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“Our ultimate aim is to create
self-sufficient and independent communities, which will break the
vicious cycle of dependence on external and short term aid”
“Our ultimate aim is to create
self-sufficient and independent communities, which will break the
vicious cycle of dependence on external and short term aid.”
Muslim Aid Asia is constantly on
the alert for deserving causes within Southeast Asia and
the Far East.
Our principal role is to vet the
applicants and aid recipients, and follow up on the prompt delivery
of aid and timely implementation of projects. We also monitor projects
to ensure that aid is being managed in the most productive fashion,
and importantly, reach those who are most needy regardless of colour
and creed.
Our emphasis is on investing in long-term
projects that can create self-sustaining communities and people.
We believe that the provision of
aid alone is not the solution. To be most effective, aid must be
targeted towards solving the root causes of poverty through investment
in education, income generation projects, sustainable health care,
and the provision of quality and hygienic infrastructure, especially
clean water systems, for both people and livestock.
Thus, we take a strategic approach
that tackles the root cause cause of problems, and we encourage
the active involvement of local communities in development projects
by providing them with labour, materials, advice and general support
in
order to help them progress.
This approach is true to the spirit
of Islam which encourages its followers to work vigorously in pursuit
of a better life.
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