Muslim Aid

Organization's name: Muslim Aid
Organization's acronym: MA
Headquarters address  
Address: 38-44 Whitechapel Road
London E1 1JX

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Phone: +442073774200
Fax: +442073774201
Email: l.begum@muslimaid.org
Web site: www.muslimaid.org
Organization type: Non-governmental organization
Languages:
  • English

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Development
  • Education
  • Extreme poverty
  • Humanitarian Affairs
  • Micro-Credit

Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Capacity building
  • Education and training of women
  • Millennium Development Goals
  • The girl child
  • Women and health

Population:
  • International migration

Social Development:
  • Conflict
  • Poverty
  • Technical cooperation
  • Youth

Sustainable Development:
  • Capacity-building
  • Disaster management and vulnerability
  • Education
  • Freshwater
  • Health
  • Poverty
  • Rural Development
  • Sanitation
Geographic scope: International
Country of activity:
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Jordan
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Cambodia
  • Lebanon
  • Sudan
  • Kenya
  • Somalia
  • India
  • Bangladesh
  • Indonesia
  • Gambia
  • Iraq
  • Sri Lanka
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
Millennium Development Goals:
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Achieve universal primary education
  • Reduce child mortality
  • Improve maternal health
  • Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:
Year established (YYYY): 1985
Year of registration (YYYY): 1986
Organizational structure: In 2010 Muslim Aid worked in 55 countries. It has 13 field offices located in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lebanon, Somalia, Iraq, Kenya, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Cambodia, Jordan and the Gambia. Muslim Aid Headquarter is located in London, United Kingdom.
Number and type of members: Muslim Aid is a trust governed by Trustees. They represent georaphical and ethnic diversity. In addtition to implementing its projects through its field offices, Muslim Aid also works through its partners in non-field office countires. At the HQ Muslim Aid management is led by a CEO who is the head of asenior management team comprising Assistant CEO, Head of Corporate Services, Head of Accounts and Head of International Programmes. Muslim Aid UK offices are also represented in Manchester and Birmingham.
Affiliation with NGO networks: Muslim Aid has signed strategic partnership agreements with the OIC, Qatar Charity, Mercy Malaysia, Americares Relief, Global Medic, United Methodist Committee on Relief and International Health partners.
Funding structure:
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
  • Foreign and international grants
Funding structure other: Muslim Aid raises funds through institutional grants and donations raised for emegecncy relief, economic development programmes and religious dues.

Additional Information

Sustainable Development

Major group affiliation:
  • Children and youth
  • Local authorities
  • Non-governmental organization
Involvement in UN Partnerships: Yes
If yes, explain in detail: Muslim Aid works to advance the mandates of UNOCHA, UNISDR, UNICEF and UNDP through its programmes, mainly in disaster risk reduction and the Millennium Development Goals.
Affiliation with other organizations: Muslim Aid has partnership and funding agreements with DG ECHO, UNICEF, OIC, IDB, QC, IHP, UMCOR and other organisations.
Publications: Muslim Aid's Annual Reports and Annual Accounts can be accessed on its website www.mualimaid.org

Other UN Entities

Accreditation with other UN Entities:
  • WHO
  • UNHCR
  • UNICEF