Emergency Relief - RRR
| What is Emergency Relief?
Muslim Aid defines Emergency Relief as the act of delivering aid in the immediate period of a disaster, whether natural or man-made. This is usually in the form of providing food, medication or medical services, personal comfort such as clothes and blankets, temporary shelter such as camps and tents, and to some extent, man-power to assist in evacuation or management of refugee camps. Such aid deliveries, however, comes at a high price as supplies had to be purchased and delivered in the shortest time possible. In fact, in some countries, prices escalate at a very rapid rate that resulted in less number of beneficiaries for the same amount of money.
MAA, as one of the leading international humanitarian relief organisations, is increasing its long term development commitments as the more logical solution to woes of the world. However, MAA is also under immense pressure to respond to more Emergency Relief needs as more and more natural or man-made disaster strike various parts of the world. For MAA to effectively deliver both long term and emergency aid, it needs to have more funds available at its disposal. The limited funding available has made MAA practises selective disbursement where aid is given based on merit. Unfortunately, this practice is to the detriment of equally needful areas.
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How You Can Help MAA
Step 1
Put aside $300 for the next three months (March– May) towards MAA’s Emergency Relief Fund – works out to only $3.33 a day.
Step 2
Decide whether to pay in one lump sum or in three monthly payments.
Step 3
Decide on method of payment.
Step 4
Contact MAA to make or confirm payment.
Step 5
MAA will send a tax deductible receipt, a certificate and a special gift for your contribution.
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What We Plan To Do With Your Donation
Your generous donation will go towards the MAA Emergency Relief Fund that is the main pool of funding for our aid deliveries worldwide. Dispensation is done as soon as a disaster happens anywhere in the world. MAA receives appeals and applications from NGOs all over the world in the form of telephone calls, facsimiles, email messages and letters. We aim to minimise bottlenecks in available Emergency Aid funds from these competing requests.
Our past Emergency Appeal campaigns reveal that while Australians are generous, they are more inclined to give when the disaster affect areas that have historical or traditional links with their origin. Thus, we find it difficult to deliver aid to other equally needful areas. In this current campaign, we will consolidate an Emergency Aid Fund, readily drawing upon it “on call” when the next disaster strikes. More aid and a more rapid response is our objective. Indeed a FAIR GO for all.
