On Thursday, February 20th, the HCI Foodbank lead spoke with Alan Neal on CBC All in a Day about the new food bank at our head office. This initiative aims to relieve pressure on local services and fight food insecurity. 🎙️Listen to the full segment here:

Thank you @ottawacitizen for publishing this critical OpEd by Mahmuda Khan, CEO of HCI, and Imam Sikander Hasmi, ED of Canadian Council of Imams, highlighting food insecurity. Ottawa is facing a surge in food insecurity, with one in four households (23.7%) affected in 2023. In response, HCI has

This morning, HCI’s Chief Programs Officer, Iftikhar Shaikh Ahmad spoke with Rebecca Zandbergen about her recent humanitarian trip to Gaza—what it was like delivering aid and the situation on the ground. "When you are there, it hits differently. It’s like a scene from a horror

As Canadians prepare to vote, it’s clear that Gaza and global human rights are an important issue. We thank Ziad Arab-Oagley and CityNews Toronto for highlighting the humanitarian efforts of our Chief Programs Officer, Iftikhar Shaikh Ahmad, and the critical work of HCI Canada in Gaza.

'Aid must not be used as a weapon of war, as it's being done now,' says Oxfam Canada amid #Israeli blockade aa.com.tr/en/world/canad… #GazaStarving

Thank you to Raffy Boudjikanian and CBC for covering Human Concern International’s difficult decision to suspend aid delivery through the Gaza Humanitarian Fund. Yesterday on Parliament Hill, HCI was joined by Oxfam Canada and Save the Children Canada to urge Canada to reject Israel’s proposed

Thank you Merve Aydogan-Ağlarcı at Anadolu English for covering HCI and other humanitarian charities concerns. For over two and a half months, aid organizations have faced increasing barriers to access, while more than a million people in Gaza endure catastrophic levels of hunger. The

Helping families in need ctvnews.ca/ottawa/video/2…

Thank you to Kimberley Fowler at CTV Ottawa for highlighting the work Human Concern International’s Food Bank is doing to combat food insecurity and support families in need this Eid. Yesterday, the HCI Canada Food Bank team drove across Ottawa delivering Eid baskets, fresh meat, and

"This is not only a tragedy; it is an ongoing violation of international law by Israel and a profound moral failure of the international community," says HCI CEO Mahmuda Khan, on the killing of women & children waiting for aid in Gaza. See full statement here:

Starvation and access to food and aid should not be used as a weapon to kill children. Since May 27, 875 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza while seeking food, more than half near controversial US-Israeli aid sites, bypassing experts in aid distribution like the UN and

HCI joins 100+ humanitarian organizations warning of mass starvation in Gaza, and calling for unrestricted aid access now. bbc.com/news/articles/…

We’re excited to welcome ihsaan 🍉 as HCI Canada’s first global Chief Development Officer! 🌍 #TeamHCI #Welcome

Last week, HCI’s Global CEO, Mahmuda Khan, attended UNGA in New York. She took part in 3 days of powerful discussions on education, human rights, and sustainable development. See details here: instagram.com/p/DPMeEcsgRYp/…