Stories

April 15th, 2013

Delaware Governor Awards Zakat Foundation of America volunteer

Several youth volunteers were honored at an awards ceremony by Gov. Jack Markell of Deleware in April. Nur Kose, an avid volunteer of Zakat Foundation of America, was honored as one of the distinguished guests.

April 8th, 2013

Zakat Foundation Networks at 6th Annual Global Activism Expo

On April 6th, Zakat Foundation of America was pleased to participate in the 6th Annual Global Activism Expo sponsored by National Public Radio (NPR) at University of Illinois-Chicago.

April 2nd, 2013

Bangladeshi Villagers Inaugurate New School

On February 1, 2013, Bangladeshi member of parliament His Excellency Mosharraff Hossain and community members came together to inaugurate a new school in Moulana Para, about 95 miles from the capital, Dhaka.

April 2nd, 2013

Charity Navigator Gives Zakat Foundation of America Four-Star Rating

Zakat Foundation of America has once again received a four-star rating from Charity Navigator. Zakat Foundation of America has received this rating for four out of the last five years.

April 2nd, 2013

Health Fair to Promote Laughter for Stress Reduction at Zakat Foundation of AmericaCCC

Laughter for Stress Reduction - ZF Community Center–Chicago (ZFCCC) at 1759 East 75th Street will host its 2013 Laughter for Stress Reduction Health Fair

March 14th, 2013

Refugee Protection and Human Rights: The Threats of the New Kenyan Directive

Heshima Kenya is a non-governmental organization and Zakat Foundation of America partner based in Nairobi, providing shelter, education and community outreach to unaccompanied refugee children and youth.

February 27th, 2013

Zakat Foundation of America Launches Cholera Prevention Program in Haiti

Zakat Foundation of America representatives in Haiti are distributing bleach tablets that can slow the spread of cholera, a dangerous water-borne disease.

February 26th, 2013

Success Story of Nesar Uddin - A Bangladeshi Orphan

Nesar Uddin’s educational opportunities were slowly fading away after the death of his father plunged his family into poverty. But now, at age 14, he has achieved a GPA of 4.64.

February 26th, 2013

Zakat Foundation of AmericaCCC Violence Prevention Event

Zakat Foundation Community Center-Chicago (Zakat Foundation of AmericaCCC) held neighborhood strategic planning meetings on gun violence on January 17th and 18th.

February 15th, 2013

Stitching Together a Better Life for Kenyan Girls

Sandra Akeza is a young woman who was given the opportunity to learn to sew and create a better life for herself and her family through Zakat Foundation's vocational school in Kenya.

February 15th, 2013

The Story of Malik Rehan - How Your Sponsorship Can Change a Life

The Story of Malik Rehan-When Malik Rehan was only a year old, his father died from hearth attach leaving Malik’s mother to raise five children alone.

February 7th, 2013

Helping Syrian Refugees Breath Easier

Zakat Foundation of America's two Lebanese clinics have served more than 10,000 patients, providing physical exams, medicine and follow-up treatments to needy patients free of charge.
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