Island Loop
Island Loop - an Initiative by Island Bazaar
As we celebrated our boutiques third year in 2019, we were delighted to announce the launch of Island Loop.
Island Loop will take tiny steps and work together with selected causes and organizations (non-profit) within our Island communities and offer our support.
Every quarter we will choose a cause and contribute minimum 2% of Island Bazaar's quarterly profit to the cause. That we have selected, along with a post on our Journal [our blog] during that quarter.
3rd & 4th QUARTER 2024
Our chosen cause for third & fourth quarter of 2024 is Maldives Autism Association.
Maldives Autism Association (MAA) was founded on 21st January 2010 by Madam Ilham Hussain. She became aware of the importance of educating and helping children with Autism when she worked as a teacher at an autism center in New York.
She came back to Maldives and talked to countless mothers who confided in her that their children needed a haven outside of mainstream schools to thrive and excel to their full capabilities. Determined to create an educational and safe space for these children, Ilham, with support from her husband, Dr. Mohamed Waheead, opened the Maldives Autism Association, which now caters to over 100 children.
1st & 2nd QUARTER 2024
Our chosen cause for first & second quarter of 2024 is Moms Aid.
"We are among the most renowned NGOs in Maldives operating at a large scale, seeking to empower women. Ending hunger and poverty in the nation by providing immediate and long-term assistance to vulnerable families with the goal of paving the path for better lives in the community are also a part of our mission. One of our most successful projects involves aiding vulnerable families in the community, in which we seek to respond to their needs by providing care packages and decent livelihood opportunities for them.
We support women to identify their inner strengths by providing platforms where they can utilize their skills and abilities
We also conduct various awareness and vocational training sessions to develop women and to educate the public on various aspects.
We educate and help women who have suffered violence in any form to overcome it and rebuild their lives.
We help vulnerable families in society daily, by providing care packages and other necessary items."
3rd and 4th QUARTER 2023
Our chosen cause for third and fourth quarter of 2023 is Maldivian Red Crescent.
The Maldivian Red Crescent (MRC) an independent, voluntary, humanitarian organization, established on the basis of the Maldivian Red Crescent Law [Law 2009/7]. The MRC’s primary objective is to provide humanitarian aid, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering. It is the 187th member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The Movement’s mission is to alleviate human suffering, protect life and health, and uphold human dignity especially during armed conflicts and other emergencies. The MRC in its nascent stage is closely guided by the Movement partners including the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
The MRC works across the country to build resilience across Maldivian communities, and does so through working in strategic areas on strengthening emergency response, strengthening first aid and psychosocial support, facilitating resilience-based planning, promoting health and well-being in a changing environment, fostering humanitarian values and volunteerism, and organizational development and sustainability. In addition to working with the relevant public authorities, the National Society also collaborates with the private sector to enhance impact and outreach.
1st & 2nd QUARTER 2023
Our chosen cause for the first and second quarter of 2023 is Society for Health Education.
Society for Health Education
"Society for Health Education (SHE) is privileged to be one of the nation’s leading NGO’s providing integrated services to the community to foster family well-being in general and in particular empower families and women to make informed choices when seeking health services. We are an organization who is proactively working towards identifying and addressing crucial health and social concerns in the Maldives.
We are firmly focused on being a professionally managed and client-centered organization that follows international best practices. We understand that our success depends on the unreserved commitment of our Members, Management, Staff and Volunteers, and we strive to raise the bar higher at every opportunity so that we could progressively add greater value to our clients and stakeholders, thereby uplifting the community’s general wellbeing and their living standards. We are more than ever committed to this goal."
3rd & 4th QUARTER 2022
Our chosen cause for the 3rd and 4th quarter of 2022 is Tiny Hearts of Maldives.
Tiny Hearts of Maldives
"Founded in 2009 in remembrance of Keyaan, a fallen warrior of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Tiny Hearts of Maldives (THM) is an NGO leading the fight against CHD and Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) in the Maldives.
Respected as one of the most active members of World Heart Federation, it is also a co-founder of Maldives NCD Alliance."
1st & 2nd QUARTER 2022
Our chosen cause for the first and second quarter of 2022 is Hope for Women.
Hope for Women
"Hope for Women (HFW) is a non-governmental organization in the Maldives, registered on 19th January 2010 working towards ending all forms of violence against women; promoting gender equality and women’s participation in public life. At the moment HFW’s activities are mostly project-based with funding from few well-wishing individuals and organizations. However, we are continuously exploring other avenues for resource mobilization, in order to sustain the functioning of the organization and expand the scope of its work; particularly impacting public policy and improving outreach."
2nd & 3rd QUARTER 2021
Our chosen cause for the second and third quarter of 2021 is Maldives Resilient Reefs.
Maldives Resilient Reefs
"Maldives Resilient Reefs (MRR) is a marine conservation working to restore coral reefs in the Maldives as climate resilient ecosystems for the benefit of people, nature and the businesses that depend on them. MRR works to support the coverage of well-managed and effectively enforced marine reserves in the Maldives to 30% and to implement locally tailored models of sustainable, small-scale fisheries that benefit Maldivian people by working closely with governments, tourism businesses, people and fishermen. MRR is affiliated with British conservation charity, Blue Marine Foundation."
Check out their work: Twitter/Facebook/Instagram
1st and 4th QUARTER 2021
Our chosen cause for the first and fourth quarter of 2021 is Cancer Society of Maldives.
Cancer Society of Maldives
"Cancer Society of Maldives (CSM) is a national community based (non-profit/non-governmental) organization formed for the purpose of reducing the incidence and impact of cancer in the Maldives. We aim to contribute towards the well being of our community by creating awareness about cancer, providing support and circulating information and resources so as to enhance the experience of people fighting against cancer. It is one of our top priorities to conduct cancer research and to create a cancer patient registered data base in the Maldives."
4th QUARTER 2020
Our chosen cause for the final quarter of 2020 is Society for Health Education.
Society for Health Education
"Society for Health Education (SHE) is privileged to be one of the nation’s leading NGO’s providing integrated services to the community to foster family well-being in general and in particular empower families and women to make informed choices when seeking health services. We are an organization who is proactively working towards identifying and addressing crucial health and social concerns in the Maldives.
We are firmly focused on being a professionally managed and client-centered organization that follows international best practices. We understand that our success depends on the unreserved commitment of our Members, Management, Staff and Volunteers, and we strive to raise the bar higher at every opportunity so that we could progressively add greater value to our clients and stakeholders, thereby uplifting the community’s general wellbeing and their living standards. We are more than ever committed to this goal."
2nd and 3rd QUARTER 2020
Our chosen cause for second and third quarter of 2020 is Maldivian Red Crescent.
Maldivian Red Crescent
The Maldivian Red Crescent (MRC) an independent, voluntary, humanitarian organization, established on the basis of the Maldivian Red Crescent Law [Law 2009/7]. The MRC’s primary objective is to provide humanitarian aid, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering. It is the 187th member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The Movement’s mission is to alleviate human suffering, protect life and health, and uphold human dignity especially during armed conflicts and other emergencies. The MRC in its nascent stage is closely guided by the Movement partners including the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
The MRC works across the country to build resilience across Maldivian communities, and does so through working in strategic areas on strengthening emergency response, strengthening first aid and psychosocial support, facilitating resilience-based planning, promoting health and well-being in a changing environment, fostering humanitarian values and volunteerism, and organizational development and sustainability. In addition to working with the relevant public authorities, the National Society also collaborates with the private sector to enhance impact and outreach.
1st QUARTER 2020
Our chosen cause for the first quarter for 2020 is Care Society.
Care Society
We have had the privilege of working with and seeing first hand how hard the teachers and management of Care Society work and wish them all the best.
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4th QUARTER 2019
To start the initiative and be our Cause for the final quarter of 2019, we have selected a very special organisation, Tiny Hearts of Maldives.
Tiny Hearts of Maldives
"Founded in 2009 in remembrance of Keyaan, a fallen warrior of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Tiny Hearts of Maldives (THM) is an NGO leading the fight against CHD and Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) in the Maldives.
Currently celebrating it’s 10th year of service, THM are on a mission to facilitate and create communities and a population where heart healthy choices are an intrinsic part of everyday lives.
Respected as one of the most active members of World Heart Federation, it is also a co-founder of Maldives NCD Alliance."
Website: https://www.tinyheartsofmaldives.org/
Twitter: @TinyHeartMV
Facebook: @TinyHeartsMV (https://www.facebook.com/TinyHeartsMV/)
Instagram: @tinyheartsofmaldives (https://instagram.com/tinyheartsofmaldives?igshid=9min5larzldo)
We thank Tiny Hearts of Maldives for this opportunity, and wish them continued strength, spirit and growth.