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Human Appeal International (HAI) was established in
the UAE in November 1984. It is voluntary, non-governmental charity
organization working in the field of development and relief.
HAI has acquired a consultative status (Category II) with the UN
Economicand Social Council, a permanent membership with the
International Islamic Council for Propagation and Relief, a monitoring
status with the International Fund Board of Trustees for Agriculture and
Development (IFAD), and a membership in the International Council for
Voluntary Agencies.
HAI has concluded several memoranda of understanding, among them, the
memoranda with Unicef’s office in Riyadh and with Arabian Gulf
Programme supporting the developmental organizations in the UN.
Among HAI’s achievement is implementation of several joint projects
with the UN Developmental Programme, UN Relief and Works Agency
for Palestinian Refugees, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
In pursuit of its humanitarian aims, HAI has adopted four primary
programmes that have become more and more active throughout the past 15
years. Number of beneficiaries from these programmes has swelled to
almost 10 million people in 50 countries.
AIMS :
i. To develop poverty-stricken societies by improving their educational,
health, social and economic conditions.
ii. To contribute in the aid and relief of societies suffering natural
catastrophes or social misfortunes.
iii. To fill the needs of orphans and improve their health, psychology
and social conditions.
iv. To strengthen communications and ties with its counterparts in order
to keep abreast of developments in this field.
PROGRAMMES :
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT :
I. Provide drinking water in drought stricken regions by establishing
wells
II. Implementation of agricultural and vocational projects in order to
provide productive means for the locals
III. Establishment of special centers for the rehabilitation and care of
orphans and homeless children.
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT :
i. Contributing to the establishment of schools, kindergartens and
vocational training centers.
ii. Providing funding, scholarships and school bags for needy students
iii. Equipping schools and educational centers with equipment and
necessary tools.
iv. Contributing to the establishment and management of Quranic Centres.
HEALTH CARE :
i. Establishment and management of permanent and mobile clinics and
establishment of motherhood and childhood care centers.
ii. Supplying hospitals and clinics with medicines and medical equipment
iii. Participating in health awareness and preventative medicine
programmes
iv. Inoculation campaigns for children
v. Managing health caravans
EMERGENCY RELIEF :
i. Establishment of emergency relief camps in areas suffering disasters
or social calamities.
ii. Supplying disaster areas with tents, blankets, medicine and other
relief
iii. Dispatching qualified volunteers to execute relief operations in
disaster areas
THE FIVE YEAR PLAN
EXPANSION IN WELFARE PROJECTS
Human Appeal International plans further expansion of its charity
programmes. A five year plan prepared by the charity organization aims
at extending sponsorship to 37000 orphans as well as executing several
charity projects in the social, educational, health and relief fields.
To further increase the effectiveness of its work. HAI plans to use the
latest tehnologies in information and communications system in order to
maintain world class operations at the minimum administrative costs.
The 2000-2004 plan
Following is the brief outline of its programme
:
i. To deploy and maintain support by coordinating with Unicef and
partners in region targeted by our projects, by working towards
implementing aims of the International Child Summit Conference 1990
ii. To eradicate poverty from the perspective that it is a religious and
ethical duty, while seeking to achieve aims of the International Summit
Conference for Social Development, 1995, and adopt the following
procedures.
a. Empowering individuals and local governments by providing resources
and
capital for their small projects.
b. Setting up of programmes and projects that aim to protect the weakest
members of society (women, children, disabled, aged and refuges).
c. Supporting the woman’s role in eradincating poverty by providing
education and rehabilitation, so that she may carry out her
developmental role in the family and society as a whole.
d. Protecting children’s rights and supporting national efforts to
provide educational and health projects and services. Protection, care
for and sponsorship of orphans, and maintaining the steady growth of the
project.
e. Establishing trust funds (trust for the sick, student trust, modest
family trust, orphan trust).
3. To adopt projects will comprehensive goals ( humanitarian, social,
economic, promotional), and ones with the highest priority in the
respective region.
4. To focus optimum aid and support on regions with the least
development. Adopt new initiatives focusitng on construction and
development projects that alleviate poverty.
5. To deploy more support and resources from donations to fulfil the
aims while working on broadening the donations pool locally and
internationally. To diversify and activate resources, and extend and
develop ‘waqf’ (endowment) projects.
6. To enhance relations and cooperation with UN developmental programmes
by establishing effective partnerships on the field.
7. To consolidate and coordinate efforts for the purposes of eradicating
poverty and fulfilling social development.
8. To develop joint programmes with the primary funding organization in
the UN and its agencies specializing in the fields of motherhood,
childhood, refugee relief, health, health awareness and agricultural
development.
PLAN OBJECTIVES
i. To provide sponsorship to 37000 orphans, to aid and support their
families and develop their potential towards independence.
ii. To achieve excellence and quality in executing 600 charity projects
in the social, educational, health and relief fields.
iii. To diversity funding resources extend ‘waqf’ projects and
develop self supporting resources for HAI.
iv. To increase ethe effectiveness of humanitarian work by using the
latest technologies in communications and information systems; and
financial automatic systems; and the development of HAI’s
administrative capabilities in order to achieve world class status at
administrative minimum costs.
ACHIEVEMENTS OVER THE YEARS
Human Appeal International has been carrying out relief operations
worldwide for over a decade. It has helped the poor, the orphans,
widows, war victims and provided relief in times of floods, droughts and
other natural calamities.
Here is a brief outline of its achievements
over the years.
 15 years of local and international humanitarian work
 50 countries where HAI’s projects have been executed
 1200 development projects for the relief of poverty and
suffering
 22 local and international offices and agents
 10 million beneficiaries
 27000 tonnes of aid
 1527 productive families
 18300 sponsored orphans
 406 mosques
 390 drinking water wells
 54 health caravans
 19 permanent medical clinics
 307 mobile medical units
 11 sponsored doctors
 15 schools and kindergartens
 1 vocational training school
 516 sponsored teachers and students
 1200 financially funded students locally
HUMAN APPEAL INTERNATIONAL
P O BOX 1286
AJMAN – U.A.E
Tel : 06-7471777
Fax : 06-7427444
E-mail : haiuae@emirates.net.ae
Website : www.human-appeal-int.com
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