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Foreign Aid Report 2022

03 Commodity Aid

In 2022, the Big Heart Foundation demonstrated its financial aid and expanded access to essential services.
multifaceted humanitarian approach by allocating AED In collaboration with UNHCR, a second project
4.4 million (USD 1.2 million) towards the Commodity focused on providing specialized case management to
Aid Sector, supporting seven countries in urgent vulnerable refugee children who had been subjected
need. The Foundation showcased its adaptability to various forms of abuse, neglect, and exploitation,
by earmarking these funds for a variety of urgent while also building the capacities of child protection
requirements, ranging from emergency food and actors. The third initiative was launched in response to
shelter to multifaceted emergency aid. the Beirut port explosion, aiming to provide immediate
protection and aid to vulnerable families and children
In Afghanistan, the Foundation collaborated with the affected by the calamity.
World Food Programme to extend emergency food aid
to 5,500 internally displaced Afghans, exemplifying Mauritania saw a collaboration with UNHCR to
how crucial partnerships can amplify impact. Similarly, fortify specialized protection services for children and
the plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh was persons with specific needs in Mbera Camp and urban
addressed with the provision of both safe shelters and areas. This stands as a testament to the Foundation’s
essential food items, offering a comprehensive solution commitment to ensuring the welfare of marginalized
to displacement and deprivation. communities in diverse settings.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Lastly, in Pakistan, the Foundation transcended
Foundation partnered with UNHCR to repair the traditional aid models by not only conducting a
homes of 2,000 households using treated bamboo, food distribution campaign but also establishing a
offering durable solutions to vulnerable communities. community center aimed at uplifting the refugee
Meanwhile, refugees in Egypt were not only provided community at large.
with nutritious food year-round but also received
blankets to mitigate the harshness of colder months. In summary, the Big Heart Foundation’s work in
the Commodity Aid Sector in 2022 exemplifies its
The Foundation’s work in Lebanon was notably diverse commitment to offering holistic and adaptable solutions
and catered to an array of needs. The first project to complex humanitarian challenges, while forming key
focused on supporting the physical and mental well- partnerships to magnify the scope and effectiveness of
being of girls impacted by conflict, facilitating their their interventions.
transformation into empowered individuals through