Human Relief Foundation

Human Relief Foundation (HRF) is a charity set up by the United Kingdom in 1991. Since the last war on Iraq (2003), HRF paid attention for the training courses for doctors. It sent a considerable number of medical staff from the UK to help train the Iraqi doctors on various subjects. HRF thinks that the need for qualified doctors in Iraq is increasing as a result of the deteriorating situation. So it is aiming to train 5,000 doctors during the coming years, hoping that they will keep them updated with the latest knowledge of medicine available in the world.[2][3][4][5][6]

Human Relief Foundation
Founded1991
FounderTrustees
FocusEducation, Health, Orphans, Water, Emergency Relief.
Location
OriginsManchester, England
Revenue
£6.5 Million (2017)[1]
Disbursements£4.58 Million (2017)[1]
Expenses£1.3 Million (2017)[1]
Websitewww.hrf.org.uk

HRF responds to the emergency situations by providing aid to the damaged areas in different parts of the world, and it tries to reduce the major losses caused by these disasters. HRF was one of the charities in the UK which participated to raise up to £500,000 as response to the earthquake happened in Sri Lanka in 2004. [7]

HRF working to improve the living standards of the people who are in need through preparing a number of development programmes, According to The Times the director of Human Relief Foundation Nabeel Ramadhani said, HRF has helped the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan, although there is no office in the Palestinian territories.[3] [8]

Human Relief Foundation's work

Vision

The vision statement of Human Relief Foundation says, "We envision a world in which every man, woman and child can enjoy an empowered life – a life of security, dignity and equal opportunities, in which the basic requirements of all people are met." [9]

Mission and Strategic Objectives

Human Relief Foundation (HRF) is an International Non-Governmental Charitable Organisation. HRF seeks to promote sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities through relief and developmental programmes, supporting them to build a better life and find their own solutions to global problems. For over three decades HRF has been instrumental in helping to save lives and relieve human suffering in some of the poorest regions of the world.

HRF provides emergency relief and assistance to people caught up in extraordinary, life-threatening situations. Globally, HRF has permanent offices strategically located around the world (Bradford, London, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester, Lyon and Paris), allowing HRF to actively provide global assistance whenever and wherever it is needed.

The mission is to achieve lasting improvement in the quality of life of people, regardless of their gender, race, religion, class or political affiliation, by mobilising resources, building partnerships and developing local capacities to:

  • Enable individuals, groups and communities to mitigate the effects of disaster and crisis, prepare for their occurrence and provide humanitarian relief and recovery;
  • Assist the disadvantaged in becoming self-reliant by developing their own solutions to development challenges and creating sustainable livelihoods;
  • Promote sustainable development and address the root causes of conflict through programmes that target education, shelter, water and sanitation, health and nutrition and humanitarian dialogue;
  • Support the vulnerable, disadvantaged and marginalised and enable them to voice their needs;
  • and Build local capacities.

The charity relies heavily on the generous donations it receives from fellow charities, individuals and other organisations.[10]

References
  1. "Charity Details". beta.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. Claire Lomax (7 March 2008). "Bradford health staff help Iraq". Telegraph and Argus. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. The Human Relief Foundation (HRF), which was set up in 1991 in response to the Gulf War, aims to train more than 150 Iraqi doctors this year in a bid to make up for the 5,000 medical staff who have fled the country since 2003
  3. Richard Kerbaj (5 September 2008). "British aid workers risk arrest in Gaza". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Nabeel Ramadhani, the director of the Human Relief Foundation, said that his organisation helped Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan and did not have an office in the Palestinian territories. It has also been wrongly named Humanitarian Relief Foundation by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "The reason behind it [the proscription] is not clear for me," he said. "I never dealt with anyone in the Government in the Palestinian territories."
  4. "At-a-glance: UK aid drive". BBC News. 29 December 2004.
  5. Merhala Selvarajah (27 July 2006). "Surplus hospital beds on their way to Iraq". Crosby Herald. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011.
  6. Peter Lazenby (2 January 2006). "'We've put roofs over 2,000 refugees' heads'". Yorkshire Evening Post. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012.
  7. David Derbyshire (30 December 2004). "Benn reacts to critics by raising aid to £15m". the telegraph.
  8. Human Relief Report. "What we do".
  9. "Who We Are". Human Relief Foundation. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  10. "Charity Commission for England and Wales". Charity Commission for England and Wales.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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