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June 20th, 2014

Gaza’s Children and Families are Healthier Thanks to You

Through a partnership with American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA), the donors of Zakat Foundation of America made the health drive possible. The effort followed a 2012 pilot program on a much smaller scale.

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June 20th, 2014

Zakat Foundation Supports Food for Yarmouk Families

The Zakat Foundation of America and American Friends of UNRWA (UNRWA USA) have partnered to provide immediate emergency food aid to Yarmouk

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June 17th, 2014

Bridgeview Muslim Community Ships Food Aid to Syria in Time for Ramadan

The Mosque Foundation and Zakat Foundation of America have partnered to send two shipping containers full of food aid to Syrian civilians in preparation for Ramadan.

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June 6th, 2014

Grad Students Learn From, Play With Refugee Children in Gaziantep

A delegation of 30 graduate students in conflict resolution visited a school that Zakat Foundation of America sponsors for Syrian refugee children in Gaziantep, Turkey.

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June 5th, 2014

Join the #Zakat Foundation of Americafeed5K Movement to Feed 5000 This Ramadan

In the spirit of Ramadan, Zakat Foundation invites you to join hundreds of volunteers across North America in the feed5K campaign, to prepare and serve 5,000 meals at soup kitchens and feeding centers this summer.

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June 5th, 2014

Thanks to You, Water Will Flow Again at a Special School in Mali

A Malian special education school will soon have running water again, thanks to the generosity of Zakat Foundation of America donors.

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June 5th, 2014

Zakat Foundation of AmericaCCC Kicks Off Summer Anti-Violence Efforts with Faith and Action

To make a difference for the children and youth in the South Shore neighborhood, donate today.

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May 29th, 2014

Spring Refresh Allows South Shore Women to Remove Their Armor

The annual Spring Refresh event at Zakat Foundation of American Community Center - Chicago (Zakat Foundation of AmericaCCC) brought 35 women ranging in age from 30 to 75 into a safe and healing atmosphere in early May.

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May 23rd, 2014

Children’s Convoy to Syria Brings Toys and Supplies

Zakat Foundation participated in the Banoon Convoy, organized by a group of humanitarian organizations, which transported truckloads of supplies and toys to orphans and schoolchildren in Idlib and Hama in early May.

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May 5th, 2014

New School and Uniforms Excite Syrian Refugee Children in Turkey

Syrian refugee students celebrated Zakat Foundation sponsorship for their primary school in Gaziantep by trying on brand new uniforms.

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April 29th, 2014

Building a Better World at the Feet of Our Mothers

At Zakat Foundation of America we see that mothers are so central to the well-being of the world that starting with them, wherever their feet may stand, really can change this world into a paradise.

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April 29th, 2014

I Took What I Had and Ran Away: A Central African Refugee’s Story

A Central African Refugee’s Story-The Anti-Balaka were killing Muslims, anyone who was married to a Muslim, anyone who was related to a Muslim.