathu

-HHRD Team

Severe Winter Weather for Flood Victims

Assalaamu Alaykum WaRahmatullahi WaBarakatahu

Pakistan Earthquake: Pakistanis across the country were startled in the early morning hours by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that sent tremors as far as Dubai and the UAE. Remote areas of Baluchistan and Quetta were hit the hardest as the numbers of causalities are slowly trickling in. Helping Hand for Relief and Development is closely monitoring the situation and will contact its donors if any help is needed.

Winter Flood Campaign: The floods of 2010 in Pakistan have left over 10 million people without the basic necessities to cope with the fierce winter weather ahead. Donating $50, which includes the cost for transportation, will allow for one winter package to reach these families.

Package includes: 2 Comforters, 2 Warm Cotton Bedding (Tulaee), Winter Shawl, 2 Sweaters, Woolen Hat, and 2 Woolen Scarves.

For more information please visit HHRD’s dedicated Pakistan Relief website at www.reliefforpakistan.org

Haiti - The Journey Continues: Amidst the calamities faced by nations across the globe one must not forget the continuous struggle of the people of Haiti. HHRD programs are currently up and running Alhumdulillah and we ask our donors to continue their ongoing support.

Skills Development Centers are underway to teach the necessary skills so that individuals can stand up and become self sufficient.

For further information on HHRD's ongoing projects visit www.muslimsforhaiti.org

Wasalaam Walaykum WaRahmatullahi WaBarakatahu

-HHRD Team

Emergency Relief: Sri Lanka Flooded due to Torrential Rains...

Assalaamu Alaykum WaRahmatuallahi WaBarakatahu

Torrential rains in the eastern province of Sri Lanka have caused severe flooding. It has been the worst rainfall recorded in the last 100 years.

According to Center of Disaster Management in Sri Lanka 1.8 million people have been displaced. According to the weather forecast these rains are going to continue. The death toll is continuing to rise, UN Reports that at least 37 people have been confirmed dead.

Many families have been temporarily sheltered at schools and other public places because the floods have destroyed their houses.

For immediate emergency response HHRD partners have started providing cooked meals to the victims of the floods.

Dry rations are being provided to the poor and needy. Contents of dry ration are as follows: rice, flour, sugar, tea, lentils, salt, powder milk and infant milk food.

Immediate funds are needed to help the victims of these devastating floods. They will need our emergency relief response and continued support through this hour of need.

-HHRD Team

A Year Later: Haiti still needs us...

People across the world rung in the New Year by restoring resolutions and renewed hopes of prosperity. However, there are countless individuals who arise each morning praying for the same as they hope and pray that their hardship ends. The people of Haiti are such individuals who have seen the wrath of natural disasters and now a year after their sudden calamity the aftershocks of dismay continue to linger.


Helping Hand for Relief and Development was one of the few relief organizations that responded immediately to the need for emergency relief. Launching a $1.5 million appeal to its worldwide donors HHRD representatives came together to map out the relief work needed to be done for such a horrendous scale of devastation.



HHRD Heard the Call, And Answered It: HHRD's emergency relief operations focus on 3 main levels of provision:

1. Medical Assistance

2. Shelter

3. Food and Clothing



Mobile and Rotational Clinics: HHRD Doctors worked round the clock to tend to the wounded. Six rotational clinics were being operated in the most remote areas with little or no medical help; treating more than 2,000 people per week and vaccinations were provided to over 300 men, women and children.

Over $160,000 worth of medication was administered to over 11,000 patients. Due to urgent need, a full-time local Haitian Doctor was hired, accompanied by a female doctor who especially tended to women's health issues.



Shelter Village: HHRD set out to rebuild Haiti by constructing 102 of permanent shelters. These shelters were constructed into a village where they also built a school and a place of worship. With over 200 children playing admits the rubble parents welcomed this move to provide their children with an education which also helped to keep them occupied and safe.



Food and Clothing: In Kind donation centers were setup across the United States in California, Michigan, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, Maryland, Georgia, and Virginia. Donors dropped of boxes of basic necessities and containers were loaded to be shipped immediately to Haiti.



Youth for Haiti Program: This program invited college students from all over the country to participate in volunteer relief work in Haiti during their respective spring break. After a rigorous selection process nearly 30 college students were chosen to spend four week long rotations in batches of 10 to volunteer in the areas of medical assistance and building shelter villages alongside supervised professionals.



A New Year Marks New Concerns: Though a year has passed the country of Haiti and its people are still in dire need of assistance to get through their daily struggles. Now with the outbreak of cholera and the heightened need for medical assistance HHRD requests its donors to keep these people in their thoughts and prayers.



“I have to admit that I am absolutely amazed and inspired by the people of Haiti. Despite their poor living conditions, they were so full of life and optimism. I'm amazed by their spirit, their perseverance, and their rare ability to find happiness in even the smallest of things. They were the most hospitable people I have ever come across. I personally feel a bit guilty because I feel that I benefited more from them than they have from me,” shares Raihan Dakhil a volunteer in the Youth for Haiti program.



Skills Development Center: As the world marks the one year anniversary of Haiti's earthquake HHRD hopes that its efforts in the region allows for victims to stand on their own feet and become self sufficient. Though the work there is far from over, it is imperative that each and every individual be taught the proper skills for not only survival but also success. HHRD has established a skill development center that allows Haitians to once again become independent and flourish as not only a people but a nation.



The work there is far from over, the country requires long term developmental projects such as sanitary water, education institutions, properly utilizing natural resources and much more. Hundreds of children are now orphans, while hundreds of women are now widows but within each there lies a vow to never forget how things were and to always remember that at least now life is better than before. As human beings and more importantly as Muslims we cannot turn a blind eye to the evil in this world and the tragedy that millions of people are facing. Let us be those who lend a helping hand and dust off the fallen for today’s calamity can be tomorrow’s reality for many of us.





HHRD humbly requests its donors to continue their ongoing support for the people of Haiti and those unfortunate across the world. For further information on HHRD's work in Haiti please visit www.muslimsforhaiti.org or www.hhrd.org.

Flood victims desperately need winter packages

Assalaam Alykum,

10 million people have lost everything and their homes during the floods of 2010. And now the displaced flood victims are facing a harsh winter.
HHRD is trying to get to as many flood affected areas as possible before blizzards hit and it gets more difficult to transport Winter Packages through the already broken bridges and roads.

The family winter package includes: 2 Comforters, 2 Warm Cotton Bedding (Tulaee), Winter Shawl, 2 Sweaters, Woolen Hat, and 2 Woolen Scarves.

$50 package includes transporting the items to the flood affected areas.
For more information please visit HHRD’s dedicated Pakistan Relief website at www.reliefforpakistan.org

-HHRD Team

Pakistan Flood Victims Brace for Harsh Winter...

Assalaamu Alaykum WaRahmatullahi WaBarakatahu,



This year families in the flood affected areas will find it hard to survive the harsh winter. Peaks surrounding Swat are already covered in snow. Now the villages are getting covered in snow as well. But this time, winter will be ruthless for the already displaced flood victims. (BBC News)



Due to severe winter weather in Pakistan Helping Hand for Relief and Development has prepared a family winter package:



2 Comforters, 2 Warm Cotton Bedding (Tulaee), Winter Shawl, 2 Sweaters, Woolen hat, and 2 woolen scarves.



It is a $50 package that includes transporting the items to the flood affected areas.

These items will be transported to all 4 provinces’ affected districts.



Winter here is severe, and yet it is a great reminder of the blessings we have; clothes to keep us warm and well equipped homes to keep us protected. As we thank Allah (swt) for his blessings, please remember and help the lives of many who have been displaced during this harsh winter weather.



For more information please visit www.reliefforpakistan.org.



Reminder: 2 days left to make tax deductible donations for year 2010.



JazakAllah Khair,

HHRD Team

Looking Back 2010 - Make your tax deductible donation today

Assalaamu Alaykum WaRahmatullahi WaBarakatahu

This past year will be remembered as one of trials and tribulations mainly for the people of Haiti and Pakistan but as well as, those who battle with poverty every day. Nevertheless, through these struggles there are stories of triumph and victory in which the countless HHRD donors, volunteers and representatives play a key role. Let's take a moment and recount these victories as we continue on this journey of recovery.

Listed below are the many projects that HHRD continues to operate across the globe.

Emergency Relief:
Pakistan: 2,482,662 meals delivered to Pakistan Flood victims. Base camp medical clinics were established in 16 affected areas.www.reliefforpakistan.org.

Haiti: 6 rotational clinics were setup for initial three months. A complete shelter village was erected with 100 shelters, 1 masjid and 1 school for the Haitian Community of Leogone, one of the most affected regions of the Haiti Earthquake 2010 www.muslimsforhaiti.org.

In-Kind Donations: With the help of dedicated donors HHRD was able to send $3,570,000 worth of In-Kind donations to the victims of Pakistan Floods and $164,690 worth of medicines to Haiti. HHRD now has In-Kind Donation centers across the US. You may call or visit our website for more information on how to donate non-monetary items to disaster affected victims.

Health and Medical: HHRD is a top contributor in the World Health Organizations efforts in health and medical services after the catastrophic floods in the most affected areas in Pakistan in 2010. Over 150,000 medical consultations were conducted after Pakistan Floods 2010; along with 11,734 medical consultations after Haiti Earthquake 2010.

More than 1700 patients benefited by physical rehabilitation; including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and artificial limbs. Over 7000 benefited through follow-up visits.

Interest Free Micro-Financing: Your one time donation allows for interest free loans for the poor, the unemployed and the widows. That family uses that money to start a small business or buy a sewing machine for example that will become a source of livelihood for them. For those who are in difficult situations, these loans help them get back on their feet and become a contributing member of society. Interest-free loans have shown a repayment rate of 99.8%.The cycle continues and it becomes a form a sadaqa–e-jariya. The best form of charity.

Water for Life: 884 million people across the world lack access to safe water supplies. This means about one in eight people around the world are deprived of clean water to drink. A child dies from a water related disease every 20 seconds. (UN Report)
Helping Hand for Relief and Development is providing those millions of people with this basic need; one glass of water at a time. Please support the Water for Life programs at HHRD.

Orphan Sponsor Program: HHRD is supporting over 4000 orphans worldwide. This year HHRD has launched a new Orphans website that will allow our donors to view orphans’ profiles and provide each donor who’s sponsored an orphan an account for future updates. Please visitwww.hhrd.org/OSP

Training and Capacity Building:
Summer Internship Program: A 2 month summer internships provided a unique opportunity to gain valuable professional experience and build leadership skills in the field of social services where interns from across USA participated.

Youth for Haiti: With HHRD, college students went to assist in building shelters, volunteer in medical camps and taught Haitian children in small class rooms during their spring breaks from all over the US.

Ramadan: 2,481,662 meals were served across Pakistan in the most affected flood areas during Ramadan and on Eid ul Fitr. HHRD made a food package distribution among Haiti earthquake victims in Ramadan. One of a kind FITRA mobile campaign was started by HHRD. Text ‘FITRA’ to 27722.

Women Empowerment: Many women are left to make the decision of providing for their families when their lives are changed after the loss of their sole providers. HHRD helps them computer skills, vocational training and provides them sewing machines to start their small businesses to support their children.

Education: Education is a key element in alleviating poverty. It allows one to help themselves and the community.
Gaza Education Fund: In collaboration with the United Nation, HHRD is helping educate children in Gaza.
Orphans’ education can be supported by our Orphan Sponsor Program in very needy countries globally.

Global Zabiha Program: Zabiha/Udhiya/Qurbani performed in over 55 countries around the world. Last year’s contributions helped feed over half a million needy around the world; most of whom do not have the luxury of eating meat the whole year. The sacrifice was performed locally, involving the local communities and regions in the Global Zabiha Program; strengthening the bond of humanity.

Skills and Vocational Training: It is HHRD’s mission to help alleviate poverty by giving the needy tools to become a contributing member of society. HHRD’s skills and vocational training centers allow men and women to gain skills to provide for their family and future.

Come join us in making 2011 a year of further triumphs by contributing to these ongoing projects. Remember there is still time to make a tax deductible donations by December 31,st 2010 before year end receipts are mailed out to our donors.

Wasalaam Walaykum WaRahamatullahi WaBarakathau

-HHRD Team

Reporting Back-Pakistan Floods 2010

Assalaamu Alaykum WaRahmatullahi WaBarakatahu

It is often said that lessons from the past make for a better future, and there is no doubt that the calamity that struck the people of Pakistan was a moment for Muslims across the globe to reevaluate their lives. With tender hearts Muslims of various backgrounds, who spoke different languages and resided in distant locations came together to answer this call for assistance. Though the flood waters have begun to recede the work continues to proceed with hopes of stability.

The Numbers Speak for Themselves
As a large portion of Pakistan lay submerged in the flood waters in late August of this year the current sent waves of turmoil and distress across the nation.

- 20 million people were affected by the flood of which 14 million required immediate emergency relief
- 6 million people are in need of food daily as 3.5 million children become vulnerable to water born diseases

Helping Hand for Relief and Development Rides the Waves
HHRD through the heartfelt donations of compassionate donors from across the world set out to provide necessary aid to the people of Pakistan by launching their "Relief for Pakistan" campaign. Their efforts provided food, In Kind donations, medical relief and shelter to the millions of affected people. Furthermore, HHRD launched www.reliefforpakistan.org website as a tool to record updates from Pakistan as relief work was under way.

More than 3 million meals were provided to the needy accompanied by HHRD's Global Zabihah Program. Though this program was launched to provide aid to 55 countries, donors were encouraged to send a portion of their Eid ul Adha sacrifice to the people of Pakistan.

21 containers filled with medicine, emergency relief items such as food, water, warm clothing etc were sent to the Pakistani ports from the USA. Upon reaching Pakistan these items were immediately distributed to the needy throughout the nation.

Medical Relief was most necessary with the spread of water born diseases and HHRD set out to provide over 800 clinics where more than 135,000 patients were treated. The most heartwarming aspect of this was the birth of 15 little children at these clinics.

Shelters are being established in hopes of providing long term relief to the homeless. Moreover, HHRD hopes that through it's Interest Free Micro Financing program the people of Pakistan can stand back on their feet and recycle their earnings as they provide for their own families.

These Efforts Must Continue
Though HHRD has mobilized its efforts with the help of its donors, there is more work that needs to be done for the people of Pakistan. People continue to require medical assistance and emergency relief. $1,900 can help provide a home, $15,000 is need to provide education to the innocent children, $35,000 is needed to provide clean water and ensure proper hygiene and sanitation, $42,000 will provide 100 orphans with the loving support they need, and $45,000 will help establish healthcare units.

The purpose of reporting back is to illustrate the work that has taken place and how much more still need to be done. Together, we can put together our efforts and help our Pakistani brothers and sisters. HHRD requests its donors to continue with their loving support and visit our website www.hhrd.org or call 1-888-808-HELP.

Please remember to visit our website www.reliefforpakistan.org for further updates.

Wasalaam Walaykum WaRahamatullahi WaBarakatahu
-HHRD Team

A New Year: Renewed Hope for Those in Need

Assalaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wabarakathu,

The Islamic new year of Muharram 1432 has come upon us and with the trials and tribulations of last year as a reminder; let’s look forward and pray for a year of recovery, blessings and reward.
Helping Hand for Relief and Development, through its various projects and programs, hopes to bring back a sense of normalcy and ease to those in need by bridging the gap between its honorable donors and the calamity stricken people of the world.

Launch of "Orphan Sponsorship Program" Website

It is with this zeal that HHRD is pleased to announce its "Orphan Sponsorship Program" website. With much ease donors will be able to support a specific child on an ongoing basis. Your donation, either through monthly or annual payment is given directly to the orphan’s family or guardian. You will receive your orphans profile within two weeks of the first donation and the progress reports throughout the year. These donations contribute towards helping more than one orphan. Your donations are used to provide for the orphans’ education, books, stationary items and food in some instances. General Orphans Support can make a significant difference in an orphan’s life.

Please take a moment to visit www.hhrd.org/OSP and familiarize your self with this donor friendly initiative.

Upcoming Events:

Mark your calendars for HHRD's "Let's Rebuild Pakistan" events across the country. Three events will be held on the same day to pool together the efforts of providing aid and comfort to our brothers and sisters in Pakistan.

'Let’s Rebuild Pakistan'
December 11th, 2010
Their live's shattered and their livelihood broken. Interest-Free loans for farmers, Skills Development, Sponsor Orphans, Home Constructions, Medical Care and Education

FLORIDA:
Empower the Less Fortunate
Jama Masjid
7326 East Sligh Ave.
Tampa, FL 33610
(407) 431-5396

CALIFORNIA
Rebuild Lives
New Ashiyana's
245 S. Gentle Springs Ln.
Diamond Bar, CA 91756
(951) 858-8513


TEXAS
Illustrating Pakistan
Come. Discover. Give
The Gateway Center
801 North Texas Blvd.
Denton, TX 76201
(630) 709-5480


To purchase online tickets please click here.

As always please take a moment to visit our website www.hhrd.org for an update of HHRD's efforts across the world. We pray the new year brings for you happiness, blessings and peace.

Wasalaam Walyakum Wa Rahmatullahi Wabarakathu
- HHRD Team