News Archive: Kenya

Giving the Gift of Sight in a Kenyan Village

Apr 19th, 2012Campaign NewsPosted By: Zakat Foundation of America

At Zakat Foundation of America (ZF) we believe that healthcare is a human right. That’s why we open mobile health clinics around the world in…

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Saving Lives of Flood Victims in Kenya and Uganda

Mar 30th, 2012Campaign NewsPosted By: Zakat Foundation of America

Zakat Foundation of America (ZF) has been one of the first organizations focused on helping victims of climate change in Kenya and Uganda. In Uganda,…

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Life is a Challenge for Kenyan Woman

Mar 22nd, 2012Campaign NewsPosted By: Zakat Foundation of America

Zakat Foundation of America (ZF) has been working for years to create economic opportunities for women in developing countries around the world. In Kenya, the…

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Fighting the Threat of Malaria in Uganda

Mar 11th, 2012Campaign NewsPosted By: Zakat Foundation of America

In Uganda, torrential rains have caused massive flooding, destroying homes, crops and livestock, wiping out the food supply and spreading life-threatening waterborne diseases such as…

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New Mosque in Kenya Ignites Local Development

Feb 20th, 2012Campaign NewsPosted By: Zakat Foundation of America

By the grace of God, construction is under way in Malakisi, Kenya, where Zakat Foundation of America has torn down the town’s old dilapidated mosque…

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A New Mosque for Kenyans

Jan 31st, 2012Campaign NewsPosted By: Zakat Foundation of America

Zakat Foundation of America breaks ground on a Kenyan mosque....

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3 Mobile Health Clinics Opened in Kenya

Jan 19th, 2012Campaign NewsPosted By: Zakat Foundation of America

Zakat Foundation of America (ZF) believes that healthcare is a human right. In order to provide healthcare not only do we open mobile health clinics…

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A New Mosque in Kenya

Jan 17th, 2012Campaign NewsPosted By: Zakat Foundation of America

Malakisi is a small village in Kenya's Western Province where most people live on less than a dollar a day. The village has a sizable…

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Zakat Foundation Saves the Situation During Doctors’ Strike

Jan 16th, 2012Foundation NewsBy: Raunaq Hussein

Bungoma: While most of the country’s health services were nearly paralysed by last month’s doctors’ strike Zakat Foundation of America opened up free mobile health…

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A Safe House for Oppressed and Abused Women

Jan 9th, 2012Campaign NewsPosted By: Zakat Foundation of America

A young girl from the Congo, Aline Uzamukunda was only 14 when she met a man in Rwanda who promised he would bring her to…

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