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Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wabarakatuhu, Dear Brother/Sister in Islam, Qurban Foundation would like to thank you for your continued support and participation of Qurban 2017. We are pleased and can confirm that we have distributed and fed hundreds and thousands of Muslim families across multiple countries around the world. For some of these families, this is the only time of the year they were are able to eat and enjoy meat. This year we were able to reach the most remote areas in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Somalia, and the hostile camps filled with Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Alhamdullilah due to the blessing of Allah (SWT) we were able to enter camps, villages and many regional areas and in most countries the locals were very delighted to receive their meat fresh on the day of Eid. With the Syrian and Lebanon Qurban’s we were fortunate enough to have the carcasses air freighted from Australia in time to enjoy it during this festive season. Madina Halal Meats would like to sincerely thank you for your participation in the 2017 Qurban Appeal. May Allah (SWT) reward you and multiply your deeds and make you amongst those who he is pleased with. We would like to remind our brothers and sisters that we are able to perform their Aqiqa, Sadaqa and Nazer throughout the year (not just for Eid Al-Adha) by visiting our website www.qurbanfoundation.com

Yours Truly, Houssam Dannaoui (Founder of Qurban Foundation)

755 Sydney Road, Brunswick VIC 3056 Phone: 03 9386 0770 Fax: 03 9386 0787 Website: www.madinahalalfoods.com.au

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Introduction:

Since our humble beginnings in 2008, by the will of Allah (SWT) we have completed our tenth year

of delivering much needed aid to a cumulative total of over half a million brothers and sisters

overseas in some of the most impoverished countries in the world. This year was characterized by

great success in reaching some of the most desperately impoverished communities within these

countries such as those affected by the floods in

Bangladesh, as well as critically affected Rohingya

and Syrian refugees fleeing extreme conflict. This was

facilitated with our extensive and unique partnerships

with international organizations, allowing transparent

and expedient distribution of fresh meat within local

communities.

Our distribution of Qurban is guided by the following

principles:

- Sincerity and dedication towards this significant

Amanah (trust) placed upon us

- Fulfillment of Qurban within the time periods laid

out within the Sharia

- Distribution of Qurban to the most needy and

disadvantaged

- Fulfillment of all pledged Qurban amounts

- Transparency and Post-Qurban reporting of

results

Participating Countries:

- India

- India Rohingya Refugee Community

- Bangladesh

- Bangladesh Rohingya Refugee Community

- Lebanon

- Lebanon Syrian Refugee Community

- Somalia

We ask Allah (SWT) to bless our Qurban and allow us the blessing of fulfilling this trust in

the years to come in sha Allah.

Houssam Dannaoui

(Founder of Qurban Foundation)

755 Sydney Road, Brunswick VIC 3056 Phone: 03 9386 0770 Fax: 03 9386 0787 Website: www.madinahalalfoods.com.au

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Regional Summary:

This is our tenth year of distribution in Bangladesh

alhamdullilah (Praise be to Allah). Bangladesh is uniquely

characterised by a large number of boarding schools and

orphanages, as well as extensive floodplains. Our distribution

this year took these facts into account and managed to reach

flood victims, orphans and the needy to a total of 3975

orphans and needy students and 2817 flood victims ma sha

Allah (With the will of Allah)! In order to complete this task,

local community leaders were chosen to co-ordinate with aid

organisations to carry out the slaughter on both the day of

Qurban and the day after. These leaders identified needy

individuals too ashamed to come forward to receive Qurban

and ensured it was delivered to them at their homes.

Regional Statistics:

Region of Distribution Number of Centres

Number of Beneficiaries

Beneficiary Types

Laksham 8 821 Orphans & Foster Boarders

Laksham 17 1228 Flood Victims

Monorhar Gonj 4 165 Orphans & Foster Boarders

Monorhar Gonj 11 1154 Flood Victims

Nangalkot 3 152 Orphans & Foster Boarders

Nangalkot 1 70 Flood Victims

Comilla 6 855 Orphans & Foster Boarders

Comilla 2 135 Flood Victims

Feni 1 425 Orphans & Foster Boarders

Rangpur 1 60 Flood Victims

Jessore (Sharupkathi) 1 65 Flood Victims

Dinajpur 1 60 Flood Victims

Noakhali 3 1306 Orphans & Foster Boarders

Chodhagram 2 251 Orphans & Foster Boarders

Potuakhali 1 45

Flood Victims

Total 61 6792 All Recipients

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Significant Achievements:

This year was significantly unique in that Allah (SWT) presented

the opportunity for us to feed some of his most desperately needy

servants and Alhamdullilah we were able by His will to reach some

of the refugees fleeing terrible persecution in Myanmar. These

Rohingyan refugees were located hiding in the mountainous jungle

wilderness between the border of Myanmar and Bangladesh,

having walked for fifteen days in fear of being shot. These

uninhabted locations contained no food nor water and thus some

had gone without consuming anything for three days! Upon

receiving the aid one female individual burst into tears and stated,

“I am ashamed to admit that I was compelled by severe thirst to

drink urine before you reached us”.

Due to the remoteness of these locations and the

extreme terrain that was required to be crossed, local

volunteers organised for the qurban to be slaughtered.

As these refugees lacked any means of cooking their

qurban, it was cooked for them by local villagers before

being carried on their backs to the waiting refugees. By

the will of Allah (SWT), they were also able to provide

approximately $1500 AUD worth of fresh water and

$2500 AUD worth of fresh bananas subhanAllah!

Final Statistics:

Region of Distribution Number of Centres

Number of Beneficiaries

Beneficiary Types

Refugee Camps 3 1215 Rohingyan Refugeees

Regional Total 64 8007 All Aid Recipients

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Photographs:

Remote camps of the Rohingyan Refugees were

located by the will of Allah (SWT) and were thus

able to be included amongst the recipients of this

year’s Qurban. This photo highlights the treacherous

terrain that these camps were located in, with no

provisions for human habitation nor consumption.

Many of these refugees possessed injuries resulting

from their persecution and broke down in tears at

the sight of our hard-working brothers who struggled

in the cause of Allah (SWT) to provide them with

Qurban and other aid.

Due to the remoteness of these refugee

camps and the lack of necessary cooking

equipment, the Qurban slaughter was

carried out by volunteers at local villages

before being carried to the awaiting

recipients at the refugee camps. This was

co-ordinated through our extensive

collaboration with international aid

organisations and local community

members.

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Regional Summary:

Our eighth year of distribution in Sri Lanka was similarly focused on the critically needy members

of the local population, taking place in a total of seven regions across 43 distribution centres. By

the will of Allah, we alongside our international partners successfully distributed Qurban to 10,973

needy recipients alhamdullilah! This goal was achieved through meticulous pre-Qurban

organisation and training of volunteers in Sharia compliant Qurban distribution.

Regional Statistics:

Region of Distribution Number of Centres Number of Beneficiaries

Kinniya 7 1488

Mutur 3 688

Kuchchaveli 4 786

Thampalakamam 3 543

Kanthale 3 843

Trincomalee 7 2620

Anuradhapara 16 4005

Total 43 10,973

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Regional Statistics:

Region of Distribution Number of Centres Number of Beneficiaries

Soniya Gandhinagar 1 300

Arlikatti Colony 1 300

Ganeshpet 1 450

Islampur 1 350

Krishna Nagar 1 350

Rajiv Gandhinagar 1 300

Jannat Nagar 1 350

Laxmigiri 1 350

Total 8 2750

Regional Summary:

Our unique international partnerships stretch

across India where this year by the will of Allah

(SWT) we were able to provide Qurban to 2750

beneficiaries in Karnataka. Given the unique

characteristics of Indian culture, our Qurban

distribution was confined to Muslim majority

communities where there is no government

restriction on livestock possession, slaughter or

consumption. Furthermore, the slaughter was

carried out in private to prevent any resentment

from Hindu members of the local community.

We hope to expand our Qurban distribution in

India in the years to come in sha Allah and to

specifically reach our persecuted brothers and

sisters residing in Jammu and Kashmir

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Case Study 1 – Nazmunnisa Hukkeri:

“I am so happy to see this much meat for the first time in

my life” says Nazmunnisa, a beneficiary of the Qurban

“Foundation in India. “It has been a long time since we ate

any meat”, said Nazmunissa. The family received 2 KG

of meat from the Qurban Foundation in India.

Nazmunnisa is a 34 years old uneducated woman from a

family of poverty. She lives in a slum area of SM Krishna

Nagar, old Hubli, Karnataka, India. She was married

young. At first her husband was good after some days her

husband was torturing her daily and she was in a lot of

mental and physical torture from her husband and this

went on up

to 7 years. After her younger son Mohd

Zubeer was born it became un tolerable and

she took divorce from her husband. Since

then now 2 years have passed and she is

staying with her parents. Her parents gave

one small room beside their house without

any proper facilities. Nazmunissa has one

daughter and three sons. Her elder son

Mohd Sadiq is blind since birth and is

declared handicapped. Nazmunissa has

admitted him into the free blind school at

Hubli and he stays there. As Nazmunissa

has small kids she cannot go out and work

anywhere so she started rolling beedies to

get some small income. With that meager

amount it is difficult for her to look after the

three children. She cannot ask any help from

her parents as Nazmunnisa’s father is a poor

Auto-Driver who is also is aged. They must borrow money to meet any medical

requirements they face. The burden of taking care of her children alone is a heavy one

every day for Nazmunissa but Eid is especially hard.

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The memories of the past days with her husband when he was good are strong, and they

contrast sharply with life as it is now. “When Eid comes, we feel depressed,” she said.

“There are no sweets, gifts, and new clothes. I don’t have enough money to get the Eid

needs, and we hope to get back to our old home one day so I can get everything for my

children.”

“During Eid the children will ask for good food and clothes, but I am unable to meet

their requirements. By seeing other children in my area my children will come and

cry and ask for the good food but I am helpless. It has been a long time since they

ate any meat”

“This year for the first time I received

a donation from the Qurban

Foundation containing a 2kg meat

packet. I am so happy to see this

much meat for the first time in my life.

Qurban Foundation has helped me to

feed my children with good food. I am

very glad to receive the meat pack”.

After many days the children could smell

the aroma of meat cooking again and

feel full in the way their normal meals

didn’t make them feel. The children are

very happy, laughed and played and

cooked Eid meat and gave some meat to

her parents also. Nazmunissa and her

family were very happy to receive this

help, Nazmunissa said, “Thanks to

Qurban Foundation and its donors this is

the first time I am receiving this much

fresh meat. We are very happy and May

Allah bless all the Donors who have

been helping people like us. I could not

make my family smile but you did”, They

are very much happy for the help and conveyed their glad wishes to the humble donors.

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Case Study 2 – Sayeera Banu:

“We want to eat meat sometimes but we cannot afford it.

Today on Eid day Qurban Foundation has distributed 2kg

fresh meat. I feel lucky to have been got this fresh meat, I

can feed my children after a long time a happy meal and

also dry some meat and save it”

39-year-old Sayeera Banu struggles to provide food for her

family of four children and her husband and mother-in-law.

She works as a laborer in neighboring houses. Since her

husband did not have any family responsible she has stepped

up to take care of their needs, though she gets very little. It is

difficult to find work and rely on a regular income. She earns

only the equivalent of Rs 1500(USD 23.39) per month, and all of it is spent trying to feed her

family.

They live in a rented house in Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Dharwad, which is characterized by extreme

poverty. “Struggling for food now is a part of my everyday life,” she said. “Every day when I wake

up, I am thinking how to find food for my children. Every day there is one question in my mind—

will I be able to feed my children today? As every day prices are getting higher … It is very hard

to support myself and my children.”

She tries to save every single rupee for

her children’s food.

Sayeera Banu said, “My children are

my hope and my future, everything that

I am doing is just to make their future

better. Without them, I would not be

alive. I pray to my Allah to give the

brightest future for my children.

During Qurban, volunteers surveyed and

found the most deprived and needy

households for distribution of 2kg

Qurban meat provided through Qurban

Foundation. The family received this

blessing happily with smiling faces. They

were very thankful to the Qurban

Foundation Donors. “Eating meat gives nutrition to our body and strengthens us”, said Sayeera Banu

with a smile.

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The meat they receive from the Qurban Foundation for Qurban is a very special treat. “I want to

feed delicious foods to my family,” she told volunteers. “We normally eat rice with dal or

vegetables. We want to eat beef or meat sometimes, but we rarely do. However, today I have a

privilege to cook meat for my whole family. I will surely see the smiling faces of my family when we

have our dinner this evening. I would like to say thank you so much to the donor who contributed

the meat for Eid, this is one of our very special occasions

“All the time my children and I pray to Allah that may Allah help those who helped us, even

more than what they did for us. … My message for donors is that their help counts a lot”.

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Regional Summary:

Due to escalation of conflict in Rakhine State, thousands of

Rohingya refugees fled to India by boat across the treacherous

Bay of Bengal. These people left their homes and belongings

behind seeking refuge, only to face difficult living conditions upon

their arrival. Qurban Foundation strived to be the first to provide

these very needy people with aid and fresh Qurban in order to

relieve some of their suffering. With the help of local volunteers,

we successfully distributed Qurban on the first three days of Eid

to refugees across three regions of India, reaching a total of 1250

Rohingyan beneficiaries.

Final Statistics:

Region of Distribution Number of Centres Number of Beneficiaries

Hyderabad 1 300

Baba Nagar 1 300

Uttarpradesh 1 650

Total 3 1250

Regional Total 11 4000

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Regional Summary:

Alhamdullilah, this is our fifth year distributing Adahi/Qurban in Lebanon, all due to Allah. We are

the first organization to send Qurban by Air, resulting in beneficiaries receiving fresh Australian

Qurban by the fourth day of Eid instead of frozen meat months afterwards. The process involved

meat pickup following customs clearance at Beirut airport and transport by refrigerated trucks to

the distribution centres. The professionalism and resulting high quality and freshness of the meat

left very good impressions upon the local population, with volunteers keen to work with us again in

the future. This is

unprecedented and the

beneficiaries were thus

able to enjoy their

portions before the end

of Eid ma sha Allah! The

distribution was only

successful due to the

dedication of our

hardworking volunteers

who struggled tirelessly

around the clock to

ensure the appropriate

movement and handling

of the prepared Qurban.

Regional Statistics:

Region of Distribution Number of Centres Number of Beneficiaries

Kalmoun 1 110

Mina 1 95

Abu Samra/Tripoli 1 120

Qiba/Tripoli 1 110

Badawi 1 80

Mankoubeen 1 84

Minya 1 160

Koura 1 120

Daniya 1 45

Burj al Arab 1 60

Berkayel 1 85

Ain Al Dahab 1 50

Bayt Younes 1 10

Halba 1 30

Mash’ha 1 120

Total 15 1279

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Regional Summary:

The agony and suffering of the Syrian people has been unmatched around the world this decade.

Qurban Foundation has been one of the many organisations who have tried to make a difference

for the Syrian people this Eid. We were first on the ground to distribute Qurban following delivery

both by air freight and slaughter of locally sourced carcasses before the end of the fourth day of

Eid. Our team worked

endlessly alongside

local municipality

members to

successfully manage

this project, overseeing

the processing and

division of meat into

appropriate portions

and delivery in

controlled conditions by

refrigerated truck to

distribution centres.

Final Statistics:

Region of Distribution Number of Centres Number of Beneficiaries

Abu Samra/Tripoli 1 110

Qiba/Tripoli 1 130

Bal al Tebani/Tripoli 1 127

Al Zahriya 1 29

Daniya 1 75

Halba 1 110

Wadi Khaled 1 230

Burj al Arab 1 180

Mash’ha 1 460

Total 9 1451

Regional Total 24 2730

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Regional Summary:

As the drought and internal conflict takes its toll, many Somalians were adversely affected.

Their living conditions in these regions are devastatingly substandard. Qurban Foundation

was able to reach some of these severely impoverished and malnourished people within

Somalia as well as within Somali refugee camps in Ethiopia. We were able to distribute

Qurban in Adado, Hargeele, Afdheer zone and JakJakka camp. 400 locally sourced

Qurban were slaughtered providing enough meat for 5600 individual beneficiaries.

Somalia was our most challenging distribution due to the nature of the civil war and the

tribal infighting. Alhamdullilah we were still able to complete this project.

Regional Statistics:

Region of Distribution Number of Centres Number of Beneficiaries

Hargeele 1 1360

Afdheer Zone 1 1425

JakJakka Camp Ethiopia 1 1385

Adado 1 1430

Total 4 5600

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Conclusion:

By the will of Allah, the 2017 Qurban Appeal was a great success reaching 31,310 beneficiaries

regardless of the challenges, dangers and struggles we faced. A lack of Government co-operation

in the participating countries and their restrictive regulations were overcome by the tireless hard

work of our organisation and the teams of volunteers that we partnered with. This does not include

the Qurban distributed to our needy brothers and sisters across Victoria. On behalf of the Qurban

Foundation we would like to thank all those who donated their Qurban with us this year, the

volunteers and organisations we partnered with and the staff of Madina Halal Meats, as well as the

countless Australian Islamic societies and organisations who made this project possible.