Vision

The vision of Mawlana Abdur Rashid Social Welfare Association (MARSA)  is to establish a just society, which is free from hunger, ignorance, social injustice, violence, oppressions and other forms of exploitations, and where peace, progress, tranquillity and development prevail.

Mission

The institutional mission of Mawlana Abdur Rashid Social Welfare Association (MARSA)  is to develop and empower all persons and communities in situations of poverty, social injustice, ignorance, violence, terrorism, exploitations and all forms of sufferings through broadly promoting education, mutual understanding and collaboration, poverty alleviation, health, skills development and awareness building.

Our values and faith perspective

Mawlana Abdur Rashid Social Welfare Association (MARSA) is a faith-based humanitarian relief and development organisation fully committed to humanitarian principles and standards. Islam underpins our organisational identity, values and culture and informs everything we do.

We are guided by the timeless values and teachings of the Qur’an and Sunnah, the prophetic example. In particular, our organisation is committed to 5 key values:

Sincerity (ikhlas) – We are driven and motivated by sincerity to God and our duty to humanity.

Excellence (ihsan) – A commitment to excellence is a hallmark of our operations, programmes and conduct towards the vulnerable people we serve.

Compassion (rahma) – Every life is precious, so we join other humanitarian actors in easing the suffering caused by disasters, poverty and injustice.

Social Justice (adl) – We empower poor and vulnerable people to have their rights fulfilled and to achieve their God-given potential.

Custodianship (amana) – We value and protect the Earth and its resources, including its people, and we aim to honour the trust people place in us to be transparent and accountable.

We are a policy leader in the arena of Islamic humanitarianism, developing distinctive and practical approaches to the key issues that are affecting our world today – including climate change, gender justice, forced migration, peacebuilding, child protection and inclusion.

Our Islamic values and insights influence all aspects of our work, and sit alongside our decades of development experience in helping to shape humanitarian and social justice approaches in the broader sector.