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International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF) is a Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to linking Canadian and Muslim communities with overseas development projects, both humanitarian emergency assistance and long term development projects in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and the Americas, based on Islamic principles of human dignity, self-reliance, and social justice.〔http://www.ccic.ca/whoswho/index.php?option=com_whoswho&Itemid=26&task=viewmember&id=48&lang=en〕 Since 1984, IDRF has been supporting those affected by wars and natural disasters; aiding regions of our worlds affected by grave poverty, injustice, illiteracy, and preventable diseases; and securing long-term sustainability for disadvantaged people around the world. IDRF focuses on two types of projects:〔http://idrf.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=3&Itemid=173#IDRF%20focus〕 A) Participatory Development Programs -aid regions of the world affected by poverty, illiteracy, injustice, and preventable diseases. IDRF helps disadvantaged individuals access primary education, basic health care and sanitation, clean water, and modest opportunities for income generation. These programs help people at the grassroots level to organize themselves to work collectively for their own social and economic improvement. B) Relief and Rehabilitation Programs -provide immediate assistance and rehabilitation services to those affected by natural and man made disasters by providing victims with basic necessities such as food, clothing, shelter, trauma counseling, and medical assistance. ==Brief history== IDRF began in 1984 as the International Refugee and Relief Program (IRRP) of the Canadian Council of Muslim Communities (CMCC) to address the need of more than ten million people who were displaced around the globe as a result of war and famine. Approximately, 80 per cent of these international displaced persons (IDPs) were Muslim.〔http://idrf.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=187&Itemid=138〕 The organization was founded by three concerned Canadians: Dr. Fuad Sahin, the late Muin Muinuddin and Ebrahim Sayed. In 2008, Dr. Fuad Sahin was honored with the Order of Ontario, recognizing his service to the community.〔http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/news/2009/n20090115.shtml〕 On June 12, 1986, IRRP was incorporated as the International Development and Refugee Foundation (IDRF), in order to address the root causes of poverty, famine, and violent conflicts at the international level. Including “Development” in the name of IDRF would change the direction and mission of the organization. IDRF transformed itself from being solely an emergency humanitarian agency into an organization that concentrates on helping people at the community level, both in the immediate aftermath of natural and man made disasters as well as in the process of long-term development to alleviate poverty, illiteracy, injustice, and preventable diseases.〔 In 2009, IDRF celebrated a 25-year milestone. Over its 25-year history, IDRF has implemented development and relief projects in over 27 countries and/or territories and has helped millions of impoverished and tormented men, women and children.〔http://idrf.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=20&Itemid=142〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「International Development and Relief Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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