Activities Muslim Aid also tackles the root causes of poverty through long-term development programs that are set up in close consultation with the local people. This accounts for half of Muslim Aid's expenditure. Projects such as education and skills training, credit and agricultural schemes, clean water and healthcare provision provide poor communities with the skills and resources they need to stand on their own feet and build a sustainable future for themselves and their families. Distribution of Funds Muslim Aid is very conscious of where its donors' money goes. This relief has assisted the poor who, due to the natural disasters have been left homeless, and have been open to starvation and diseases.
Clean water is needed for drinking, sanitation and sustaining agriculture and livestock.
It also eliminates waterborne diseases that may prevent the poor from being able to work toward a better life. Healthcare A quarter of all people living in poor countries do not have access to healthcare, and in many places one in every five children dies from preventable diseases before their fifth birthday. Around the world it is the poorest people who are most likely to suffer from life-threatening illnesses like tuberculosis and pneumonia, while the illness itself makes it even harder to find a way out of poverty. Around one billion of the world's adults - a fifth of the world's population, are illiterate, and over 150 million children have never had the opportunity to learn to read or write. Yet education is one of the most effective means by which people can escape poverty.