Seasonal Campaigns

 

Ramadan Campaign

Ramadan, the month of daily fasting from dawn to dusk, is traditionally the busiest time in Interpal’s fundraising calendar. For Muslims, one of the benefits of this month is that they get to experience first-hand the pain of hunger and deprivation endured by the poor and needy on a daily basis, and therefore to remember that it is the duty of those who are blessed with more than they need to help provide sustenance for the less fortunate.

It is during this time that Muslims usually pay the Zakat (poor due), which is 2.5% of what may be termed their surplus wealth for the year. Interpal’s Ramadan campaign lasts for about three months, and yields around 60% of its total income. Interpal distributes an annual average of 36% to programmes run during the Ramadan campaign, and these include:

 

    • The Zakat Distribution Programme - funds allocated for the distribution of Zakat in the form of financial assistance
    • The Feed the Fasting Programme - food aid distributed in the form of Ramadan food parcels and Collective Iftars (breaking of fast) at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and other centres throughout Interpal’s areas of operations
    • The ‘Eid Gift Distribution Programme - the distribution of new clothes to children and widows, and toys for children

In line with Interpal’s policy of providing multi-dimensional aid, the Ramadan Campaign also implements a programme to provide direct benefit to Palestinian farmers, producers, manufacturers and merchants who have seen their businesses and enterprise all but destroyed since the intifada began.

Find out about Interpal's Ramadan Campaign 2010.

 

Qurbani / ‘Eidul-Adha Project

Due to the high cost of livestock, meat can be very difficult to afford by the poor and needy.  Interpal’s Qurbani Project aims to help Muslims perform the highly recommended religious act of Qurbani or Udhiyah (a sacrifice offered at the time of Eid ul-Adha to show gratitude to Allah and to provide for the poor and needy), to help local farmers and producers, and to give poor and needy Palestinians a sense of occasion by enabling them to enjoy meat at least once a year. To ensure meat distribution is staggered to benefit as many people as possible, Interpal implements this project on 3 levels:

 

    • Performing Qurbanis and distributing the fresh meat inside Interpal’s areas of operation on the days of ‘Eid
    • Performing Qurbanis abroad on the days of Eid, for the meat to be frozen, shipped and distributed to needy Palestinians a few weeks later
    • Performing Qurbanis abroad on the days of Eid, for the meat to be canned, shipped and distributed to needy Palestinians a few months later (canning meat increases its shelf life ensuring that the needy, who seldom have home refrigeration, can choose the time of consumption)

 

Interpal’s Qurbani Project also distributes ‘Eid gifts, food Parcels and financial assistance in order to provide an effective response to the growing humanitarian crisis in Palestine, and to ensure that vital aid as well as Qurbani meat reaches Palestinians in their hour of need.

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