IR USA increases fundraising goal for Pakistan flood victims to $4M

Islamic Relief USA (IR USA), a Washington, D.C.-based relief and development organization, today announced that it has increased its fundraising goal for the Pakistan flood victims to $4 million due to the worsening conditions in the region. It has also collected more than $23 million in in-kind donations.

"Our commitment to Pakistan is one that is on-going and long term," said Abed Ayoub, CEO of IR USA. "As Pakistanis continue to brace for massive flooding, we will continue to raise funds and awareness for their plight."

Islamic Relief launched its appeal on July 30 and has been providing emergency assistance to survivors in part, by:

• Administering camps housing thousands of internally displaced people and setting up another camp for hundreds more Pakistanis
• Constructing sanitation facilities in Nowshera using fiberglass slabs
• Distributing family hygiene kits to benefit more than 20,000 people in Nowshera and Mardan, with 1,570 more kits on the way
• Transporting hundreds of tents to disaster zone for distribution
• Ordering and procuring 4,000 food parcels which are now ready for distribution to displaced families
• Distributing household kits which include mattresses, mosquito nets, etc. in Sibbi and Nowshera to benefit nearly 20,000 people
• Providing kitchen sets containing cooking pots, utensils, etc. to benefit nearly 20,000 people in Sibbi and Nowshera
• Purchasing and preparing to distribute temporary shelters to house more than 5,600 displaced victims
• Setting up hygiene sessions to educate flood victims about importance of hygiene for their health