About the Situation
By the Numbers
More than 1, 300,000 people live in Chechnya
One in five Chechens is food insecure
Between 70% and 80% of the population is unemployed
(Sources: Russian Federation Federal State Statistics Service, International Medical Corps and ReliefWeb)
Two wars tore through Chechnya during the 1990s and into the following decade, destroying the region’s economy, job market and civil infrastructure—forcing more than 150,000 Chechens to flee their homes.
Inaccessibility to Chechnya has made it difficult for outside governments, human rights groups and nongovernmental organizations to gather more information about the situation in Chechnya.
How Islamic Relief is Helping
Islamic ReliefTM was one of the first aid agencies to assist Chechens affected by conflict in the mid-‘90s and has been working in the Northern Caucasus since 1995. Islamic Relief responded immediately to help refugees—relief teams pitched tents for homeless families and provided them with food, water, clothes and wood.
Islamic Relief continues to support programs in regions in Chechnya and its surrounding areas:
- Livelihood support for orphan families
About 150 orphans and their families in Grozny receive business training to help them generate ideas and develop business plans. This program also provides funding and technical support to selected projects to ensure their sustainability. - One-to-one orphan sponsorship
- Ramadan food distribution
- Udhiyah/Qurbani meat distribution
Here are photos taken from the field by Islamic Relief teams in Chechnya.
