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    2Aug, 2019
    Muslim Aid Wins NGO Leadership Award

    At the prestigious CMO ASIA – SRI LANKA CSR LEADERSHIP AWARDS 2019

    The CMO ASIA – SRI LANKA CSR LEADERSHIP AWARDS are the highest recognition of corporate organisations that have a significant and positive impact on the lives of people around them. CSR programmes consider company’s commitment to and respect for communities, environment and the people. As such, Muslim Aid was awarded the NGO Leadership Award 2019 and was presented at a ceremony on 17th of July at the Taj Samudra. Colombo, Sri Lanka.

    Muslim Aid is a British relief and development agency working in more than 20 countries with 12 Country Offices. The Sri Lanka Country Office was established in 2005 and works with all communities irrespective of faith, ethnic origin or political affiliations.

    Muslim Aid Sri Lanka has been active in Sri Lanka over the last fourteen years supporting Education, Nutrition, Shelter, Peace & Reconciliation and Income Generation projects. The Sri Lanka Field Office was set up in May 2005, in the aftermath of the tsunami, to primarily address tsunami relief, reconstruction and rehabilitation work. Keeping in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG 01 which is to end poverty, Muslim Aid focuses on Economic Empowerment and Livelihood Support to increase the income of vulnerable families in the country. At the same time Muslim Aid also implements the provision of clean Water and Sanitation (WASH) in line with SDG 06. Muslim Aid’s third thematic area of work is Humanitarian assistance and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) well as immediate response and relief/recovery efforts during the event of major disasters in the country. Humanitarian Assistance and Emergency Relief has been a primary thematic area of work for Muslim Aid Sri Lanka since its inception.

    Endorsed by the World CSR Congress and CMO Asia, the Sri Lanka CSR Leadership awards stands among the most prestigious platforms for the recognition of corporate efforts to positively impact the environment, individuals, communities and countries they operate in.

    We are deeply honoured to have been selected as winners of the CSR NGO Leadership Award 2019, and are delighted to be recognized for the outreach and impact of Muslim Aid’s work in Sri Lanka. The award is a great source of encouragement to the team and has pushed us to work harder to uplift and enrich communities and the people of Sri Lanka.

    4Jul, 2019
    Muslim Aid distributes Dry Ration packs & Stationery packs to indigenous families in Batticaloa

    As part of our interventions, Muslim Aid (MASL) recently embarked on a journey to a rural tamil village in Batticaloa. Our volunteer workforce – Team Muslim Aid Sri Lanka, joined hands with Gandhi Global Foundation (GGF) Sri Lanka to distribute Dry Ration packs to 70 families; and Stationery packs to 50 children living there.

    The village is home to Sea-faring Indigenous Tamil Tribes, typically lead by a recognized leader. For decades this tribe has been living in extreme poverty. The project aimed to alleviate the struggles of these families to an extent.

    The distribution event was graced by the respected Officers, The Colonel and other senior officers from the SL Army 233 Brigade, who gave their fullest support to the team and facilitated everything from safety to transport – and Muslim Aid is grateful for the utmost assistance extended to us. With their encouragement Muslim Aid can work towards promoting and establishing social cohesion and peace in the country.

    MASL hopes to provide clean water (WASH) facilities and Livelihood Support in Phase II of this project; establishing sustainability through our interventions.