DUBAI // A community group is asking for cash donations for its annual Ramadan food packages.
Pakistan Association Dubai (Pad) is asking people to donate at least Dh200 each for food parcels containing enough to last a needy family of up to eight people for a month.
Food For The Poor is the largest international relief and development organization in the United States, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Founded in 1982, our interdenominational Christian ministry serves the poorest of the poor in 17 countries throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. Thanks to our faithful donors, our programs provide housing, healthcare, education, fresh water, emergency relief and micro-enterprise assistance in addition to feeding hundreds of thousands of people each day.
Since its inception in 1982, Food For The Poor has provided in excess of $10 billion in aid (more than half of which was provided in the last five years) and has built more than 84,000 housing units for the destitute. In 2012, Food For The Poor constructed 6,805 housing units for families in need of adequate shelter. Total fundraising and administrative costs in 2012 comprised less than 5% of our expenses. More than 95% of all donations go directly to programs that help the poor.
In a 2012 survey of the 200 largest U.S. charities, Forbes magazine rated Food For The Poor the sixth-largest recipient of private support. With a charitable commitment ratio of 96%, and a fundraising efficiency of 97%, Food For The Poor received the highest possible ratings from industry observers such as Ministry Watch, and is also proud to meet the extensive standards of America’s most experienced charity evaluator, the Better Business Bureau.
Our hope is that this ministry reflects God’s unconditional love, which surrenders all, inspires trust and faith, and embraces all people regardless of race, status or creed. We believe that Christ is alive, and that we can best serve Him by being of assistance to those in the greatest need (Matthew 25:31-40). Finally, we stress the need for regular prayer to guide and maintain the purity of our mission, to link the church of the First World with the church of the Third World in a manner that helps both the materially poor and the poor in spirit.
1982, chartered in Florida as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation
Founder:
Ferdinand G. Mahfood
President & CEO:
Robin G. Mahfood
Executive Director:
Angel Aloma
Executive Vice-President:
Alvaro J. Pereira
USA-Based Staff:
Approximately 350, including offsite speakers
• Now celebrating its 31st year of operation, Food For The Poor (FFP) is an interdenominational Christian relief and development organization working primarily in 17 countries in the Caribbean and Latin America, and also in the United States, to assist the poorest of the poor. By working together with pastors, missionaries partner organizations, clinics, community leaders and churches in these regions, we ensure that aid reaches those who need it most.
• Food For The Poor does much more than feed millions of the hungry poor. This interdenominational Christian ministry provides emergency relief assistance, clean water, medicines, educational materials, homes, support for orphans and the aged, skills training and micro-enterprise development assistance.
• Since our founding in 1982, Food For The Poor has distributed more than63,000 containers of aid to the poor. We have also built more than 84,000 housing units for people desperately in need of adequate shelter, and completed more than 1,475 water projects that provide lifesaving water and sanitation to hundreds of thousands of people in need.
• In 2012, Food For The Poor shipped 3,414 containers of aid and built 6,805 new housing units in the countries we serve.
• Fundraising and other administrative costs comprise less than 5% of our expenses; more than 95% of all donations go directly to programs that help the poor.
• FFP supplies destitute coastal villages with four fiberglass boats with outboard engines, global positioning systems (GPS), fishing tackle, 100-quart coolers, safety equipment, a gear shed with freezer, a generator and powerful solar light for the village common area and training in deep-sea fishing. Fishing villages transform communities by offering residents hope and an opportunity to improve their lives. Currently there are 17 fishing villages in operation in Jamaica and 42in Haiti.
• Our fruit tree program, started in 2007, has resulted in the planting of more than 1 million fruit trees in Haiti and Jamaica.
• We have completed 333 aquaculture ponds that supply much-needed protein to malnourished children and their families, while also promoting self-sufficiency in the participating communities.
• Our Angels Of Hope program sponsors more than 3,900 children in 117 orphanages throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. The children receive food, clothing, shelter, education and lots of love and attention.
• In a survey of the 200 largest U.S. charities, Forbes magazine has given Food For The Poor outstanding ratings of 96% in charitable commitment and 97% in fundraising efficiency. November 2012
• In recognition of its efficiency and transparency, Food For The Poor received the highest possible rating – five stars – Ministry Watch
• The Chronicle of Philanthropy has ranked Food For The Poor as the largest international relief organization in the U.S., and the eighth-largest overall charity in the nation. (Rankings based on private support.) October 2012
• The Better Business Bureau Wise giving Alliance reports that Food For The Poor meets the extensive standards of America's most experienced charity evaluator.March 2013-2015
— For more information, please contact Food For The Poor's Public Relations Department at (954) 427-2222 x 6614, or newsroom@foodforthepoor.com
Since 1987 the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation has awarded nearly $300 million in over 4,000 NARSAD grants to more than 3,300 scientists around the world.
Our mission: The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is committed to alleviating the suffering caused by mental illness by awarding grants that will lead to advances and breakthroughs in scientific research.
How we do it: 100% of all donor contributions for research are invested in NARSAD Grants leading to discoveries in understanding causes and improving treatments of disorders in children and adults, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and anxiety disorders like obsessive-compulsive and post-traumatic stress disorders.
Our credentials: Over a quarter of a century, we have awarded nearly $300 million worldwide to more than 3,300 scientists carefully selected by our prestigious Scientific Council.
Our vision: To bring the joy of living to those affected by mental illness – those who are ill and their families and friends.
Our values: What we believe:
Better treatments and breakthroughs come from scientific discovery.
Only fund scientists whose research is reviewed and recommended by a world-renowned Scientific Council including Nobel prize winners and chairs of psychiatric departments.
100% of contributions for research go directly to research. Costs for administration and fund raising are underwritten by outside grants.
Our financial operations must be transparent. Those who manage our Foundation must be committed to honesty and integrity.
Strategic partnerships that further our mission will be developed with transparency.
Racing For Cancer, Inc, a registered 501(c)(3) organization, was formed to unite motorsports fans around the world to help those afflicted with cancer and to promote early detection and prevention initiatives that support the global fight against cancer.
Our Mission:Simply, to help Beat Cancer!
Our Goal:To unite motorsports fans, racing organizations, drivers, and sponsors, to direct our collective generosity in support of the global fight against cancer. We focus our support towards (1) Early detection and prevention, and (2) efforts to help raise awareness and support of fighting childhood cancer.
Our Motto:“Helping Pick Up the Pace… One Fan at a Time!” We commit 100% of our net proceeds raised through various fundraising programs to (1) promote and launch early detection and prevention initiatives, and (2) promote awareness and the eradication of childhood cancer. We will also partner to support various marketing efforts to aid in the global cancer awareness campaign.
We are indeed “helping pick up the pace” to advance the fight against cancer and have been blessed with very generous support since we began in 2010. We provide support to people in need, but to do more,we need your support! Your financial support will enable us to put a smile on a young child battling cancer today, support a family in need, and indeed, god willing, provide support for larger efforts to help eradicate childhood cancer. Nearly 1/3 of all cancers is said to be preventable! In addition, 1 in every 300 children will be diagnosed with cancer before the age of 19 and cancer is the #1 cause of disease-related death among children. We can and must do more. Please click on our individual or corporate donation pages and do your part to help us pick up the pace! Thank you in advance for your generous support. #beatcancer!
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) works in more than 190 countries and territories to save and improve children’s lives, providing health care and immunizations, clean water and sanitation, nutrition, education, emergency relief and more. The U.S. Fund for UNICEF supports UNICEF’s work through fundraising, advocacy and education in the United States. Together, we are working toward the day when ZERO children die from preventable causes and every child has a safe and healthy childhood.
Providing Help for Children
Progress in Saving Children's Lives
Every day, more than 19,000 children die—and they don't have to. They die from causes most people in the U.S. rarely worry about. Malnutrition. Unsafe drinking water. Lack of an affordable vaccine.
UNICEF is doing whatever it takes to reduce child mortality and reach a day when the number of children dying from preventable causes is not 19,000—it is ZERO.
We are closer than ever before, thanks to lifesaving interventions and programs that have helped reduce daily child deaths by 12,000 since 1990.
UNICEF Is on the Ground to Help Children
UNICEF works in more than 190 countries around the world. Since its inception, UNICEF has strived to reach as many children as possible with effective, low-cost solutions to counter the biggest threats to their survival.
In countries where there is overall progress, but a widening gap between rich and poor, UNICEF is doubling its efforts to reach the poorest 20%, where preventable deaths are most concentrated.
No corner of the globe is too remote for UNICEF staff to get these children the basics for survival. By plane, boat, train, truck, motorcycle, foot, donkey, camel—UNICEF uses any means necessary to provide help for children and families.
UNICEF provides nourishment to prevent malnutrition; in many famine-ravaged countries we are the main provider of ready-to-eat therapeutic foods that can bring children back from the brink of starvation.
UNICEF participatesin the fight against AIDS by caring for children affected by AIDS and ensuring that infected pregnant women get the drugs they need to prevent transmission of the virus to their babies.
UNICEF has saved more children's lives than any other humanitarian organization and is not daunted by war or conflict, disaster or disease, geography or logistical complexity.
We're making tremendous progress. But UNICEF will not rest until the number of children dying from preventable cause is ZERO. Any number greater than zero is unacceptable. With your support, we are certain we can provide the help for children to get there.
We invite you to join us in our efforts to save the world's children.
A professional stunt man is raising money for a fellow stunt man Nigel Harbach who is fighting MDS and currently waiting for his second bone marrow transplant in Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital. He is also working to raise donor awareness – particularly about bone marrow donation.
To date, Donate for a Mate has raised a significant amount for Nigel’s family and relieved some of the stress of being out of work and not being able to support his family.
Dharamsala: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama expressed sympathy with family members of the flash-flood victims of Uttarakhand, an aide said here on Tuesday.
In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna, the Dalai Lama Monday expressed sorrow at the loss of life and property.
The Uttarakhand floods. AFP.
“As a token of sympathy, the Dalai Lama Trust is making contributions to the relief efforts of both the state and central governments,” an aide in the Dalai Lama’s office said.
Earlier, the Tibetan government-in-exile announced that it would contribute Rs.300,000 to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for the flood victims of Uttarakhand.
There are fears that thousands may have died in the floods, which occurred after heavy rain and flash floods occurred in Uttarakhand June 15. Nearly 600 bodies have so far been recovered, from the swollen rivers or under debris.
The army and security forces battled renewed rains Tuesday to evacuate the 13,000 people still stranded.
