News Archive: Somalia
Water for Somalis
Jan 31st, 2012•Campaign News•Posted By: Zakat Foundation of America
Zakat Foundation of America's water well building project begun to alleviate Somali water shortages....
continue reading »Demand for ZF's Services Grow as Other Relief Agencies Flee Kenyan Refugee Camp
Dec 5th, 2011•Campaign News•Posted By: Zakat Foundation of America
Zakat Foundation of America (ZF) has been working in Kenya's Dadaab camp since the end of July 2011, when refugees left famine-stricken Somalia in search…
continue reading »Horn of Africa: In a State of Disarray and Hunger
Oct 31st, 2011•Campaign News•Posted By: Zakat Foundation of America
The Dadaab camp in northeast Kenya was established in the 1990s to accommodate no more than 90,000 refugees. Today, over 450,000 refugees reside in the…
continue reading »ZF Seeks to Strengthen Somali Relief Efforts as Famine Continues
Oct 4th, 2011•Campaign News•Posted By: Zakat Foundation of America
As the famine in Somalia continues and thousands of Somalis flee daily to Kenyan refugee camps, Zakat Foundation of America (ZF) provides relief at the…
continue reading »Somalia Famine Relief Campaign
Aug 17th, 2011•Campaign News•Posted By: Zakat Foundation of America
One hundred kilometers from Kenyan-Somali border, at the Daadab Refugee Camp, 378,000 refugees have come in search of food, water, shelter, and medical care....
continue reading »Horn of Africa: ZF launches Famine Relief Campaign
Jul 28th, 2011•Campaign News•Posted By: Zakat Foundation of America
In the summer of 2011, Somalia faces its greatest drought in over sixty years causing widespread famine all across the country. The East Coast, especially…
continue reading »Zakat Foundation Reacts to Cholera Outbreak in Somalia
Mar 28th, 2009•Campaign News•Posted By: Zakat Foundation of America
Zakat Foundation has allocated $10,000 as an immediate response to the recent outbreak of cholera in Somali refugee camps that has caused the death of…
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