Emergency Relief
Deliver life-saving emergency relief to disaster and conflict victims.
Our Global Emergency Relief Efforts
Bringing Comfort and Care in Times of Crisis
3,795,754
Total Beneficiaries
33
Total Countries
296,407
Total Relief Package
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Restore Hope to Rebuild Lives
We respond swiftly to both natural and man-made disasters, meeting the urgent needs of those affected.
Our first phase of response provides:
Food Packages
Medicine Kits
Hygiene Packages
Temporary Shelter
We pair emergency aid with long-term development, staying from the first response to the final recovery, ensuring no one is forgotten.
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Relief That Heals, Nourishes, and Rebuilds
Emergency Food Distribution
We provide food packages and hot meals to families facing conflict, displacement, or disaster, ensuring nourishment and dignity during their most difficult moments.
Medical Support and Psychosocial Services
We deliver urgent medical care through mobile clinics, emergency shipments, and field hospitals. We also offer trauma support, helping children and adults begin to heal after war or disaster.
Shelter and Clothing Assistance
We provide emergency tents, rebuild homes, and offer safe shelter. In harsh conditions, especially winter, we distribute weather appropriate clothing and blankets to protect vulnerable families.
Holistic Disaster Response
Our emergency response goes beyond immediate relief. We stand with communities long after crisis strikes, supporting their journey toward recovery and resilience.
Captured Moments
A Glimpse of our Work
A Bangladeshi child holds our relief package as he wades through flood waters.
A family in Mirpu Khas, Pakistan moves into their new home after losing theirs to the floods.
A Yemeni child receives a hygiene kit from our team to ensure safe hygienic practices.
An elderly woman in Lebanon receives an emergency kit as she seeks safety at a local shelter.
Families affected by the Jaranwala church fires in Pakistan receive essentials.
Families in Afghanistan use mules to carry home flood relief supplies.
Families in Sri Lanka express their gratitude to our team member for flood assistance.
Hot meals are prepared for families in Gaza, Palestine by our field reps for daily distribution.
Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles visited our command post in Canoga Park, California during the wildfire relief efforts.
Our field team member looks over damage of the earthquake in Herat, Afghanistan.
Our van full of emergency relief supplies for families affected by hurricane Helene and Milton in Florida goes to neighborhoods in need for distribution.
People in Gaza, Palestine line up to collect fresh, clean drinking water at our distribution site.
A displaced boy in Syria receives fresh bread from our field team as emergency relief efforts continue.
Families in Nepal receive emergency supplies after facing monsoon flooding.
Food boxes with essentials are taken by displaced, needy and returning Syrian families.
Medical care is provided to flood affected families in Bangladesh.
Our California team hands out food and water to families affected by the catastrophic fires across Los Angeles.
Our field teams in Bangladesh go to flood affected communities to offer essentials.
Our rice packages above Gaza, Palestine make their way to hungry families during their time of need.
Our teams in Argentina meet with families affected by the floods and help distribute bedding and other essentials.
Our tent shelter in Gaza, Palestine will help keep families safe from extreme weather, and secure from exposure to other elements.
Sudanese families gather to receive food packages to help nourish their families during the civil unrest.
With proper hygiene items people in Yemen can now ensure a more safe and healthy lifestyle.
Articles
Emergency Relief Responses
5/14/25
Al-Baraka Camp: A Shelter Camp for Gaza’s Youngest Victims
Since 2001, Zakat Foundation of America has stood with the people of Gaza and the West Bank, providing vital support. Orphaned children in Palestine are receiving ongoing support at Al-Baraka Camp.
Stories
2/20/25
Zakat Foundation of America’s Swift Relief Efforts Offer Hope to Victims Devastated by Flash Floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina
In early October 2024, residents of Bosnia and Herzegovina woke up to devastating flash floods and landslides. In response to the crisis, the Zakat Foundation of America acted swiftly.
Stories
11/26/24
Our Work for Bangladesh Flood Victims in 2024
Devastating floods ravaged southeastern Bangladesh. Families urgently need your support to survive this catastrophic disaster.
Stories
Stories of Change
Naqibullah
Herat, Afghanistan
Naqibullah, an elderly man from Herat, Afghanistan, lost three grandsons and his home in the 2023 earthquake that impacted 275,000 people. With loved ones injured and everything destroyed, he found hope in our timely aid with essentials that met his exact needs.
Mohamad Torfa
Al Torkman Camp, Lebanon
Mohamad Torfa, a Syrian refugee in Lebanon’s Al Torkman Camp, lives with his wife and four children in a single tent. Struggling through harsh winters and deep in debt, their youngest, Walaa, suffers from heart problems. Our emergency food package brought vital relief and eased their overwhelming burdens.
Urgent Needs of Current Campaigns
A snapshot of our emergency relief efforts across the globe.
