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Your ZAKAT is powerful. We use it as a vehicle for social change.

Our life’s work has been to channel the spirit of zakat into a global vision for giving. Rest assured that our resources are here to help you give your zakat where it can have the most impact.

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Zakat Foundation of America embodies the inclusive beauty of Islam through programs that reach the destitute of all faiths both at home and abroad.

Water

An ever-flowing charity, Sadaqah Jariyah provides clean water so communities can thrive.

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Education

Providing access to education & creating powerful antidotes to unrest, distrust, & war.

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Food Security

Delivering urgent food in Ramadan & year round to relieve starvation.

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Emergency Relief

Helping victims of disaster & violent conflict.

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Orphan Care

Caring for those who can’t care for themselves.

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Health & Wellbeing

Leading critical projects to heal bodies, minds, & souls.

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Refugee Empowerment

Alleviating the needs of vulnerable families & children.

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Livelihoods

Lifting people out of poverty & ensuring their self-reliance.

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Seasonal Islamic Giving

Additional opportunities to provide more aid throughout the world.

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Emergency Relief

Winter Relief

All over the world, refugees are displaced in freezing conditions with nowhere to go. This winter, help us rush winter essentials such as food, fuel, warm blankets, and winter clothing to people in need in seven countries: Pakistan, Nepal, Jordan, Lebanon, India, Turkey.

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Emergency Relief

Afghanistan

Chaos has broken out in Afghanistan. The instability in Afghanistan has made it truly unsafe for all innocent civilians, young and old. As a result, thousands of Afghans are fleeing the country and will need your help.

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Emergency Relief

Ethiopia

As Ethiopia suffers from a months-long conflict, food aid is more critical than ever. Up to 900,000 people are facing famine conditions that is being called the worst hunger crisis in a decade.

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Emergency Relief

Bangladesh

With the strict COVID-19 lockdown, the situation for vulnerable communities such as day laborers, rickshaw drivers, construction workers, and others is dire. They rely on daily income to provide for and feed their families. Please help us provide immediate relief with food packages and hygiene kits.

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January 20th, 2022

The Power of Dua

It was 5:45 a.m.; I was struggling to get out of my warm bed, but the dings from my phone started barging into my day...I opened his message. The message was just a link with the words, “We must pay her debt.”...

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In Coka village, located in Maiwand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, women and children wait to be seen by members of a UNICEF-supported mobile health and nutrition team on December 13, 2021. © UNICEF/UN0567829/AL-JANABI

January 20th, 2022

Harsh Winter In Afghanistan Intensifies Needs For The Most Vulnerable

The scope and scale of hardship and health risks for children and families in Afghanistan prompted UNICEF to launch its largest-ever appeal for a single country.

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At the Shaydayee camp for displaced families in Herat Province, Suraya, 8, and her sisters huddle around an open fire to try to stay warm. UNICEF is distributing blankets, winter clothing and other supplies as part of its emergency response in the country. © UNICEF/UN0574509/Bidel

January 19th, 2022

Are Western Wealthy Countries Determined to Starve the People of Afghanistan?

On January 11, 2022, the United Nations (UN) Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths appealed to the international community to help raise $4.4 billion for Afghanistan in humanitarian aid...

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