Muslim Hands is an international

Non-governmental organization A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from g ...

in over fifty two countries worldwide to help those affected by natural disasters, conflict and poverty. The organisation was established in 1993 in

Nottingham Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...

, UK.

History

Muslim Hands was established in 1993 in response to the crisis in Bosnia at the time. The charity began by sending aid to those in needs in the region.

Working in emergencies

They regularly act on behalf of other UK NGOs to deliver aid supplies to areas where they have an existing field office or volunteers. They have been present on the ground for widely publicised disasters such as the Asian tsunami of 2004, the Wars in

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and

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

and the recent Horn of Africa. They have also been present for crises that have never attracted media attention such as the sub-zero winters in Kashmir, cholera outbreaks in Guinea Bissau and acute droughts in

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...

and

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. in 2019, Muslim Hands was awarded the Queen's Award for voluntary service.

Great Charity Gifts

In 2020, Muslim Hands launched a new website dedicated to thei
Great Charity Gifts
service. It allows donors to give a useful item to someone in need, in the name of a loved one.

References

External links

* {{charity Islamic charities based in the United Kingdom Humanitarian aid organizations Organizations established in 1993 Social welfare charities based in the United Kingdom Charities based in Nottinghamshire Poverty-related organizations