Confidence growing with Islamic Relief
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Thanks to the generosity of countless members, the Church is able to help provide relief to millions of Pakistanis who have been impacted by recent historic flooding.
The Church does not work alone. Over the years the Church's emergency response office has developed valued partnerships with a variety of charitable organizations.
"We work with good partners of any persuasion — and do so on a regular basis," said emergency response director Lynn Samsel.
Counted among the Church's closest associates is Islamic Relief USA, a charitable organization that works in many countries across the globe to alleviate poverty, suffering, hunger and illiteracy.
Once again, the Church is partnering with Islamic Relief USA during the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Pakistan. The Church is donating 10 semi-truck loads of provisions that will be transported and distributed in Pakistan by Islamic Relief USA. The Virginia-based organization has a presence in Pakistan and is able to deliver and pass out the humanitarian goods in country.
"We have great confidence in them," said Brother Samsel.
Despite their theological differences, the Church and Islamic Relief USA have proven to be effective partners during times of disaster, working together to most effectively deliver resources and aid those in need.
Highlights of the partnership include:
In the final days of 2004, a massive earthquake triggered a tsunami in Indonesia that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and left many others in desperate need of food and other supplies. Days after the catastrophe, the Church flew 70 tons of emergency supplies from Salt Lake City on a cargo plane chartered by Islamic Relief USA.
In 2005, a magnitude-7.6 quake struck Pakistan, northern India and Afghanistan, killing tens of thousands and displacing millions of others.
Islamic Relief USA committed to pay transportation costs for Church-donated medical and first aid supplies, as well as Atmit, a Church-produced dietary supplement, to help quake victims in Pakistan.
Last year, the Church's emergency response office partnered with Islamic Relief USA to cover the costs of chartering a cargo plane laden with provisions bound for tsunami-ravaged areas of Samoa.
"We've had a very good and growing relationship over the past many years," said Islamic Relief USA communications manager, Mostafa Mahboob.
Mr. Mahboob said combining resources can often result in the most effective aid delivery to those in most dire need.
