# Islamic Relief launches Friday Five campaign - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/07/08/islamic-relief-launches-friday-five-campaign/ - Published: 2016-07-08T11:51:10+01:00 - Author: Melanie May **[Islamic Relief UK](http://www.islamic-relief.org.uk/) has launched a pilot campaign aimed at encouraging businesses to donate 5% of their Friday earnings to help the charity’s overseas projects.** Friday Five supports Islamic Relief’s [Alternative Orphans Sponsorship Programme](http://www.islamic-relief.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/children-and-orphans/bangladesh-orphan-sponsorship/), which aims to provide business set-up grants to support female-headed households, ensuring long-term food, shelter and education for the children and family. Fatima Ribeiro, Islamic Relief UK’s corporate partnership officer, said: ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) > “There are so many businesses throughout the UK who are thinking about their corporate > social responsibility and how they can give back to the community. Friday Five > is very simple.  It gives businesses the opportunity to choose whether they want > to give their revenues to Islamic Relief every Friday of the year or on a one- > off Friday, perhaps to celebrate a birthday or something special.” Businesses that would like to sign up to Friday Five are asked to contact Fatima Ribeiro on 0207 593 3228 or 07872 407203, or on [Fa************@****************rg.uk](http://Fatima.Ribeiro@islamic-relief.org.uk). * **[Buy Social Corporate Challenge celebrates first anniversary & seeks more partners](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/05/16/buy-social-corporate-challenge-celebrates-first-anniversary-seeks-partners/)**( 16 May 2017) * **[National CSR Awards rebrand as Global Good Awards for 2018](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/06/07/national-csr-awards-rebrand-global-good-awards-2018/)**( 7 June 2017) * **[So what does a company do with over a million pounds to give away?](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/06/12/company-million-pounds-give-away/)**( 12 June 2017) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)