UNHCR, UN Agency And Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society Partner On IDPs
The UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and a faith-based organisation on the aegis of ‘Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society’, in Nigeria have agreed to partner to galvanize support for internally displaced persons in the country.
There are presently over 3.3 million people that are internally displaced in Nigeria.
As a part of this partnership, Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society will organise fundraising activities to mobilise resources to support internally displaced persons in Nigeria.
Speaking on the partnership, the National Chief Imam of Al-Habibiyyah, Imam Fuad Adeyemi said that the partnership with UNHCR is an expansion of the work Al-Habibiyyah is doing to support the less privileged in the society.
Adeyemi further said; “In Ramadan, we feed at least 2,000 people every day with our food bank program in Abuja. Moreover, we have over 20 years of experience in fundraising as evident in our annual distribution of Zakat”.
He noted that the over 3.3 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria cut across different regions of the Northeast, Northwest and Northcentral just as the perennial farmers-herders clashes in the Northcentral as well as the banditry & kidnappings in the Northwest have added to the displacement emergency in the Northeast caused by non-state-armed groups.
Adeyemi further said; “The displaced communities are in dire need of support for basic amenities such as shelter, health, education, access to clean water, and protection from sexual violence”.
UNHCR has been at the forefront of responding to the needs of the IDPs but, the increasing number of displaced persons in Nigeria has exacerbated available resources.
The partnership between UNHCR and the Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society intends to mobilise support from Nigeria’s Muslim community and galvanise the spirit of Islamic philanthropy as a tool to support some of the most vulnerable populations amongst us.
Al-Habibiyyah is a faith-based organization in Nigeria whose mandate includes the propagation of Islam in Nigeria and beyond, Islamic & secular education, inter-religious dialogue, provision of social services such as health care, education & welfare assistance to people in need as well as the advancement of Islamic culture in all facets of human activities.
It collaborates with fellow Muslims, Islamic organizations, and other refutable impact-making organizations whose vision & mandate matches theirs to deliver interventions that promote the well-being of the people and human dignity.
