How faith based organizations mobilizes resources. What are the opportunities and challenges.

1. Faith-BasedFaith-Based
OrganizationsOrganizations
in relation with
donors

2. • Why Muslim FBOs?
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3. • Facts and figures from the humanitarian work
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4. 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)

5. IN RELATION TO PRIVATEIN RELATION TO PRIVATE
DONORSDONORS

6. OpportunitiesOpportunities
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

7. OpportunitiesOpportunities
The centrality of charity in IslamThe centrality of charity in Islam

8. OpportunitiesOpportunities
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

9. OpportunitiesOpportunities
Promoting a positive image of IslamPromoting a positive image of Islam

10. OpportunitiesOpportunities
Bridging two culturesBridging two cultures
Secular-minded
donors
Religiously-minded
donors
Western
donors
Non-Western
donors
Christian donors Muslim donors

11. • Islamic Identity & Islamophobia
• Instrument of the West
• Attracting institutional funding
(Khan, 2012)
ChallengesChallenges

12. • Non-traditional humanitarian needs
• Allocation of donated funds
(Paras & Stein, 2012)
ChallengesChallenges

13. IN RELATION TO PUBLICIN RELATION TO PUBLIC
DONORSDONORS

14. • 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

15. • Humanitarian response more concentrated in
Muslim areas dominated
• Providing legitimacy (USAID, World Bank,
DFID, Dutch Government)
• Inclination from public donors to fund FBOs
OpportunitiesOpportunities

16. • 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

17. • 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

18. RecommendationsRecommendations

19. • 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

20. • More accountability with the private
donations (Paras & Stein, 2012)
• Diversity of staff
• Professionalization (Khan, 2012)
• No proselytizing (Dahwa)
(Walker, Mazurana, et al, 2012)
RecommendationsRecommendations

21. QUESTION FOR DISCUSSIONQUESTION FOR DISCUSSION
• What should the moderate Islamic faith-based
organizations promote: public or private
funding ? Give us your arguments
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