Humanitarian Day Training 2007

Humanitarian Day Training 2007

In preparation for the annual Humanitarian Day during the month of Ramadan representatives from 22 cities have gathered in the LBC to share learn and refresh the basic principles for coordinating a Humanitarian/Social Service event. Founded by the ILM Foundation who possesses a righteously rich history of helping humanity and sponsored by Islamic Relief USA for the past few years.

The ILM Foundation (ILM) established Humanitarian Day (H-Day) as a community Project in the month of Ramadan to serve the homeless and Untie the Muslim community. After a few years, ILM realized the importance of providing more then food and created a coalition of Muslim Organizations. Islamic Relief was among the founding members of that coalition

In Planning for 2005, the leadership from Islamic Relief and the ILM Foundation felt homelessness to be a national crisis that demands a national response. The following year Islamic Relief Campaigned for a National effort expanded to 15 cities serving nearly 20,000 people. H-Day is the largest humanitarian event developed and implemented by Muslims in America during the month of Ramadan

Islamic Relief is a tax exempt nonprofit, registered in the State of California (1993) that strives to alleviate suffering, hunger, illiteracy & diseases worldwide regardless of color, race or creed by providing aid in a compassionate and dignified manner, providing rapid relief in the event of human & natural disasters and establishing sustainable local development projects allowing communities to better help themselves. Islamic Relief operates relief and development projects in over 35 countries and provides grants to projects around the United States; Humanitarian is our first national domestic project

ILM Foundation is a 501 c 3 faith-based non-profit organization founded in 1998. ILM means knowledge in Arabic, however, the acronym stands for Intellect, Love and Mercy. Their mission is to “Teach Life Skills to Replace Social Ills”. This Mission is implemented through the following programs: eat Right to Think Right, Go Beyond the G.A.M.E student athlete mentoring, and Partnerships for Humanity. Their list of marquee annual events includes Humanitarian Day, MECA Fest, Islam is a World Movement, and Go Beyond the G.A.M.E sports camp. ILM Foundation, in 2006, opened another chapter in Las Vegas, Nevada

The Number of cities involved increases each year-5 in 2005; 14 in 2006, 22 in 2007. As more cities join us the character of the event emerges. We want this event to be clear and identifiable to the community-at-large so that we can meet Goal #2- Provide an opportunity for the community to observe Muslims in a positive role

*Please see the Humanitarian Day training resources in the Picasa Photo Albums to the right