News & Media
IDRF is all around the world. These are
updates on how IDRF is working with different organizations locally, and internationally to spread our vision.
Statement on behalf of IDRF on the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
IDRF Welcomes Minister Ahmed Hussen as the New Minister of International Development
IDRF’s CEO Mahmood Qasim Selected as “Top 10 Influential Canadian Professionals in 2023” by Beyond Exclamation Magazine
International Development and Relief Foundation Welcomes Nabil Ali as New Chief Operations Officer
Canadian Charity Responds to Devastating Turkey-Syria Earthquake
Canadian Organization Launches 5-Year Multi-Million Dollar Mental Health Project in Guyana
Councillor Khalid Usman & CERF Raise Three Hundred and twenty-two thousand in Markham for IDRF Pakistan Flood Relief project
National Fundraising Campaign Launched to Help Victims of Pakistan Floods
An Open letter to the Government of Canada: Seeking Urgent Assistance for Devastating Floods in Pakistan
Gaza reeling from recent attacks
Heavy rain and flooding in Pakistan damage thousands of homes, kill hundreds
IDRF sends life-saving emergency kits to victims of severe flooding in Bangladesh and India
In the Media
March 2023
March 1: CityNews Montreal
February 2023
February 8: CTV News
February 7: CBC Live with Dwight Drummond
November 2022
November 23: Chatelaine Magazine: Pakistan’s Flood Crisis Is Not Over. Here’s What To Know—And How To Help
September 2022
September 1: National Observer: ‘Monsoon on steroids’ prompts non-profits to ask Canada to aid Pakistan with ‘10 times more’
August 2022
August 30: Q107: ‘Real calamity’: Canadian Pakistani community steps up flood relief efforts
August 30: Eminatra Canada: ‘Real disaster’: Canada’s Pakistani community ramps up flood relief efforts – Nationwide
August 30: Global News: ‘Real calamity’: Canadian Pakistani community steps up flood relief efforts
August 30: CBC Canada Tonight: Interview with Chris Glover
August 31: CBC News Radio: Metro Morning with Ismaila Alfa
August 31: CBC News Toronto: Spotlight with Greg Ross
August 31: CBC News: Toronto organizations raise funds, pack kits to help flood victims in Pakistan