United Hands Relief
Working together to assist those in need around the world
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Tackling poverty and hunger. United Hands Relief believes that in world rich in resources and opportunities, poverty and hunger aren’t inevitable. \nIn poverty, people lack power, income, access to basic services, opportunities, security and almost little to no opportunity for development. Poverty can be worsened by conflicts, natural disasters and pollution. \n\nWe believe that every human being has the right to live free of poverty in a secure and more equitable world. We believe with unity and, this is possible. We believe that people have the right to life and security, to sustainable livelihood, and to have access to basics vital for survival. \n\nToday, we are faced with unprecedented changes and challenges, including increasing humanitarian crises, drought and famine, food shortages and natural disasters. To meet these challenges, we need global cooperation and cohesion.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Emergency Disaster Relief
Food packages, medicine, hygiene packages and temporary shelter for people in crisis and disaster situations.
Seasonal Programs
Ramadan Food Basket, School backpack and supplies, Winter clothes, shelters and heaters, Zakat Distribution
Orphan Sponsorship
Orphans sponsorship, Health and education
Poverty and Hunger Relief program
Food baskets, shelters, clothes, drinking water
Development
Water Wells, Education, health, self-sustainable small business.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of donors retained
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Multiracial people, People of East Asian descent, People of Middle Eastern descent, Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Emergency Disaster Relief
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Average number of dollars per person served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Social and economic status
Related Program
Poverty and Hunger Relief program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of volunteers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Ethnic and racial groups
Related Program
Seasonal Programs
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of clients served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Ethnic and racial groups, Social and economic status
Related Program
Emergency Disaster Relief
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of organizational partners
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Ethnic and racial groups, Social and economic status
Related Program
Poverty and Hunger Relief program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of programs documented
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Ethnic and racial groups, Extremely poor people, Low-income people, Victims of conflict and war
Related Program
Development
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
When disaster strikes, United Hands Relief’s priority is to first start saving lives, then to help vulnerable communities hit hard by disaster (natural or man-made) come back stronger.\nWe make sure people have access to safe clean water for drinking and sanitation. Our teams provide shelter, food and other life-saving necessities vital for survival to families affected.\nWe support families, especially children through education, vocational training, and sustainable development. We help rebuild communities by helping families become self-sufficient through our development programs. \nOur purpose is to help create lasting solutions to poverty and hunger through sustainable development. We empower people to create a future that is secure, and free from poverty and hunger. We work diligently to funnel our efforts towards responding and alleviating the suffering of others around the globe. Our goal is to instill hope and restore the dignity of many in need.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
United Hands Relief (UHR) believes that all people are entitled jobs and income security, and have the right to essential services such as health care and education. UHR believes that all humans have the right to security from crises and disasters. To achieve its main purpose and goal, UHR follows certain strategies in its development, humanitarian and campaign work. \nAccountability and Transparency: Ensuring accountability and transparency in our work and mission, and to our stakeholders, including UHR’s beneficiaries, partners, staff and donors. \nInnovation: In order to create positive change, UHR looks for new and creative solutions to respond to the unmet needs of vulnerable families, to improve their lives. \nPartnerships: through strong partnerships and collective action, humanitarian relief organizations like UHR can make a sustained and significant impact on the fight against poverty and hunger. \nStrategic Funding Partnerships: With the help of our strategic partners, UHR can be more efficient, effective, innovative, develop strategically and better apply its lessons learned. \nPrograms Quality: in an effort to overcome poverty and hunger, UHR is committed to effectively capture and communicate risks, challenges and progress. \nResearch: thorough research enables UHR to plan strategically, define its milestones, campaign with credibility, monitor and learn from its programs and implementations. \nGuidelines: UHR shares learning and best practices with other humanitarian relief and development NGO’s. This is crucial and helps UHR contribute to long-term sustainable development and allows effectiveness in responding to emergencies.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
In 2016/17, UHR set the following objectives to support our programs and staff, to be more efficient and accountable in using of the funds entrusted to us:\n- Planning, reporting and setting policies is vitally important\n- Building new capabilities and ways of working, ensuring that UHR is more active and responsive, more transparent and accountable, and better able to act on learning from past implementations. \n- Ensure that UHR employees are valued and supported through changes\n- Successful delivery and implementations completion in adherence to time and budget\n- Implementing risk management and regulatory compliance frameworks\n- Review UHR’s core business processes to improve quality, clarity, and responsiveness.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Since its inception in 2016, UHR supporters helped a countless number of vulnerable people fight poverty. With our generous donors’ support, we provided life-saving supplies to families hit by the world’s worst conflicts and natural disasters. We provided safe clean water, food, shelter, hygiene, healthcare and education. \nUHR’s achievements were made possible by the collective acts of kindness of volunteers, staff and supporters.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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United Hands Relief
Board of directorsas of 03/16/2023
Dr. Safaa Zarzour
United Hands Relief
Term: 2020 - 2025
Mr. Hatem Fariz
United Hands Relief
Term: 2020 - 2025
Ziad D Yamout
United Hands Relief
Suleiman Alghanem
United Hands Relief
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Transgender Identity
Sexual orientation
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Equity strategies
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- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.