iter acy , ▁and ▁prevent able ▁dise ases ; ▁and ▁se cur ing ▁long - term ▁sust ain ability ▁for ▁dis adv ant aged ▁people ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁ID R F ▁focus es ▁on ▁two ▁types ▁of ▁projects : ▁ ▁A ) ▁Part icip atory ▁Development ▁Program s ▁- a id ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁affected ▁by ▁pover ty , ▁ill iter acy , ▁in just ice , ▁and ▁prevent able ▁dise ases . ▁ID R F ▁helps ▁dis adv ant aged ▁individuals ▁access ▁primary ▁education , ▁basic ▁health ▁care ▁and ▁san itation , ▁clean ▁water , ▁and ▁mod est ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁income ▁generation . ▁These ▁programs ▁help ▁people ▁at ▁the ▁grass ro ots ▁level ▁to ▁organ ize ▁themselves ▁to ▁work ▁collect ively ▁for ▁their ▁own ▁social ▁and ▁economic ▁improvement . ▁ ▁B ) ▁Rel ief ▁and ▁Re h abil itation ▁Program s ▁- prov ide ▁immediate ▁assistance ▁and ▁re h abil itation ▁services ▁to ▁those ▁affected ▁by ▁natural ▁and ▁man ▁made ▁dis aster s ▁by ▁providing ▁vict ims ▁with ▁basic ▁necess ities ▁such ▁as ▁food , ▁cl othing , ▁shelter , ▁tra uma ▁coun sel ing , ▁and ▁medical ▁assistance . ▁ ▁Br ief ▁history ▁ ▁ID R F ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁as ▁the ▁International ▁Ref uge e ▁and ▁Rel ief ▁Program ▁( IR R P ) ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Council ▁of ▁Muslim ▁Commun ities ▁( CM CC ) ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁need ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ten ▁million ▁people ▁who ▁were ▁disp la ced ▁around