Fire is continuing to rage through a refugee camp in Bangladesh after it started March 22. Reports are that hundreds of homes and other essential facilities have been affected. There are reports of fatalities but these have not yet been confirmed. Close to 100,000 people have been affected, with numbers expected to rise in the coming days

Islamic Relief Bangladesh (via its local partner) has an ongoing project in the same camp. At this stage, we don’t know if the project activities have been affected by the fire.

As information from the ground is still developing, Islamic Relief is moving fast to get survivors essential items, including emergency tents, latrines, hygiene kits including face masks and covid-19 protective material, and other items such as clothes and mosquito nets. This will grow in the coming period as further needs become evident.

All of this also compounded with COVID-19. The virus continues to make its way through vulnerable communities who we are working with to provide critical aid.

Islamic Relief USA launched an emergency to support critical relief efforts for our sisters and brothers in Bangladesh. Please remember them in your dua and in your donations today.

As much as we’ve been able to accomplish, there is still so much more to do. If we work together—with YOU—we can make the vision of better Bangladesh a reality for so many more of our sisters and brothers in need.

$100 can help deliver food aid to a family suffering from hunger

$225 can provide vital relief to emergency survivors

$500 can implement livelihood programs to set vulnerable families up for success

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Islamic Relief first provided aid in Bangladesh in 1991, in response to a tropical cyclone. Since that, time IR donors have supported efforts for orphans, water and sanitation, food, and more.

IRUSA’s support of projects within Bangladesh range from rooftop gardens that are mitigating climate change, to watershed management, to disaster resilience. As always, we keep both long-term and short-term health and nutrition programs a priority.

Islamic Relief USA staff and affiliates have recently visited a variety of projects in the country.

Here’s just a sampling of our recent efforts for families in need across Bangladesh

• Creating livelihood opportunities for impoverished families in urban areas
• Implementing clean water systems and programming to open easier access
• Supporting refugees and other vulnerable communities through integrated programming

When you make the decision to help fundraise for the effort, you go beyond just thoughts and prayers. This increased IMPACT is priceless, because it means we’re able to meet more needs of those who are waiting for us to lend a helping hand.

And if you're reading this message, it's because you want to go beyond the call the duty. For you, it's not enough to just keep those children in your thoughts and prayer.  You want to double your impact by helping to sponsor these emergency efforts and helping deliver aid to those affected by creating a fundraising page. Get started by creating your page today!

We’re so glad you came. Just scroll to the top of the page and click "become a fundraiser" to setup your page and start promoting to your network via e-mail, social media, and your preferred messaging app. Even with a goal as small as $50, you can provide urgent food aid for families.