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July 11th, 2025
How a Simple Water Well Can Transform a Community
It’s easy to overlook the power of a hole in the ground. But in places where clean water is scarce, a single well can change almost everything—health, education, safety, even the survival of entire communities.
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July 9th, 2025
Maximizing Your Impact: How Your Company Can Match Your Charity With Our Matching Gift Tool
The impact of one’s freely given charitable donation can be life-changing. Use our Matching Gift Tool today and start your journey.
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July 9th, 2025
Are You Ready to Meet God?
Hajj is not just a physical pilgrimage; it is a journey of the heart and soul. Here's a step-by-step on how to prepare for this worldly encounter
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Zakat Foundation provides access to education and creating powerful antidotes to unrest, distrust, and war.
Orphan Care
Zakat Foundation is caring for those who can’t care for themselves. We directly and fully sponsor thousands of orphans, connecting them with their sponsors so that they know and communicate with one another.
Zakat Foundation Institute
Offering a solution-oriented educational experience that accelerates the success of the social good sectors.
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7/1/25
Zakat Foundation of America Provides Critical Surgical Support to Save Lives at Kuwait Specialty Field Hospital in Gaza, Palestine
Kuwait Specialty Field Hospital is taking on the added pressure of providing medical care and with the help of Zakat Foundation of America, the hospital has expanded operations to meet the overwhelming demand.
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6/19/25
Empowering Future Leaders Through Community Service Scholarships
The Zakat Foundation of America’s annual Community Service Scholarship draws hundreds of graduating high school seniors from 11 states, each eager to share their passion projects and commitment to community service.
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6/17/25
Fighting Mali’s Growing Water Crisis in Nioro, Mali with Water Trucking
Children rush to alert their families: the water trucks are coming! For thousands in this farming and livestock-reliant region of Mali, that sound now means one thing: survival.
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