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Islamic Relief Staff Member Returns from Lebanon

Sabeen Shaiq, Islamic Relief staff member from Buena Park, California, accompanied a shipment of much-needed relief supplies to Lebanon. The shipment, sent in coordination with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, departed from Salt Lake City on Friday morning, September 1. While in Lebanon, Shaiq experienced the effects of the crisis first hand.

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Reconstruction

With the initial emergency response phase having passed, Islamic Relief has shifted it's focus to assisting the people of Lebanon recover what was once lost. Homes and infrastructure specifically need to be rebuilt, and the affected population needs help to prepare for the winter season, and also, to regain their livelihoods.

Islamic Relief's engineers have completed the installation of a municipal water filtration system in Naquora and repaired eight water reservoirs that were damaged during the bombardment of southern Lebanon.

Since the conflict, Islamic Relief has supplied over 2 million liters of drinking water. Water treatment engineers have conducted water safety checks for 30 independent water distributors and Islamic Relief's public health specialist has organized water chlorination and safety training seminars. On a consistent basis, Islamic Relief supplies thousands of liters of drinking water to 50 locations in Nabatiye and Tyre.

In the district of Bint Jbeil which was heavily hit during the war, Islamic Relief aid workers distributed 100 rooftop water containers to all the damaged schools in 32 villages. Within the town itself, Islamic Relief distributed 100 rooftop containers for households in addition to repairing the bomb-damaged Bint Jbeil hospital.

Islamic Relief has replaced a generator which pumps water to over 1,500 people in the village of Hanine in southern Lebanon, and provided a 7 ton generator for Khirbit Silim to power a water pump that serves 15,000 people.

Islamic Relief is restoring water services to 11 villages in southern Tyre with funding from the European Union (ECHO). Islamic Relief provides water pumps, water delivery and fuel for a pumping station. Water pumping stations in two villages have been rehabilitated.

Distributions

To date, Islamic Relief has served over 200,000 people in Lebanon through its relief efforts. Islamic Relief has:

• Provided over 35,000 hot meals to displaced persons during the war.
• Distributed over 25,800 family-size food packages.
• Distributed over 2,600 family-size hygiene kits.
• Distributed 4,000 jerry cans.
• Distributed 50 large (5,000 liter) community water bladders.
• Distributed over 2 million liters of drinking water.
• Provided a 7 ton generator for the municipality of Khirbit Silim to power a water pump, capable of serving 15,000 people.
• Islamic Relief France donated 21 pallets of food, water and baby supplies.