Salaams, Hello, Hi... 

Most people know I do some sort of fundraising every other year. Last year it was for domestic abuse victims. I wasn't initially planning to do anything major this year, just a few small personal projects... However, I was then approached regarding Yemen and in all honesty, I couldn't say no. Why? Yemen has been suffering for years, and the plight of their people doesn't seem to be getting any easier, in fact according to the UN it is the world's worst humanitarian crisis. How then can you not want to at the very least raise awareness, and try and support the people of Yemen by providing some funds for their very basic needs such as food and healthcare. 

Imagine not being able to feed your children because of the civil unrest which has been escalating for the past six year, or care for your sick. More than 20.7 million people in Yemen need aid, 66% of the country’s population. A report from the UN in March this year reported Yemen is hurtling towards the worst famine the world has seen in decades. We really need to act now, to help stop this. 😔

The charity I am fundraising for, Mercy Relief, is on the ground in Yemen, they are able to deliver aid needed within days of you donating and it is a 100% donation policy. You are able to make general charitable donations (sadaqah), as well as donating your zakat for this cause. 

Zakat, for my none Muslim friends, is a requirement for all Muslims to donate 2.5% of their wealth to those in need, every year. 

#YemenCantWait 

Peace, love and blessings, Tahira x 

Mercy Relief aims to have presence in cities where human crisis everywhere in Yemen. Working together, we share one vision of a just, caring society and sustainable country free of poverty. Mercy Relief was founded in the year 2008 in Birmingham. Founders were actively involved in community work among the British- Yemeni community and other Communities in Birmingham. Since the inception of our beloved Mercy Relief Charity, the focus of our work was around sponsorship of Orphans in Yemen and participating actively in Relief programmes.