Islamic Relief Sverige

Founded in 1992, Islamic Relief Sverige is a non-governmental organisation based in Solna, Sweden working on humanitarian aid & disaster relief, international development, poverty & hunger +5 more.

Islamic Relief Sverige is the Swedish office of Islamic Relief Worldwide, a humanitarian and development organisation founded in 1984. Founded in Sweden in 1992, the organisation works to relieve human suffering in emergencies and to give vulnerable and marginalised people the tools to take control of their lives through long-term programmes. Its work covers humanitarian response to conflict and disasters, development projects, child sponsorship, and seasonal Islamic giving programmes such as zakat, qurbani and aqiqa, delivered in more than 40 countries. In Sweden it supports asylum seekers, newly arrived refugees and low-income families, and it takes part in the Goda Grannar network with Svenska Kyrkan and Stockholms moské. The organisation is headquartered in Solna with offices in Gothenburg and Malmö, and is a member of Giva Sverige, holding its Tryggt givande quality label. It also engages in policy advocacy on humanitarian and development issues.