Human Relief Foundation

Est. 1991 with offices in Bradford
London, Glasgow, Iraq (Baghdad & Mosul), Kashmir, Pakistan, Sudan & Jordan

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Case Studies

When you choose to make a donation to one of HRF's projects or appeals, you can do so in the safe knowledge that the money that you pledge will be used to help many people in need across the globe.

Examples of where your money will be used are:

1. To bring clean drinking water to a village in desperate need, preventing the risk of infection and the need to walks miles and miles every day just for a basic human right.

2. To help give a family a home again after the destruction of war has left them without shelter.

3. To provide the elderly with the care and attention that they deserve. With your help, we can help get them the medication and treatment that they need.

4. To help families less fortunate than ourselves still enjoy the religious festivals such as Eid and Ramadhan

HRF have managed to help thousands of people world wide, and could not have done it without the help and support of it's donors and volunteers, so thank you. Here are some 'success stories'.

1. Last year HRF distributed 175000 Kilograms of meat to the poor and needy families throughout the world which means that approximately 1200 families benefited and enjoyed the blessings of Eid

2. Our volunteers keep on running! One of them, Mr Ali, ran the London and Edinburgh Marathons. He raised over £5,000 for the orphans in Iraq and Kashmir.

3. Over the last 3 years we've spent over £1 million in the Muzaffarabad region of Kashmir. We're continuing to support communities in this area, and we're in it for the long term.

Please donate today, and help us create more sucess stories.

Please see below all of our current appeals. Click on a project to find out more.

Please also take a look at our Ongoing Projects page to see how else you can help

Displaced Refugee Appeal

7 years after the March 2003 US-led Military Operations, Iraq remains deeply divided. There are few prospects of durable solutions for the approximately 15 per cent of the population who are displaced inside and outside Iraq. It is thought that there are almost 2.8 million internally displaced people (IDPs), close to half of whom were displaced prior to 2003. Though Iraq is no longer in the grip of a humanitarian crisis, daily life for all Iraqis is precarious. Public health, electricity, water and sanitation services remain inadequate.

The instability of Iraq's infrastructure is systematically destroying lives. Many agencies aim to remedy the situation, but the scale of devastation means that progress is slow.

The United Nations stated that the expected humanitarian crisis in Iraq could be of 'proportions well beyond the capacity of UN agencies.' The Iraqi people are now experiencing the manifest results of this admission. Today, the country of Iraq continues to deteriorate.

A long history of conflict and a poor economy have created a precarious humanitarian situation for the Iraqi people. During the last 5 years, more than four million Iraqis have been refugees- more than two million forced from their homes inside Iraq, with an additional two million fled to neighbouring countries mainly Syria and Jordan.

The Needs of the Iraqi People

Whether the people of Iraq are living inside or outside of Iraq, most of them lack access to jobs, basic healthcare, clean water, electricity, education, and schools.
More so, without an income, families rely on support they receive from family and friends; many have already exhausted to the last of their savings because of their protracted displacement.

Iraqis have no legal work options in most host countries and are increasingly desperate and in need of humanitarian assistance. They face challenges in finding housing, obtaining food, and have trouble accessing host countries health and education systems.