| Founded | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Othman Moqbel[1] |
| Type | International NGO |
| Focus | Emergency Relief, Health, Education, Orphans and Child Welfare |
| Headquarters | Manchester, United Kingdom [2] |
Area served | Syria,[3] Yemen,[4] Ukraine,[5] Pakistan,[6] Bangladesh, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.[7] |
Key people | CEO: Othman Moqbel[8] Chair of Trustees: Mounir Hakimi |
Revenue | £26.1 million (2021)[9] |
| Disbursements | £24.9 million[10] |
Employees | 1,700[11] |
| Website | www |
Action For Humanity is a UK-based global charity originally founded by a group of doctors to provide assistance and aid to those devastated by conflict.[12] Action For Humanity is the parent charity of Syria Relief,[13] the largest Syria-focused NGO in the United Kingdom.[14] Action For Humanity has operations in Syria,[15] Yemen,[16] Ukraine[17] and Pakistan.[18] In 2022, the organisation operated 306 schools inside Syria.[19] The charity is a large recipient of United Nations funding.[20]
The organisation has previously worked with Dr David Nott[21] and Adam Kelwick.[22] It's Chief Executive Officer is Othman Moqbel.[23] The organisation's former Head of Communications and Marketing, Jessica Adams, was named Young Humanitarian Hero award in 2022 for a campaign she executed which secured the funding of 133 schools in Syria.[24]
Through its subsidiary, Syria Relief, Action For Humanity has been a leading NGO advocating for the extension of UN Security Council mandated aid into Syria via crossborder.[25][26]
References
- ^ "CEO Spotlight: Othman Moqbel, Action For Humanity". animo.
- ^ Carter, Gary (2021-10-18). "Charity marks ten years of helping those affected by war". Tameside Correspondent.
- ^ "Leading NGO condemns UN failure to renew Syria cross border resolution". Middle East Monitor. 2022-07-10.
- ^ Ambrose, Tom (2021-09-23). "16 million in Yemen 'marching towards starvation' as food rations run low – UN". The Guardian.
- ^ Jackson, Nick (2022-03-04). "Brave dad-of-three pharmacist leaves Longsight on mercy mission to help Ukrainian refugees". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ Khan, Shehnaz (2022-09-17). "Pakistan flood volunteer: 'It was like there was no happiness in the village'". BBC.
- ^ "ACTION FOR HUMANITY". Charity Commission.
- ^ Moqbel, Othman (2021-03-31). "Othman Moqbel: In ten years Syria Relief has gone from a tiny group of volunteers to become the largest Syria-focused UK charity". Civil Society.
- ^ "ACTION FOR HUMANITY". Charity Commission.
- ^ "ACTION FOR HUMANITY". Charity Commission.
- ^ "SYRIA RELIEF, EDM #1064".
- ^ Fitzgerald, Sue (2022-10-05). "Disaster and Emergency Relief Awards for Pakistan Monsoon Floods, Yemen Floods, and Myanmar Refugees". Channel Eye.
- ^ "Syria: UK aid cuts have 'forced 40,000 children out of school'". Middle East Eye. 2022-05-05.
- ^ Moqbel, Othman (2019-08-17). "More than 200 children have died in Idlib since April yet we are forgetting about the Syrian conflict". Independent.
- ^ "Leading NGO condemns UN failure to renew Syria cross border resolution". Middle East Monitor. 2022-07-10.
- ^ Ambrose, Tom (2021-09-23). "16 million in Yemen 'marching towards starvation' as food rations run low – UN". The Guardian.
- ^ Jackson, Nick (2022-03-04). "Brave dad-of-three pharmacist leaves Longsight on mercy mission to help Ukrainian refugees". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ Khan, Shehnaz (2022-09-17). "Pakistan flood volunteer: 'It was like there was no happiness in the village'". BBC.
- ^ "Syria: UK aid cuts have 'forced 40,000 children out of school'". Middle East Eye. 2022-05-05.
- ^ Jackson, Nick (2022-03-04). "Brave dad-of-three pharmacist leaves Longsight on mercy mission to help Ukrainian refugees". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ "An evening of conversation with David Nott". The Hippocratic Post. 2022-10-19.
- ^ Ambrose, Tom (2021-09-23). "16 million in Yemen 'marching towards starvation' as food rations run low – UN". The Guardian.
- ^ "Prestigious Muslim community award for Oxford vaccine researcher". University of Oxford. 2022-06-22.
- ^ "AidEx 2022 Award winners announced". Aid Ex. 2022-10-22.
- ^ "UN Commission urges extension of last aid corridor into NW Syria, as Russia threatens to close it". Middle East Monitor. 2022-08-28.
- ^ "Leading NGO condemns UN failure to renew Syria cross border resolution". Middle East Monitor. 2022-07-10.
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