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Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation
Iranian government charity organization
Iranian government charity organization
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Imam Khomeini's Relief Foundation |
| logo | Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation logo.png |
| logo_size | 190px |
| founded_date | |
| founder | Ruhollah Khomeini, Habibollah Asgaroladi, Mehdi Karroubi, Habibollah Shafigh, Reza Nayeri, Abolfazl Haji Heydari |
| <ref name | history0{{cite web |
| url | http://www.emdad.ir/central/masolin/shora_markazi.asp |
| title | Founding Committee of IKRF |
| accessdate | 14 April 2013 |
| archive-url | https://web.archive.org/web/20130411091445/http://www.emdad.ir/central/masolin/shora_markazi.asp |
| archive-date | 11 April 2013 |
| url-status | dead |
| }}</ref><ref name | history / |
| key_people | Morteza Bakhtiari (CEO) |
| Mohsen Kazerouni (Chairman of the board) | |
| location_city | Tehran |
| location_country | Iran |
| area_served | Worldwide service |
| homepage | www.emdad.ir |
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411091445/http://www.emdad.ir/central/masolin/shora_markazi.asp |archive-date=11 April 2013 |url-status=dead Mohsen Kazerouni (Chairman of the board) | Non-profit_slogan = The Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation (Persian: کمیته امداد امام خمینی) is an Iranian charitable organization, founded in March 1979 to provide support for poor families. The aim is to help such families regain financial stability. IKRF has also provided support outside Iran, including in Pakistan,{{cite news | author-link = | archive-date = 2 May 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130502134527/http://emdad.ir/mcontent/amar/amar_gozaresh_saliane/fasl%202%20kolaseh%2033%20saleh.pdf | url-status = dead
IKRF provides multiple forms of support to individuals and families. , a total of 8.6 million people in need are said to have received aid from IKRF. 698 thousand families were covered in the Rajaei plan, which provides social security coverage for senior villagers and nomads without insurance. 1.5 million people below the poverty line received free insurance from IKRF and 843 thousand students received assistance for education.{{cite journal | author-link = | archive-url =https://archive.today/20130702113945/http://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/IJPH/article/view/98 | url-status =dead | archive-date =2 July 2013
2023 Absolute poverty reduction document
In September 2023 Iranian regime devised yet another revision to program for reducing absolute poverty in association with Imam Khomeini relief.{{cite web
Sources of funding
The foundation is supported by the Iranian government{{cite press release |url-status = dead
History
The history of such committees goes back to 1964, 15 years before Iran's revolution. At that time, the objective of the smaller committee was to support the families of political prisoners.{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330175126/http://www.emdad.ir/en/history.asp |archive-date=2009-03-30 |url-status=dead
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