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Human Appeal
Founded1991; 33 years ago (1991)
Founded atManchester, England
TypeInternational NGO
Focus
List
    • Conflict Zones
    • Sustainable Livelihoods
    • Education
    • Health & Nutrition
    • Orphans and Child Welfare
    • Water Sanitation & Hygiene
    • Emergency Relief
    • Integrated Development
    • Reach Deployments
HeadquartersManchester
Location
  • 1 Cheadle Point, Carrs Road, Cheadle, England SK8 2BL
Area served
Worldwide
CEO
Dr Mohammed Ashmawey
Websitewww.humanappeal.org.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Human Appeal is a British international development and relief charity based in Manchester. It was established in 1991.[1] It runs targeted poverty relief programmes in emergency response and sustainable development.

In the past, the charity was known as Human Appeal International but was rebranded in 2018. It is now known as Human Appeal.[2]

According to the Telegraph, the organisation is related to UAE-based Human Appeal International which has been accused of having ties with Hamas.[3]

Offices

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Human Appeal has offices in the UK (Manchester, London, Birmingham and Leicester), France, Spain and Ireland. Human Appeal said that it is a separate organisation to Human Appeal UAE. According to The Telegraph the two charities are divisions of the same organisation.[3]

Executive staff

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In 2018, Othman Moqbel was dismissed as chief executive pending investigation. Moqbel withdrew his appeal to an employment tribunal in 2020.[4][5]

In April 2019, Human Appeal appointed Dr Mohamed Ashmawey as chief executive.[6][7] Ashmawey was given the "Humanitarian Hero of the Year Award 2022" at the annual global humanitarian conference AIDEX, in Brussels, Belgium in November 2022.[8]

Memberships and partnerships

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Human Appeal is a member of Bond (the UK membership body for non-governmental organisations working in international development),[9] and of the Muslim Charities Forum.[10]

Projects

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Since 2011 Human Appeal has been a supporter of refugees of the Syrian civil war. In February 2018, Human Appeal called for immediate ceasefire in Eastern Ghouta and pointed out the devastating situation of civilians in the area.[11] In early 2016 the Isle of Man donated £30.000 to support Human Appeal’s work on the island of Lesbos which has become a main access point of Syrian refugees arriving in Europe.[12]

In March 2016 Human Appeal completed a three-month project during which four Gaza universities were rebuilt and £227,000 contributed.[13] In August 2017 Human Appeal was awarded over £4.3 million by the UNHCR in order to distribute help in Mosul, Iraq after the liberation from ISIS.[14]

After the floods in North England, Bradford City Council was supported during the clearing up process in late 2015.[15] In January 2016 Human Appeal worked with the Slough Khidman Community Trust providing winter survival kits.[16] Later that year, in October 2016, Human Appeal announced the Wrap Up Manchester campaign asking the Greater Manchester public to donate unwanted winter coats to help people in need through the cold months.[17] As part of their winter appeal, Human Appeal organised The Comedy Show which toured in December 2016.[18]

Human Appeal was named "Charity of the Year" at the 2017 British Muslim Awards for their achievements and contribution to British society.[19]

In summer 2017, Human Appeal launched an appeal for the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing, raising £27,000 in a matter of days and earning their then CEO, Othman Moqbel, the honour of being named one of the "Muslim Heroes of Manchester" by the Evening Standard.[20]

The organisation raised and contributed over £114,000 for those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.[21]

Andy Burnham (right), Mayor of Greater Manchester, visits the 2019 winter coat collection and meets Human Appeal CEO Mohamed Ashmawey

In November 2019, for the fifth year, the Wrap Up Manchester campaign project ran in partnership with Human Appeal. With drop-off locations across the UK, the project collects unwanted coats and funds and donates them to charities that support people fleeing domestic violence, children living in poverty, refugees and the homeless. In 2018, over 30,000 coats were donated in London, Birmingham and Manchester.[22]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisation worked with boxer Amir Khan;[23] with Liam Byrne MP [24] and with Claudia Webbe MP [25] to promote relief efforts. The organisation worked to deliver food to key workers and people in need during the emergency.[26][27][28]

Human Appeal published a report Risking Death to Give Birth: The consequences of conflict on the health needs of women and girls in Syria on 9 years of the Syrian conflict.[29]

In January 2022, Human Appeal joined with the US humanitarian organisation Globus Relief to undertake healthcare projects in northwest Syria and Iraq.[30][31]

In April 2022, Human Appeal worked with Globus Relief to deliver civilian shelters, together with medical supplies worth £1.5 million, to Ukraine, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The temporary shelters are to be operated by the Ukrainian Muslim Women's League, a local NGO.[32][33]

Working from Gaziantep, Turkey after the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, Human Appeal provided medical aid, water and 30,000 meals.[34][35][36] Human Appeal's own Al Imaan Hospital in Syria was damaged by the earthquake, but was able to continue to function.[35]

Alleged extremist ties

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Human Appeal International, a UAE-based organisation which is related to the British Human Appeal according to the Telegraph had ties with extremists. It was included as a Hamas front in a 1996 CIA report on charitable organizations that finance terror.[37] In 2003, the FBI said Human Appeal International had a "close relationship" with Hamas. The US state department, in leaked cables from 2003, also associated Human Appeal International with Hamas and said that "members of its field offices in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Chechnya had connections to al-Qaeda associates".[38]

In 2012, after the counter-extremism unit in the Department of Education intervened, the UK-based Human Appeal International were banned from an event at a Manchester school. They co-hosted an event in July 2011 event at Brent Town Hall in north London with Hamas supporters.[38] The name and address of the charity were posted on the Union of Good's official website as a member. [3]

In 2008, Israel listed Human Appeal International as a banned association due to links with Union of Good and alleged fundraising for Hamas.[39][40] The Nine Eleven Finding Answers Foundation said Human Appeal, along with other British Muslim charities, was an early participant in the Union of Good, an international network designated a terrorist organisation by the US in 2008.[41] The UK Charity Commission interviewed spoke to involved charities in 2009, confirmed with them they were not members, and closed its investigation.[42]

Alleged links to the funding of terrorism made by the Jewish Chronicle in 2012 were withdrawn and an apology was issued in May 2013 after the allegations were deemed untrue and damages paid.[43]

Awards and nominations

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In 2013, Human Appeal was awarded the International Charity Award at Global Peace and Unity.[44]

In January 2015, Human Appeal was nominated for the Charity of the Year award at the British Muslim Awards.[45]

In January 2017, Human Appeal was awarded Charity of the Year at the British Muslim Awards[46] for their outstanding achievements and contribution to British society.[47]

Human Appeal was shortlisted in the Charity Times Awards 2022, under the "Change Project of the Year" category.[48]

Supporters

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UK Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner, Anna Soubry,[49] MP Kate Green,[50] MP Shabana Mahmood, and Sir Graham Brady[51] have all supported Human Appeal.

References

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  1. ^ "Charity framework". apps.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. ^ Polianskaya, Alina (27 September 2018). "Human Appeal gets a new visual identity designed by Johnson Banks". Design Week. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Gillgan, Andrew (19 October 2010). "Human Appeal and Hamas: the evidence". The Daily Telegraph.
  4. ^ Cooney, Rebecca. "Regulator begins statutory inquiry into Human Appeal". www.thirdsector.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  5. ^ Franey (28 July 2020). "Mr O Moqbel v Human Appeal: case 2415017/2018". Employment Tribunals Office, HM Courts and Tribunals Service. Retrieved 3 December 2020. [1]
  6. ^ "Human Appeal names new CEO". Charity Times. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  7. ^ Barlow, Nigel (30 April 2021). "Manchester Charity launches Emergency Response to Indian crisis". About Manchester. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  8. ^ "UK charity Human Appeal's CEO wins prestigious global award". The Asian Connect. November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  9. ^ Kroessin, Mohammed Ralf (2009) Mapping UK Muslim Development NGOs, Working Paper 30 Religions and Development Research Programme
  10. ^ "Our Members". Muslim Charities Forum. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  11. ^ "'Besieged to death': Manchester charity Human Appeal call for immediate Syria ceasefire". Mancunian Matters. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Isle of Man donates £50k to humanitarian charities". BBC News. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  13. ^ "Manchester charity help to rebuild Gaza universities". ITV News. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  14. ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "After Mosul, UNHCR steps up humanitarian support for returns". UNHCR. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Keighley recycling centre opened on New Year's Day for flood-damaged items". Keighley News. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  16. ^ "Survival kits handed out to help homeless through winter months in Slough". www.sloughexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  17. ^ "Muslim charity donates 1,000 clothes items to keep Manchester's homeless warm this winter". The Independent. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  18. ^ "This Muslim Comedian Sat Next To Donald Trump's Son On A Plane To Scotland". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  19. ^ "BBC Local Live: Greater Manchester and East Cheshire on Thursday 26 January 2017". BBC News. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  20. ^ "Meeting the Muslim heroes of Manchester". Evening Standard. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  21. ^ Charity Commission for England and Wales (29 January 2019). "Grenfell Tower charitable funds update" (PDF).
  22. ^ "How to donate to the Wrap Up Manchester project". ITV. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  23. ^ "Boxing champ Amir Khan shows the most vulnerable that he's in their corner". ITV plc. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  24. ^ "Weekly Round Up 25th April". Liam Byrne. Liam Byrne MP. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  25. ^ Webbe, Claudia. "19 May". Claudia Webbe MP. Facebook. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  26. ^ "Human Appeal delivers help across Glasgow as part of coronavirus emergency campaign". Scottish Housing News. scottishhousingnews.com. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  27. ^ "Community efforts to provide hot meals for key workers and those in need". Rochdale Online. Rochdale Online. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  28. ^ Ferguson, Sam. "Finsbury Park Mosque hands out 100 meals to Whittington staff". Islington Tribune. New Journal Enterprises. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  29. ^ "Risking Death to Give Birth: The consequences of conflict on the health needs of women and girls in Syria - Syrian Arab Republic".
  30. ^ "Human Appeal UK in partnership with Globus Relief USA - Syrian Arab Republic". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  31. ^ "Human Appeal partners with US charity to support Syria and Iraq". CivilSociety. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  32. ^ Alam, Yusef. "Charity to donate £1.5million worth of medical supplies to war-torn Ukraine". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  33. ^ "UK and US NGOs provide £1.5 million medical delivery inside Ukraine - Ukraine | ReliefWeb". ReliefWeb. United Nations. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  34. ^ "Disaster relief pours into Turkey, Syria as earthquake death toll rises". CNN. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  35. ^ a b Scheerhout, John (7 February 2023). "How people in Greater Manchester can help after Turkey and Syria earthquake". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  36. ^ Disaster relief pours into Turkey, Syria as earthquake death toll rises. Retrieved 10 July 2023. CBS News anchors Lana Zak and Errol Barnett spoke with Derya Kalender, the senior HR officer for the Human Appeal Charity, which is providing food, water and medical aid amid the crisis, about the greatest needs.
  37. ^ Hamas: Politics, Charity, and Terrorism in the Service of Jihad, Yale University Press, Matthew Levitt, page 144
  38. ^ a b Gilligan, Andrew (3 October 2015). "Terror-link charity was due to host joint official reception with Tory party". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  39. ^ Defense Minister signs order banning Hamas-affiliated charitable organizations, MFA Israel, 7 July 2008
  40. ^ Human Appeal International linked to Bendigo mosque, The Australian, 16 October 2015 [dead link‍]
  41. ^ Government donation to Muslim Charities Forum denounced as "madness", Camilla Turner, Telegraph, 23 September 2014
  42. ^ Delmar-Morgan, Alex (22 July 2015). "Islamic charities in UK fear they are being unfairly targeted over extremism". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  43. ^ "Human Appeal International: an apology". The Jewish Chronicle. 30 May 2013.
  44. ^ "GPU 2013 Event Brochure". Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  45. ^ "British Muslim Awards 2015 finalists unveiled". Asian Image. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  46. ^ Ramchurn, Sheena (30 January 2017). "Winners are announced at the 5th annual British Muslim Awards 2017 presented by Al Rayan Bank". The Asian Today. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  47. ^ "BBC Local Live: Greater Manchester and east Cheshire on Thursday 26 January 2017". BBC News. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  48. ^ "Shortlist 2022". Charity Times. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  49. ^ "Sir Keir Starmer and Anna Soubry condemn "genocide" facing Rohingya at Eid reception in Parliament". Human Appeal. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  50. ^ "Kate's blog: 19 November 2021 - Kate Green". Kate Green. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  51. ^ "Supporting Human Appeal". Graham Brady MP Facebook. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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