Azhar Saifi

A social activist, motivated to bring change in behaviors of our communities by bringing in the faith perspective to life. All are my personal opinions

[Islamic Relief UK @IslamicReliefUK]

“Every day someone dies, and you run, not knowing when a bullet might you.”

📍 Umija, a #Srebrenica survivor, speaks to us about the harrowing events that unfolded during the Bosnian war.

🔗 Head to https://t.co/gDzGVJh8LP to learn more.

[Azhar Saifi @azhar_saifi]

https://t.co/LZhFoCfMCx

[Nadia Jamil @NJLahori]

Rizwana is a normal 14 year old. She loves to dress up, play with dolls, laugh, look pretty.

But she was sent into labour and beaten and tortured. Her limbs were broken, her head was smashed till the bone poked into her brain. She was forced to drink toilet cleaner and has burn marks all over her body from the acid burns and iron burns.
Her teeth were smashed.

She was left to rot in an empty house while the perpetrators went on holiday. When they returned she could barely breathe and her wounds had caught maggots. Especially on her head.

Months and months of surgeries, hair removal, hair still not growing over the raw skin of her head wounds, skin grafting and she is still in hospital.

Why this was done to her is hardly the question we need to ask. It’s evident. We expose poor children to self entitled monsters as a solution to poverty. These children are a source of income for parents who often have nine, ten of them, to make them work. They are trafficked by middle men as the cheapest most vulnerable form of slave labour. Those who speak kindly to these child slaves feel they are good people. Whereas it would be kinder to support the family and send the child to school to grow up, have a future and break the cycle of child trafficking and poverty. It would be kinder to make sure the constitution is followed and they be in full time education by five. In UK if a poor woman put her minor child to slave labour she would be arrested.
It is not the responsibility of children to raise the economic status of their families. It is ours, the states, their parents and the adults of our countries responsibility.

The woman who smashes up and tortured Rizwana is a mother of two and a school teacher. She is free on bail. Her husband a civil judge, reflects the joke of our own systems, as he slapped Rizwana many times and witnessed this brutality. He has been given a promotion recently.

This is the farce of justice and progress in our country.

Please change it. Please be part of the solution. Please raise voice for #JusticeForRizwana and #EndChildTrafficking. Now. Please demand a #ChildProtectionSystemPakistan. Now.

Rizwana is like my daughter. But how many Rizwana’s have no voice?
And how many #FatimaFariros will die raped and abused on cctv infront of a zombie nation and never get justice?
Till when?

Thank you.

Photographs shared with consent of parents, Rizwana & local authorities. Please don’t share photographs of minors without such consent. In the last picture Rizwana is wearing a wig I got her. She still has no hair. She still struggles to walk. She is still on and out of hospitals for surgeries and skin grafts. While her perpetrators are rewarded and scot free.

@NawazSharifMNS @MaryamNSharif @CMShehbaz @fbhutto @BBhuttoZardari @BakhtawarBZ @AseefaBZ @sherryrehman @Dr_YasminRashid @SalmanSufi7 @SyedKausarAbbas @kishwarenam @rabrabbit @saynotoweapons @naeem_zafar @AyeshaRaza13 @SarahAhmad_CPWB @UNICEF_Pakistan

[Asif Sherazi @AsifSherazi17]

After one year of Geneva pledges conference only 5% houses are built. The reconstruction is moving far too slow. @IslamicReliefPK is constructing 9410 houses, but need is huge.
@samuelrizk @UNDP_Pakistan @WorldBank @bilal1anwar @PakistanADB @ukinpakistan
https://t.co/EJHGuC4YZM

[Asif Sherazi @AsifSherazi17]

All set for National Multi-Stakeholder Consultation to Initiate Global Sheild Fund organised by @UNDP_Pakistan. We @IslamicReliefPK are taking part in the consultations for a meaningful outcome. We all need to work together to deal the poly-crises of Climate Change in Pakistan

[Dr. Hany El-Banna @drhanyelbanna]

مع أطفالنا وزملاؤنا في باكستان. بينما نحاول إزالة الألم عن . غ . ز . ة . علينا أن نزرع الأمل في باكستان.
With our children and colleagues in Pakistan 🇵🇰.
While we're trying to remove the pain from G . A . Z . A . We're planting hope 🙏 ❤️ ♥️ 💜 💙 here🇵🇰

[Islamic Relief Pakistan @IslamicReliefPK]

IRP's team had a prod. meeting with Mr. Shakeel Qadir Khan, @cs_balochistan.

He commended our efforts in flood relief & expressed his dept. commitment to supporting grassroots socio-economic dev. in the region. He also shared his vision for inclusive & sustainable dev. for all.

[Islamic Relief Pakistan @IslamicReliefPK]

📍Thatta

🦀💧Crab farms raising hopes for fisherfolks

We are creating reasons for hope in the face of #ClimateChange
Coastal communities of Sindh have their lives & livelihoods impacted by the biggest threat of our times, IR continues to innovate & help communities to adapt.

[Islamic Relief Pakistan @IslamicReliefPK]

Together with @ndrmfpk and @ClimateChangePK we will be furthering the climate agenda of Pakistan at @COP28_UAE
We expect complete materialisation of Loss and Damage Fund committed by the top 20 economies.

[Islamic Relief UK @IslamicReliefUK]

🔴 Although our teams on the ground in #Gaza are in the midst of the crisis themselves — alhamdulillah today they have been able to distribute medical supplies, food packs and food vouchers.

🤲🏽 Please keep our teams and the people of #Palestine in your duaas.

[Islamic Relief UK @IslamicReliefUK]

🔴 Amid an unprecedented escalation in the region, an Islamic Relief worker and father-of-2, living in #Gaza describes the dire humanitarian situation facing civilians in the enclave. https://t.co/EJmfq8qtAI

[Islamic Relief UK @IslamicReliefUK]

Here’s our director @TufailH, being a good sport as always... We know how much you’ve loved our quizzes, and so - here’s another! 🏋️

Our first-ever @CharityWeek Walk for Orphans is happening next Saturday, so we quizzed Tufail on the details, and on the importance of orphans.✨

[Afshan Jamal @Afshan_Jamal]

It takes a village to raise a child! Our participants @IslamicReliefPK present models on how to create safe, respectful, and violence-free environments within the communities during ToT on Nurturing The Spiritual Development of Children in The Early Years @ArigatouGeneva

[Azhar Saifi @azhar_saifi]

#ProtectionOfChildrenAtRisk (#POCAR)

[Islamic Relief Pakistan @IslamicReliefPK]

1.5 million stories, 1.5 million dreams, yet an uncertain road ahead. These are the most vulnerable & marginalized members of society. Let's stand together to ensure they have a brighter path ahead.

#ActNowForaBetterTomorrow #IslamicReliefPakistan #TransformingLivesSince1992

[Islamic Relief Pakistan @IslamicReliefPK]

An unseen battle against hunger. Together, we can change this, let's come together to ensure no child goes to bed hungry.

#ActNowForaBetterTomorrow #IslamicReliefPakistan #TransformingLivesSince1992

[Islamic Relief Pakistan @IslamicReliefPK]

Shocking but true! 22.8 million children in Pakistan are missing out on education. 📚
It's time to change this statistic and ensure every child's right to learn is realized.

#ActNowForaBetterTomorrow #IslamicReliefPakistan #TransformingLivesSince1992

[Islamic Relief Afghanistan @IslamicReliefAF]

It was an honour to host our CEO @WaseemAhmadIRW in Afghanistan for a week to see the firsthand impact of the humanitarian crisis & our work in improving the lives of communities.

We've created this recap video to recall the time he spent with us. Link👇
https://t.co/j5pWTwEnsz

[Asif Sherazi @AsifSherazi17]

We at @IslamicReliefPK are thankful to the British public, especially the diaspora whose support enabled us to serve 1.5 million flooded people in humanitarian assistance and the flood recovery since Aug 3, 2022.

[ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɪʀᴍᴀɴ ꜱᴇɴᴀᴛᴇ, ᴘᴀᴋɪꜱᴛᴀɴ @OfficeSenate]

The CEO of Islamic Relief Worldwide Raja Wasim Ahmad called on Chairman Senate of Pakistan, Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani, today at the Parliament House. During the meeting, the Chairman expressed his deep appreciation for Islamic Relief's unwavering commitment to humanitarian efforts in Pakistan, particularly in the wake of the floods that wrecked havoc across country. Chairman Senate highlighted the importance of focusing on the most vulnerable regions of Pakistan, urging a concentrated effort in impoverished areas such as Balochistan. He emphasized the need for collaborative initiatives that address the unique challenges faced by these regions.
The meeting underscored the shared commitment of both Islamic Relief and the Chairman Senate to alleviate the suffering of those in need and work towards sustainable solutions for affected communities.

[Islamic Relief Pakistan @IslamicReliefPK]

We're witnessing the worst #climatechange crisis of our times. Pakistan needs climate education and awareness to avert future disasters.
CEO @ndrmfpk @bilal1anwar @WaseemAhmadIRW and @AsifSherazi17 discussed possibilities of bringing a large scale climate project to Pakistan.