Faith-Based Faith-Based OrganizationsOrganizations

in relation with

donors

• Why Muslim FBOs?

©The Global Overview 2012, People Displaced by Conflict and Violence

IntroductionIntroduction

• Facts and figures from the humanitarian work

©The Global Overview 2012, People Displaced by Conflict and Violence

IntroductionIntroduction

©The Global Overview 2012, People Displaced by Conflict and Violence

IntroductionIntroduction

• Our interest as humanitarian workers• Need of better understanding of the FBOs

• Role of Islam in the humanitarian field

• Why then moderate Muslim FBOs?

(Ager & Ager, 2011)

IN RELATION TO PRIVATE IN RELATION TO PRIVATE DONORSDONORS

Opportunities Opportunities Religious motivation of private donorsReligious motivation of private donors

[…]. It is Allah Who awards guidance whom He wills. And whatever wealth you give away (as charity donation) goes to your own benefit. It is not appropriate for you to spend but for Allah’s pleasure alone. And whatever you spend of your wealth, (its reward) will be paid back to you in full and you shall not be treated unjustly. Al-Baqarah 2:272

Opportunities Opportunities The centrality of charity in IslamThe centrality of charity in Islam

Opportunities Opportunities Charity as a religious obligationCharity as a religious obligation

Zakat:- 2.5% of annual (surplus) income- specified groups of eligible recipients

Waqf

Qurbani

Sadaqah: Voluntary giving

Islamic focus of projects: Orphans, WASH, refugees

Opportunities Opportunities Promoting a positive image of IslamPromoting a positive image of Islam

OpportunitiesOpportunitiesBridging two culturesBridging two cultures

Secular-mindeddonors

Religiously-mindeddonors

Westerndonors

Non-Westerndonors

Christian donors Muslim donors

• Islamic Identity & Islamophobia

• Instrument of the West

• Attracting institutional funding

(Khan, 2012)

ChallengesChallenges

• Non-traditional humanitarian needs

• Allocation of donated funds

(Paras & Stein, 2012)

ChallengesChallenges

IN RELATION TO PUBLIC IN RELATION TO PUBLIC DONORSDONORS

• From Estrangement to Engagement (Clark, 2007)

• Islamic Relief: from 8,4% in 2004 to 29% in 2009 out of £82 million (Khan, 2012)

• Islamic Relief, member of the Disaster Emergency Committee

OpportunitiesOpportunities

• Humanitarian response more concentrated in Muslim areas dominated

• Providing legitimacy (USAID, World Bank, DFID, Dutch Government)

• Inclination from public donors to fund FBOs

OpportunitiesOpportunities

• Criticism to usage solidarity chain

• Fear following the donor driven agenda

• Control of the finances due to possible links to terrorist groups (Carlo, 2006)

• Agents of transformation (Clarke, 2007)

ChallengesChallenges

• Clashes among mandates from governments, FBOs, and communities (Clark, 2007)

• Monitoring and control of humanitarian aid (Hopgood & Vinjamuri, 2012)

• Oversecularization may alienate religious donors (Hopgood & Vinjamuri, 2012)

ChallengesChallenges

RecommendationsRecommendations

• Signing code of conduct and other humanitarian standards. (Paras & Stein, 2012)

• Diversification of private funding base (Khan, 2012)

• Increasing cooperation between other secular & moderate faith-based organizations

RecommendationsRecommendations

• More accountability with the private donations (Paras & Stein, 2012)

• Diversity of staff

• Professionalization (Khan, 2012)

• No proselytizing (Dahwa) (Walker, Mazurana, et al, 2012)

RecommendationsRecommendations

QUESTION FOR DISCUSSION QUESTION FOR DISCUSSION • What should the moderate Islamic faith-based

organizations promote: public or private funding ? Give us your arguments

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