By Tougheeda Doovey South African aid workers have described the catastrophic conditions in refugee camps on the border of Syria and Turkey, as fighting in northwest Syria intensifies. The Syrian army is advancing in its battle on Idlib and civilians have been the worst affected. About 800,000 Syrians are facing desperate conditions in camps and in the past four days alone, more than 150,000 Syrians have fled villages. A military […]
It’s all hands on deck this morning as volunteers from across the city lend a hand to help the Al Imdaad Foundation pack humanitarian goods destined for the displaced Rohingya. The Al-Imdaad Foundation launched a national collection drive across most major towns and cities in South Africa three weeks ago to fill shipping containers with aid and with the support of the Muslim Judicial Council and Darul Islam Relief Fund, […]
"Our hearts are broken. We never expected to see such devastation. Hundreds are homeless and their lives have been torn apart." This is how social activist, Yusuf Abramjee, described the disaster in Knysna shortly after arriving in the area on a humanitarian mission. #OperationSA and the Al-Imdaad Foundation launched an urgent #CapeRelief fund on Thursday following the raging fires along the Garden Route and the storms in and around Cape […]
South Africans donated R13 898 714,89 in just under two months to assist with humanitarian efforts in Syria. The #SAveSyria initiative was launched by #OperationSA in late December following scenes of devastation in Aleppo. Over the past few weeks, South Africans have been rallying together and donating to assist Syrian refugees through radio, television an on-line pledge lines, auctions and cake sales. #OperationSA donated R9 655 000 to seven charities shortly […]
Following a massive South African effort to raise funds for war-afflicted Syria, Operation SA has joined the Al Imdaad Foundation on a tour of the Turkish/Syrian border to gain a first-hand account of the scale of the humanitarian crisis. The visit to Reyhanli, home to 120 000 refugees, comes after millions of rands was raised by the South African public, in response to the urgent needs of Syrians fleeing the […]
The Al-Imdaad Foundation dispatched another convoy of essential flour from the town of Reyhanli on the Turkish border with Syria. The convoy will supply a network of humanitarian bakeries that supply free daily pita loaves to Syrian communities. The December convoy was largely sponsored by the Muslim Community of Isipingo Beach and the greater Durban area. The Al-Imdaad Foundation’s contribution to this convoy forms part of its Flour4Syria campaign which is […]
By Ra-ees Moerat South African humanitarian agency Al Imdaad Foundation is responding to the urgent needs of Indonesians affected by the Aceh earthquake, which has killed at least 102 people. A strong earthquake, 6.5 on the Richter scale, struck off the coast of Aceh on the Indonesian Island, Sumatra on Tuesday. International Project Coordinator and Trustee of Al-Imdaad Foundation, Qari Ziyaad Patel, says that the nature of the geographical location […]
On Tuesday, Al-Imdaad Foundation hosted their partner NGO Children of Adam for an event on the Refugee Crisis in Greece. The emotive event was broadcast live on radio stations in South Africa and drove home the message of the desperate situation faced by refugees stuck in limbo on the Greek Island of Lesvos. The event was opened by Hafez Abdus Samad Mulla, Country Director for Al-Imdaad Foundation UK who himself […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
