Zakat Foundation of America in
Lebanon
Response to Humanitarian Crisis
Lebanon, with a rich cultural history and diverse religious communities, continues to face significant humanitarian challenges. As of January 2026, around 114,000 people remain internally displaced due to past conflict, with returns complicated by damaged infrastructure, unexploded ordnance, and lingering insecurity. Millions, including Lebanese, Syrian, and Palestinian refugees, and migrants, require assistance for food, shelter, livelihoods, and protection. Food insecurity is widespread, with up to 30% of Lebanese households and higher proportions of refugee families experiencing acute need. Economic stagnation, high prices, and conflict-damaged agriculture exacerbate vulnerabilities. Zakat Foundation of America donors provide emergency relief, food security, medical care, water, seasonal Islamic giving, health care, and educational support to displaced families and vulnerable communities. Despite ceasefire measures and reconstruction initiatives, poverty, service gaps, and protection risks persist, underscoring the continued need for targeted humanitarian support.
Our Impact in Lebanon
Our Work in Lebanon
Stories of Change
In Beddawi Camp, nine-year-old Jad, a child with special learning abilities, carried more loss than any child should: war, displacement, and the death of his father. He began falling behind, struggling even to recognize letters. His mother couldn’t afford the therapy he urgently needed, until your sponsorship through our Orphan Care program made a difference. With specialized support and private tutoring, Jad’s confidence has been restored. Today, he is learning, growing, and believing again. Your compassion didn’t just fund support; you restored his future.
When war destroyed Fatima’s home in South Lebanon, she fled with six children to a crowded school in Beqaa Valley, facing hunger, cold, and despair. Through Zakat Foundation of America, your support brought food, blankets, and fuel, restoring warmth, nourishment, and dignity. Fatima whispers to her children, “The walls of our house may have fallen, but our hearts remain strong.” Your generosity doesn’t just provide aid; it preserves hope, rebuilds resilience, and safeguards a family’s future.
News from Lebanon
12/8/25
A Backpack of Hope: Transforming Education in Lebanon
Support education in Lebanon with Zakat Foundation of America. Your donation provides school bags and supplies to children in need, empowering their future.
Stories, Lebanon
10/2/24
Why Lebanon Relief Is Urgently Needed
Support urgent Lebanon relief. Help provide food, hygiene kits, and medical aid to displaced families. Donate now to aid Lebanon’s hunger and crisis needs.
Stories
Captured Moments: A Glimpse of Our Work
A family excitedly opens their Ramadan food package to see the foods inside
A tender moment between two sponsored orphaned children
Children are excited to receive new school supplies to study
Children excitedly receive their Ramadan food package for nourishing meals
Despite their circumstances, our teams ensure families have a blessed iftar together
Displaced families welcome Ramadan food package relief
During Ramadan our teams take orphaned children to parks to enjoy the blessed month
Our sponsored orphans go Eid clothes shopping
Our teams visit a local school to drop off new backpacks and school supplies
Ramadan food packages ensure staples for filling iftar meals
Ramadan is the season of giving, thank you for sharing your meal with them
Shopping for Eid clothes is extra special for our sponsored orphans
The teacher addresses the class and is ready to share the surprise of new supplies
Help Lebanon Now
Emergency Relief
Help victims of disaster & violent conflict recover and heal. Give $100 for Emergency Relief.
Give to Emergency ReliefEducation
Providing access to education & creating powerful antidotes to unrest, distrust, & war.
Give to EducationHealth & Wellbeing
Leading critical projects to heal bodies, minds, & souls.
Give to Health & WellbeingFood Security
Delivering urgent food in Ramadan & year round to relieve starvation. Give $50 for Food Security.
Give to EducationSadaqah Jariyah
When you give Sadaqah Jariyah, you are providing a lifeline that keeps on giving.
Give to Sadaqah JariyahSeasonal Islamic Giving
Additional opportunities to provide more aid throughout the world.
Give Seasonal Islamic Giving
