Every year, brutal winter conditions batter vulnerable communities around the world. As the cold months bring harsh conditions, many families must make difficult decisions. Will they put food on the table today? Will they buy gas to fuel their heaters?

This year, these decisions are being thrown into sharper focus for millions of people across the world who have been displaced from their homes amid natural disasters and conflict. 

Across the Middle East and Asia, where homes tend to be built to withstand scorching summers, many families are often ill-prepared for the realities of winter. Storms and blizzards can be brutal and devastating. 

In 2023, Islamic Relief Worldwide delivered winter essentials to more than 475,000 people in 18 countries, helping them survive the cold season.  

Our support included distributing thermal clothing to families in Albania and Bangladesh. We renovated and winter-proofed houses in Chechnya, and distributed tents in Nepal. We delivered food to hungry communities in Kosova and North Macedonia 

This year, more is needed.  

With deadly crises forcing millions to flee their homes, families from Lebanon to Syria, from Yemen to Palestine, will struggle even more as temperatures plummet. 

In Gaza and Lebanon especially, hundreds of thousands of people face a brutal winter in makeshift shelters, not knowing where their next meal will be coming from.  

They face a struggle to feed themselves, a struggle to keep warm, and a struggle to survive. 

We won’t let them struggle alone. 

During harsh, cold conditions, your donation will be a lifeline to families in crisis.  

With your support, Islamic Relief will help more people than ever to survive the winter. Expanding our program. This year we will reach vulnerable individuals in 19 countries.

Whether they need food, hygiene items, supplies to repair their shelter, firewood, or cash or vouchers to buy warm clothes, your support can ensure their survival. 

With your generous donations, we will again protect families from the worst of the cold season. Donate to our Winter Appeal now.