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Human Appeal
Founded1991; 33 years ago (1991)
Founded atManchester
TypeInternational NGO
Focus
List
    • Conflict Zones
    • Sustainable Livelihoods
    • Education
    • Health & Nutrition
    • Orphans and Child Welfare
    • Water Sanitation & Hygiene
    • Emergency Relief
    • Integrated Development
HeadquartersManchester
Location
  • 1 Cheadle Point, Carrs Road, Cheadle, SK8 2BL, UK
Area served
Worldwide
Websitehumanappeal.org.uk

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 restyled in 2018. It is now known as Human Appeal.[2]

Offices

Human Appeal has offices in the UK (Manchester, London, Birmingham and Leicester), France, Spain and Ireland. Although it shares the one founder and organisational name, it is a separate organisation from Human Appeal Australia[3] and Human Appeal UAE.[4]

In 2018,Othman Moqbel was dismissed as chief executive pending investigation. Moqbel says that he plans to appeal. [5]

Memberships and partnerships

Human Appeal is a member of Bond (the UK membership body for non-governmental organisations working in international development).[6] It is a member of the Muslim Charities Forum.[7]

Projects

Since 2011 Human Appeal has been a supporter of Syrian refugees. In February 2018, Human Appeal called for immediate ceasefire in Eastern Ghouta and pointed out the devastating situation of civilians in the area.[8] 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.[9]

In March 2016 Human Appeal completed a three-month project during which four Gaza universities were rebuilt and £227,000 contributed.[10] 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.[11]

After the floods in North England, the Bradford District Council was supported during the clearing up process in late 2015.[12] In January 2016 Human Appeal worked with the Slough Khidman Community Trust providing winter survival kits.[13] 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.[14] As part of their winter appeal, Human Appeal organised The Comedy Show which toured in December 2016.[15]

Human Appeal was named “Charity of the Year” at the 2017 British Muslim Awards for their achievements and contribution to British society.[16]

In summer 2017, Human Appeal launched an appeal for the victims of the Manchester attack, raising £27,000 in a matter of days.[17] Human Appeal announced that the 2016 Wrap Up Manchester campaign will be repeated during the winter 2017/2018.[18]

Alleged extremist ties

Peter Oborne defended Human Appeal against allegations made by Andrew Gilligan in 2003, that the organisation had a “close relationship” with Hamas and that in 2012, after the counter-extremism unit in the Department of Education intervened, they were banned from an event at a Manchester school.[19] Oborne found that Gilligan’s piece "contains a number of unsubstantiated claims, all of which Human Appeal denies."[20]

In 2009, the UK Charity Commission confirmed that Human Appeal are not members of the Union of Good.[21] The investigation followed a listing of Human Appeal as a banned association by Israel in 2008 due to alleged links with the Union of Good [22]. However, the Israeli government allows Human Appeal to operate in the West Bank and Gaza to this day. [23]

The Jewish Chronicle paid damages and printed an apology to Human Appeal in May 2013 after claims that the charity had links to the funding of terrorism were deemed untrue.[24]


Awards and nominations

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

In January 2015, Human Appeal was nominated for the Charity of the Year award at the British Muslim Awards.[25]

In January 2017, Human Appeal was awarded Charity of the Year at the British Muslim Awards[26] for their outstanding achievements and contribution to British society.[27]

References

  1. ^ Extract from the Central Register of Charities maintained by the Charity Commission for England and Wales: Human Appeal International
  2. ^ https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/24-30-september-2018/human-appeal-gets-a-new-visual-identity-designed-by-johnson-banks/
  3. ^ https://www.humanappeal.org.au/index.php
  4. ^ https://www.hai.ae/en/home.aspx
  5. ^ https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/regulator-begins-statutory-inquiry-human-appeal/governance/article/1465155
  6. ^ Kroessin, Mohammed Ralf (2009) Mapping UK Muslim Development NGOs, Working Paper 30 Religions and Development Research Programme
  7. ^ https://www.muslimcharitiesforum.org.uk/
  8. ^ http://www.mancunianmatters.co.uk/content/240277278-besieged-death-manchester-charity-human-appeal-call-immediate-syria-ceasefire
  9. ^ "Isle of Man donates £50k to humanitarian charities". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  10. ^ "Manchester charity help to rebuild Gaza universities". ITV News. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
  11. ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "After Mosul, UNHCR steps up humanitarian support for returns". UNHCR. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  12. ^ "Keighley recycling centre opened on New Year's Day for flood-damaged items". Keighley News. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  13. ^ "Survival kits handed out to help homeless through winter months in Slough". www.sloughexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  14. ^ "Muslim charity donates 1,000 clothes items to keep Manchester's homeless warm this winter". The Independent. 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  15. ^ "This Muslim Comedian Sat Next To Donald Trump's Son On A Plane To Scotland". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  16. ^ "BBC Local Live: Greater Manchester and East Cheshire on Thursday 26 January 2017". BBC News. 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  17. ^ "Meeting the Muslim heroes of Manchester". Evening Standard. 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  18. ^ "Muslim charity to collect 20,000 coats to give to homeless people over winter". The Independent. 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
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  21. ^ [3]
  22. ^ [4]
  23. ^ [5]
  24. ^ ["Humaan Appeal International: an apology". The Jewish Chronicle. 2018-12-17. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  25. ^ "British Muslim Awards 2015 finalists unveiled". Asian Image. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  26. ^ 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. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  27. ^ "BBC Local Live: Greater Manchester and east Cheshire on Thursday 26 January 2017". BBC News. 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
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