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Muslim Aid places strong emphasis on long-term development projects to build the capacity of local people to help themselves.
The most effective way to do this is through establishing field offices in crisis areas which enables Muslim Aid to carry out such projects with no time constraints.
We have 14 field offices worldwide which focus on sustainable programmes and we provide relief and development programmes in over 70 countries.
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Case Study
Thiruja's Story
After her father died when she was just an infant, eight-year-old Thiruja’s mother was unable to look after her. Not wanting to send the baby to an orphanage, her mother's sister Maheswari took her in, despite having three children of her own to raise on her labourer husband’s salary.
“I have only sons and I had always wanted a daughter,” she said.
For many years the family struggled to survive in their crumbling house in Kantale, a town in north east Sri Lanka. Maheswari’s elder sons recently left home and she is now left with Thiruja and her youngest son
“It is still difficult for us to manage with rising prices and the scarcity of work for my husband,” said Maheswari, who is thankful for the Rs 2,000 (US $20) she receives monthly from Muslim Aid Sri Lanka (MASL) under its Rainbow Family programme.
The money goes for school books, shoes, pens and uniforms. Thiruja receives a further Rs 3,000 a month into a savings account so she can go on to further education.
A shy, serious child with pigtails and sparkling white stones in her ears, Thiruja is a good student and happy to be at school.
“Whatever happens, I am determined that she stays in school,” said Maheswari. “I am very grateful to Muslim Aid for the extra money that has helped us a great deal.”