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June 17th, 2025
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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June 4th, 2025
Zakat Foundation of America Donates 125 Laptops
Thanks to the gift of 125 laptops, donated by people who care, these Florida high schoolers can stay on track for graduation, for college, for a future they’re building.
Stories, USA
May 28th, 2025
Driving Dreams in Nepal with Zakat Foundation of America
Renowned for its natural beauty and cultural diversity, Nepal often hides a harsher reality including deep social and educational inequalities.
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Education
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.
Transforming Communities. One Story at a Time.
8/19/24
The Dire Condition of Global Poverty
At Zakat Foundation, we are true believers in giving people access to the tools they need to support themselves. Through our sustainable livelihoods projects we have uplifted communities from the depths of destitution.
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8/15/24
How You Can Bolster Education With Us
As many of our own children head back to school, we often take for granted the resources available to them for their learning. Our Education initiatives provide underserved children in communities across 25 countries.
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8/7/24
What Is the State of Forced Displacement in the World?
But just how critical is the forced displacement situation for refugees? And what can we do to help them? Read on to find out.
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