Humanity First USA Annual Report 2015

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2015
HUMANITY
FIRST USA
ANNUAL REPORT
Bilal Primary School Soruntiguila, Mali
ABOUT HUMANITY FIRST
Mission Statement Table of Contents
Humanity First is an international not-for-profit humanitarian relief organization Knowledge For Life ...............................6
established to promote and safeguard human life and dignity. It is a non-
Global Health .........................................7
political, non-religious, non-sectarian international relief and development
Learn A Skill ............................................9
agency that works with the world’s poor and vulnerable people.
Water For Life ......................................10
Humanity First has been working on human development projects and
Disaster Relief ......................................11
responding to disasters. It provides humanitarian aid to those affected
by natural disasters and undertakes emergency relief operations through Feed the Hungry in America (FHA) ....12
medical assistance, shelter, water, food, clothing and sanitation to affected
Our Kids Our Future (OKOF) ...........14
populations. It also implement short and long-term projects to alleviate
poverty and improve the quality of life. Humanity First Student
Organizations (HFSOs) ....................15
Humanity First was formally established in the UK in 1995, and now has
Key Fundraising Events .....................16
registered operations in more than 43 countries and projects in many more.
Humanity First USA was established in 2004 as a 501(c)(3) organization in Insights From Our Volunteers ..........18
2004. Most of the aid workers and the management of Humanity First USA are
volunteers and its administrative expenses are negligible. Humanity First USA
spends approximately 90% of the donations directly on projects and is able
to deliver significantly more aid value in the field than the funds raised through
volunteers, collaboration and global sourcing.
Objectives
■■ Relieve suffering caused by natural disasters or human conflict
■■ Promote peace and understanding based upon mutual tolerance and respect
■■ Strengthen people’s capacity to help themselves.
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MESSAGE FROM DR. AHSANULLAH ZAFAR
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Humanity First USA and the National President of the Ahmadiyya
Muslim Community, USA:
We are an organization, frugal in our resources and even volunteers, but with the vision of the
Khalifa of Islam, who has a global vision.
The programs undertaken by the executives are many, extending from the dusty and dry villages
of Africa to USA, Guatemala and every place in between. We need to keep this in mind, and
strive for improved funding, as well as involving more volunteer resources. Potentially this includes our children, and from
people from all walks of life, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and beyond to bring all like-minded people together to serve
humanity under the banner of Humanity First, Insha’Allah (God Willing).
May Allah give us the strength as comes from Him alone, as we travel this road (Amin).
Thank you.
Dr. Ahsanullah Zafar
MESSAGE FROM MUNUM NAEEM
Executive Director, Humanity First USA
Dear Supporters of Humanity First,
I am very pleased to present this recap of our activities for the year 2015. It is the mercy of God
Almighty who enabled all of us to serve many of our fellow human beings in need across the globe. I
am indeed very thankful to all of our volunteers and our donors for your continued trust and support to
Humanity First USA. Without your help this work would have not been possible.
Enthusiastic participation in the 2nd Annual Gala event held in Washington DC in December 2015 shows the momentum
which is being built not only by individual supporters but also within Fortune 500 corporations to join our efforts in
building schools, digging water wells, providing medical care, disaster response and more importantly feeding the hungry.
We also had a very successful 3rd Annual Live Telethon Fundraiser event on the weekend of Thanksgiving in 2015. I
am very thankful to all of our volunteers and donors for supporting these events. I hope this report will present you the
highlights of what we were able to do in 2015 and more importantly it will inspire you to do even more this year.
It is amazing to see how far just a little help from our end goes to save a precious life or make a difference in one’s life. I
always remember this quote of Bill Wilson that, “To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the
world.” I have personally experienced the gratitude and prayers from those being helped in tough situations.
I would urge you, if possible, to not only donate but also to go out and personally experience the joy of helping your fellow
human beings in need. Humanity First is in need of volunteers from all walks of life and professional backgrounds for our
Disaster Relief and Human Development programs or for marketing and fund development activities in the US. Please
become an ambassador of Humanity First in your areas of expertise or geographical location and serve Humanity.
Thank you.
Munum Naeem
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Humanity First USA
OUR IMPACT 2015
KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE GLOBAL HEALTH
Served 2,000 students Treated 24,000 patients
(500 in the US)
Launched Hospital Project in
Established 4 schools in Mali Guatemala and Health Center
and 1 in Guatemala Project in Tanzania
LEARN A SKILL DISASTER RELIEF
Trained 900 youth Served 2,000 victims of disasters
Established 2 new Saved impacted populations tens
Sewing Centers in Mali of thousands of dollars in recovery
& cleanup costs in Garland, Texas
WATER FOR LIFE FEED THE HUNGRY IN AMERICA
Provided clean drinking water Served 17,000 program expanded
to 200,000 people exponentially
Continued to serve communities Muslim Youth Against Hunger
and their livestock living in Campaign Raised More than
deserts in Pakistan and Mali $55,000 for Feed the Hungry
in America Programs
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Humanity First-Bon Samaritan
Primary School, Haiti
In Humanity First School in Haiti, we
are providing an education which will
impact the lives of the children and
future of the community. Statistically,
less than half the boys and less than a
quarter of the girls finish primary school
in the local community. The school has
217 children attending and is staffed by
13 local Haitian employees.
The school has 217
children attending and
is staffed by 13 local
Haitian employees
Humanity First Ahmadiyya Pre & Primary School Morogoro, Tanzania
Schools Project, Mali
KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE
Mali is one of the poorest countries
in the world and approximately only
Better-educated communities are empowered to look out for their wellbeing. 33% of the population is considered
More than 57 million children around the world do not go to school due to literate which is low for the region. In
lack of access to a school or lack of resources. Millions more have to drop 2012, Humanity First, USA, initiated a
out within a few years due to similar reasons. No parent should have to take program to establish five (5) schools
their children out of school because they could not afford to do so, or no child in Mali, West Africa. By the end of
should ever have to worry about putting food on the table for their family instead 2015, construction on four (4) was
of attending school. With this vision, Humanity First continues to establish completed, and two (2) schools
educational institutions as needed in the communities by building primary and were close to completion. All six (6)
secondary schools, supporting STEM education and libraries around the world. schools are operational now with
more than 800 students.
Masroor Ahmad School, Guatemala Gift of Knowledge Program,
Humanity First opened doors to Guatemala 1. Bilal Primary School, Soruntiguila
200 students in Masroor Ahmad 2. Nasir Primary School, Kolondieba
The aim of the Gift of Knowledge
School in Alotenango on January 3. Ahmadiyya Primary School
program is to provide professional
15, 2015. The school enrolls Noinsira
development to Guatemalan
students ranging from pre-school
educators. Motivated and 4. Ahmadiyya Primary School
to primary level who are mainly
knowledgeable educators from the Dogodouma
from the underserved and
United States volunteered to travel 5. Ahmadiyya Primary School
low-income communities of
to Guatemala and trained 100 Molanai (Classes started while
Sacatepéquez district. By the
local teachers on subjects most building in final stages)
end of 2015, 261 students were
relevant to the local children, such
6. Ahmadiyya Secondary School
enrolled in the School.
as effects of bullying and violence
Tiendo. (Classes started while
on children. The Gift of Knowledge
The school enrolls building in final stages)
training was conducted on the
students...who are mainly
premises of the Masroor Ahmad
from the underserved and School in Alotenango.
low-income communities.
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Educational Pilot Project in Chiapas,
Mexico:
In 2015, Humanity First began a small
scale after-school pilot project in
San Cristobal de las Casas, a small
village Chiapas, Mexico. Humanity
First USA supported local children
in an impoverished community with
after-school educational classes and
school supplies. The educational
curriculum included many topics
including reading, writing and
personal development.
Humanity First Ahmadiyya Pre &
Primary School, Morogoro, Tanzania
Gift of Sight clinic at HF Medical Center in Bamako, Mali
In 2014, an existing two-room
Ahmadiyya Primary School was taken
over by Humanity First, USA. During
GLOBAL HEALTH
2015, four (4) additional classrooms,
washrooms, and an administrative
Every human being’s most fundamental right to life is trampled when they do
block were added. By the end of
not have access to adequate health care. Humanity First envisions universal
2015, there were 91 students enrolled
health care in all communities. Common diseases, epidemics, and blindness
at the school, and the number is
are some health concerns that can be easily prevented and sufficiently
expected to increase in 2016.
contained with proper care. Humanity First offers medical missions and
By the end of 2015, sustainable health care through establishing medical facilities, supplementing
equipment, medicines, and training.
there were 91 students
enrolled at the school, The Nasir Hospital, Guatemala: In October 2015, Humanity First
and the number is procured a strategically located 2.6
In 2015, under the direction of His
expected to increase. Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the acre lot on the most travelled route
in the country, the Pan American
Fifth and current Head of Ahmadiyya
Highway. Besides in close proximity
Muslim Community Worldwide, and
of many small towns, the location is
with financial support from Ahmadiyya
within thirty (30) minutes of three
Muslim Community of USA, Humanity
(3) known and populated cities
First launched a flagship project to
of Antigua, Chimaltenango and
establish the 22-bed Nasir Hospital in
Guatemala City. It has a catchment
Sacatepéquez, Guatemala. The Nasir
area of more than 2 million people.
Hospital Project aims to strengthen
The Hospital will also be easily
and expand Humanity First’s vision
accessible to the underserved
of providing medical and surgical
indigenous population from
services to underserved communities
Western Guatemala.
of Guatemala.
After vetting several proposals,
The Nasir Hospital in Guatemala will
Humanity awarded the contract to
cost 2.7 million dollars to startup and
Armando Mendoza and his team
is expected to begin its operations in
of architects. After transfer of land,
the first quarter of 2018.
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planning of the hospital was initiated training and educating as community eyes. In addition, more than 1,200
for approximately twenty four health workers. Since 2010, 12 CWH patients were provided free medicines.
thousand (24,000) square feet of continue to provide in-house care to
Health & Hygiene Project, Marshall
covered area accommodating twenty more than 250 chronically ill patients.
two (22) beds for inpatient care. Islands:
Humanity First Medical Center, Mali:
Other facilities would include OB/
During 2015, first phase of a
GYN unit with four (4) dedicated Humanity First Medical Center
long term Sanitation & Hygiene
beds, Intensive Care unit with (HFMC) in the capital city of Bamako,
Development Project was
nine (9) dedicated beds, six (6) serves more than 500,000 in
implemented. Due to extreme
outpatient clinics, two (2) Operating communes 1 and 2 and the residents
poverty, most of the households do
Rooms, laboratory with advanced of nearby regions. The Center is
not have access to clean hygiene
testing and scanning facilities staffed by qualified physicians and
facilities. Humanity First USA initiated
including X-Ray & Ultrasound, remains operational 24 hours. The
a project where a community of 13
Pharmacy, administrative block, Center offers in-patient and out-
families was provided with access
and a services & maintenance area. patient care, a pharmacy, a lab, and
to upgraded sanitation facilities in
Significant progress was made on Maternal & Child Care services.
their households. As part of the
the layout of the hospital by the end
project, several of these homes were
In 2015, the Center was certified as
of the 2015.
upgraded with major repairs to their
a care provider for Family Planning
roofs, walls, doors and windows.
Gift of Health Missions, Guatemala services, HIV/Aids, and TB treatment
The Gift of Health mobile camps after the staff underwent rigorous Women’s Health Missions:
training through the Ministry of Health
have served the people of Guatemala
Globally, women face multiple
and World Health Organization.
since 2012. Under the supervision
barriers in accessing the most basic
of U.S. and local Guatemalan
During the year, the Center cared for health care. Goal of the Women’s
physicians, groups of 15-20 students
more than twelve thousand patients, health program is to reach out to the
travel to underserved communities
safely delivered more than 300 communities in need and provide
and provide free health care and
babies and continued to care for direct services and health education
health & hygiene education. In 2015,
hundreds of expectant mothers. to the local women. These missions
more than 9,000 patients were
provide many services including
treated through 5 mobile clinics and Gift of Sight Program, Mali:
cervical cancer screenings and pelvic
more than 200 student volunteers
Millions of people suffer from poor exams, treatment for common vaginal
and Humanity First staff participated
eyesight and blindness. Seventy-five infections and STIs, breast exams,
in making these camps successful.
(75) percent of vision loss cases are blood pressure checks and anemia
more than 9,000 patients
preventable or treatable, but many and glucose testing as needed. In
were treated through people living in developing countries addition, general medications like pain
5 mobile clinics and lack access to preventive care or pills, supplements, and contraceptive/
treatment. Humanity First Gift of hormonal regulative medications are
more than 200 student
Sight Program not only provides also provided. A distinctive feature of
volunteers and Humanity
immediate relief to individuals but these missions is that local women
First staff participated. also strives to build the capacity of are also educated in critical issues like
the local health care systems. women’s nutrition, domestic violence,
mental health, cervical cancer/breast
Community Health Workers Program,
The Gift of Sight program in Mali cancer, and more.
Haiti
started in December 2014 and was
Humanity First’s Community Health successful within the first year. By During the year, more than 2,000
Workers (CHW) program works to December 2015, 689 surgeries women in Guatemala and over 60
improve health care access in the were performed, and more than 650 in Chiapas, Mexico were screened,
rural mountain community of Seguin people’s vision was restored, some of provided appropriate medicine and
by empowering some women through those suffering from blindness in both educated through the program.
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Three (3) Sewing Centers in Mali:
Humanity First Sewing Center in
Bamako, Mali trained more than
200 female students in design,
cutting and sewing skills. Humanity
First continued to partner with the
Government scholarship program to
train deserving students at the center
without any charge as part of the
Youth Development Program. Sewing
Center in Sikasso continued to
improve in delivering quality training
and also helped with establishing a
third (3) Sewing Center in the town
of San. In total Humanity First sewing
centers are helping 250 females
develop different types of skills.
Women training to become entrepreneurs at HF Sewing Center, Mali
Trained more than
200 female students
LEARN A SKILL
in design, cutting and
Lack of skilled population is one of the major reasons behind the little sewing skills.
adaptation of new technologies, thus exacerbating the socio-economic
disadvantages faced by underserved communities and developing nations.
Vocational Training in Chiapas, Mexico:
To keep up with advancement, Humanity First envisions full access to
opportunities in all communities. Humanity First addresses the needs of each Humanity First USA started a
labor market by providing entrepreneurial, agricultural, technical and vocational small scale vocational training pilot
training to local communities. project to benefit women in local
community to enhance their skills
Computing and Language Academy, Humanity First Ahmadiyya Vocational
and earning ability. Five (5) young
Guatemala: College, Liberia: women were selected to participate
in a “Traditional Baking” classes.
Humanity First’s Computing and Humanity First, Ahmadiyya Vocational
All these women wanted to learn
Language Academy is fully certified College (HF-AVC) in Monrovia,
a skill which would enable them to
and accredited by Ministry of Liberia completed its 7th cohort of
contribute towards income of their
Education. The academy teaches students in 2015. One hundred and
families through their own business.
various computer courses and thirty (130) youth graduated in eight
The course was very successful and
English-as-second-language to young (8) different trades taught at the
appreciated by the local community.
students from secondary and high college. Approximately 1,750 youth
schools and adults students who have graduated from HF-AVC since Vocational Training Center, Tanzania:
want to advance their job prospects its inception in 2011.
The Vocational Training Center in
through acquiring employable skills.
In 2015, HF-AVC partnered with Tanzania is offering training in sewing
The academy served more than 400
another organization, SOS, and and information technology since
students during 2015.
trained 70 students at SOS campus April 2013. Each year more than 50
Served more than 400 in the trades such as construction students benefit from the center.
students during 2015. and electrical work, refrigeration &
AC, and Information Technology.
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In 2015, Humanity Firs launched
the 6th phase of this project with
an ambitious target of digging
130 water wells by July 2016.
By the end of December 2015,
Humanity First had identified all the
sites, completed 64 water wells,
and 14 water wells were under
construction. The effort is projected
to complete on time and achieves
its target to serve tens of desert
communities of Tharparker.
Humanity First enacts
action to guarantee
sustainable access
to clean water by
Newly built water well in the deserts of Tharparker, Sindh in Pakistan
drilling water wells,
establishing distribution
WATER FOR LIFE
systems and training
communities to sustain
The scarcity of water is more devastating than human imagination can
infrastructure.
comprehend. When a community lacks access to clean water, it experiences
more than thirst. Hygiene suffers, leaving people susceptible to disease.
Crops suffer, causing famine and livestock are lost, putting the food chain
in danger. Humanity First enacts action to guarantee sustainable access
to clean water by drilling water wells, establishing distribution systems and
training communities to sustain infrastructure.
Mali Pakistan
More than half the population Tharparker, in Sindh province of
of Mali does not have access to Pakistan, is a neglected region.
clean drinking water. Since 2012, The project to dig water wells for
Humanity First and International the population of Tharparker was
Association of Ahmadi Architects initiated in 2011. Between 2011–
& Engineers (IAAAE) have jointly 2014, Humanity First excavated
rehabilitated more than 450 hand 100 handpumps serving more than
pumps all across Mali serving more 100,000 vulnerable inhabitants of
than 400,000 locals. In 2015, 125 the desert communities and many
hand pumps were refurbished more of their livestock.
which served more than 100,000
Humanity First excavated
people in more than 90 villages.
100 handpumps serving
125 hand pumps were
more than 100,000
refurbished which
inhabitants and many
served more than
more of their livestock.
100,000 people in
more than 90 villages.
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