Relief is also the founder of Charity Week – a student volunteer-led campaign to raise funds. In 2021, Islamic Relief reported that 394 educational institutions around the world signed up to take part in that year’s event, raising a record £1.8 million. Structure and governance The Islamic Relief federation is made up of member offices, which carry out fundraising on a national level, and country offices, which coordinate and implement projects to serve communities in need. Islamic Relief Worldwide, based in the UK, is the international office of the Islamic Relief federation. It oversees global standards and coordinates and monitors the work of country offices. In 2020 as part of a wide governance reform programme Islamic Relief created the International General Assembly (IGA). This is the highest body of the new Islamic Relief Worldwide governance structure and consists mainly of representatives elected by Islamic Relief member offices across five continents, creating a body that is truly globally representative. It is through this body that the board of trustees are elected which is inclusive of member offices and independent members. Affiliated organisations TIC International Ltd TIC International is a trading subsidiary of Islamic Relief. It supports the charity’s fundraising activities by recycling clothes and running a network of charity shops across the UK. It was set up in 1993 after Islamic Relief received an influx of clothes in response to emergency appeals. The Birmingham-based firm supports Islamic Relief’s journey towards ‘net zero’ by recycling clothing that might otherwise be disposed of in landfill or in other ways that harm the environment. In 2021, TIC converted 1,518 tonnes of unwanted clothing into income for Islamic Relief, either through re-selling high-quality items in the charity shops or through recycling to generate profits. TIC’s activities generated £422,000 for Islamic Relief in 2021, despite shop closures related to the coronavirus pandemic. International Waqf Fund The International Waqf Fund is Islamic Relief’s investment vehicle. It was established in 2001 to boost the long-term financial sustainability of Islamic Relief investments and to generate returns for social impact, known as waqf in Islamic terminology. Waqf enables Islamic Relief to decrease its dependency on donations and grants, as the annual yield from waqf investments provides income that funds social impact programmes. In 2021, Islamic Relief said the International Waqf endowments fund was £692,000. Humanitarian Academy for Development Formerly known as the Islamic Relief Academy, the Humanitarian Academy for Development