Give Your Zakat to Trusted Hands
We know your Zakat is an Amanah, and we take that trust very seriously. At Islamic Relief Canada, we want to ensure giving your Zakat is a transparent and trusted experience for you!
This is why we’ve highlighted some of our Zakat-funded work below to help you understand the real impact of your Zakat with Islamic Relief. Please note however, that all donations collected through this catalogue will be pooled together to fund all our Zakat projects at large. This ensures that all Zakat funds can be distributed in the most efficient and effective manner.
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Donate Zakat By Cause
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Where Most Needed
If you can’t decide where to donate your Zakat, we encourage you to simply give it where it’s most needed. By donating to our general Zakat fund, you’re funding our most crucial work and can be assured it will bring a Ramadan of relief for countless people in need.
Thank you for trusting us with your Zakat, and we look forward to delivering it in the most effective manner!
$750
Can provide assistive devices and rehabilitation services for people with disabilities in Pakistan
$1,450
Can install an inclusive latrine designed for people with disabilities for vulnerable disaster-affected families in Iraq or Pakistan
$330
Can provide skills development, tuition, monthly stipends and internship opportunities for youth in Niger
$1,200
Can cover the costs of a 6-week English language and job support training for one vulnerable youth in Jordan
$90
Can provide a hygiene kit/voucher or water storage kit to an impoverished or flood-affected family in Niger, Pakistan or Somalia
$410
Can provide food supplies or vouchers to help increase food security for a vulnerable family for 12 months in Lebanon
$500
Can provide a business start-up grant to one family to create a sustainable livelihood in Indonesia or Pakistan.
$810
Can provide one family with 40 chickens and poultry farming support to support sustainable income in Kosovo
$2,000
Can provide a farming greenhouse to support sustainable agriculture and income generation for an impoverished family in Kosovo.
$180
Can provide prenatal health consultation training or malnutrition screening and prevention training to community and health workers in Niger
$700
Can provide1 nutritional rehabilitation leader with training on Infant Young Child Feeding (IYCF), Essential Family Practices (EFP), and Maternal Health in Niger
$780
Can provide first aid psycho-social support for 1 week to shelters for displaced people in Gaza.
*Please note that custom inscriptions or personalized reporting for water wells are not applicable to donations given through our catalogue, which will go towards funding Zakat-eligible water wells at large. For more personalized options, please donate here or contact us at 855-377-4673.
$200
Can support the maintenance of existing water facilities, supply networks and water storage tanks in Iraq
$520
Can construct one shallow tube water well* to provide water for 6 families in Bangladesh
$1,180
Can construct one deep set pump water well* to provide water for 10 families in Bangladesh
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Where Most Needed
If you can’t decide where to donate your Zakat, we encourage you to simply give it where it’s most needed. By donating to our general Zakat fund, you’re funding our most crucial work and can be assured it will bring a Ramadan of relief for countless people in need.
Thank you for trusting us with your Zakat, and we look forward to delivering it in the most effective manner!
Water Wells
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If you can’t decide where to donate your Zakat, we encourage you to simply give it where it’s most needed. By donating to our general Zakat fund, you’re funding our most crucial work and can be assured it will bring relief to countless people in need.
Thank you for trusting us with your Zakat. We look forward to delivering it in the most effective manner!
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What Does Zakat in Trusted Hands Mean?
Did you know? We follow a scholar-verified Zakat Policy to ensure our Zakat activities have maximum impact and are executed in full accordance with the teachings of Islam.
What’s a scholar-verified policy? It’s our policy to ensure Islamic principles are consistently adhered to every step of the way, from project design and community fundraising discussions to project implementation. Ultimately, it enables us to fulfill our obligation and the trust we owe to you as a donor in the best way possible.
At Islamic Relief, your Zakat is not just a simple transaction but rather a means to uplift and transform. We identify those well below Nisab, working with the poorest of the poor and the most vulnerable to help bring immediate relief, alleviate poverty and protect the rights of those in need.
You can trust that each of the listed projects in this catalogue has a zakat-eligible component, funding some of our most crucial work with people and communities living in disaster, poverty and conflict zones.
Give Zakat By Country
Choose between Zakat projects across the countries we serve, and give with certainty that your Zakat is transforming lives!
Safe Water and Hygiene Awareness
Sunamganj and Jamalpur are disaster-prone districts facing extreme difficulties accessing safe drinking water due to poverty. Working alongside local communities, we are installing 200 deep-set pumps and 200 shallow tube wells, hosting hygiene awareness sessions, assembling local task forces to support the upkeep of water infrastructure, and distributing hygiene kits.
Your Zakat can improve access to clean water, sustain the livelihoods of all who depend on this agricultural land, reduce vulnerability to disease, and improve overall well-being.
Zakat Eligible Cost - $309,509
$520 can construct one shallow tube water well to provide water for 6 families
$1,180 can construct one deep set pump water well to provide water for 10 families
Sustainable Livelihoods Through Islamic Social Enterprise
More than 4 years after an earthquake struck Central Sulawesi and triggered a devastating tsunami, communities in the region are still grappling to rebuild their livelihoods. Alongside the distribution of food packs, shelter, and hygiene kits as part of our emergency response in the region, Islamic Relief is providing long-term development support through sustainable livelihood assistance.
Your Zakat can directly provide families with cash grants, and help them gain operational support through training, mentorship and business incubation via self-help groups, and business inputs.
Zakat Eligible Cost - $531,000
$500 can provide a business start-up grant to one family to create a sustainable livelihood
Clean Water & Sanitation Support for Displaced Families
Over 1 million displaced persons and returnees in Iraq urgently require water, sanitation, and hygiene support. Islamic Relief is enhancing access to safe drinking water through water trucking as well as maintaining water distribution networks across 3 camps. We are also building bathrooms, maintaining sewage systems, and facilitating the proper removal of waste within the camps.
Your Zakat will help improve the well-being of vulnerable displaced people in Erbil, Iraq, by providing life-saving support, building a cleaner environment, and reducing health risks and waterborne diseases.
Zakat Eligible Cost - $144,772
$200 can support the maintenance of existing water facilities, supply networks and water storage tanks
$640 can provide water trucking for a week to a camp for displaced people
$1,450 can install an inclusive latrine designed for people with disabilities for vulnerable flood-affected families
Fueling Economic Futures for Youth
Jordan hosts 1.4 million Syrian refugees, many of whom struggle to make ends meet. The country's resources have been stretched thin in recent years, resulting in heightened poverty for Jordanians and Syrians alike.
This project focuses on youth of all ages in the regions of North Irbid, Karak, and Zarqa through the rehabilitation of schools, construction of playgrounds, and entrepreneurship skills training. Your Zakat will strengthen resilience among vulnerable Syrian refugees and Jordanians to help tackle the root causes of poverty in the region.
Zakat Eligible Cost - $489,927
$250 can provide essential education supplies to 10 refugee students
$1,200 can cover the costs of a 6-week English language and job support training for one vulnerable youth
Agriculture Growth Potential
In Kosovo, agriculture is one of the main contributors to its economy. Yet, this crucial sector faces various challenges, including limited access to finance and the need for infrastructure improvements. We aim to support farmers in the Kosovo municipalities of Gjilan, Han i Elezit, Kacanik, and Podujeva, by providing vulnerable families with livestock, water wells, greenhouses, and agricultural machines and tools!
Your Zakat will provide families with sustainable livelihoods, increased food security, and income-generating activities to develop new skills and become self-sufficient.
Zakat Eligible Cost - $294,101
$810 can provide one family with 40 chickens and poultry farming support to support sustainable income
$2,000 can provide a farming greenhouse to support sustainable agriculture and income generation for an impoverished family
Food Assistance in Bekaa
In response to growing food insecurity in Lebanon, exacerbated by the ongoing financial crisis, disasters, and rising cost of food globally, we aim to build resilience and provide food packs and vouchers to those in most need. We are specifically reaching women, children, the elderly and those in poverty living within the Bekaa area, to meet their immediate food needs and continue to provide access to essential food supplies throughout the year.
Your Zakat has the power to ensure no child sleeps hungry in this blessed month, that there is food on the table, and families do not fall further into poverty.
Zakat Eligible Cost - $695,385
$410 can provide food supplies or vouchers to help increase food security for a vulnerable family for 12 months
Harnessing Opportunities for Poverty Eradication
Niger is among the poorest countries in the world, with its people highly vulnerable to economic shocks, health crises and natural disasters. This project aims to support communities in Niamey, Niger through solar water system installations, education and training, and financial start-up support and capital. This is with the aim of moving ultra-poor households on an upward trajectory out of poverty, gradually improving their living conditions and future prospects.
Your Zakat will uplift vulnerable households through food security and nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene, social inclusion and protection, and livelihood support!
Zakat Eligible Cost - $1,024,146
$90 can provide a hygiene kit or voucher to support an impoverished family with life essentials
$180 can provide prenatal health consultation training or malnutrition screening and prevention training to community and health workers
$330 can provide skills development, tuition, monthly stipends and internship opportunities for youth
$700 can provide 1 nutritional rehabilitation leader with training on Infant Young Child Feeding (IYCF), Essential Family Practices (EFP), and Maternal Health
Flood Recovery in Sindh and Balochistan
After Pakistan’s worst climate disaster in a decade, our efforts are focused on providing livelihood assistance, establishing disaster risk reduction teams, and rehabilitating water infrastructure. Islamic Relief is constructing water systems and hand pumps, distributing water storage kits, conducting hygiene awareness sessions, and rehabilitating facilities in schools.
Your Zakat can uplift flood-affected communities through increasing access to clean drinking water, better-equipped and disability-friendly sanitation facilities, and improved hygiene practices.
Zakat Eligible Cost - $2,372,145
$90 can provide a water storage kit to a flood-affected family
$500 can provide a business start-up grant to one flood-affected family to create a sustainable livelihood
$750 can provide assistive devices and rehabilitation services for people with disabilities
$1,450 can install an inclusive latrine designed for people with disabilities for vulnerable flood-affected families
Emergency Relief for Gaza
Islamic Relief is on the ground in Gaza, delivering daily Zakat-eligible ready-to-eat meals, hygiene kits, food packs, bedding, and psychosocial support for children. But the enormity of the crisis means that much more is needed.
Your Zakat can help deliver life-saving relief and essentials to the people of Gaza. We are focused first on areas that are accessible and where our teams can obtain and deliver aid, working with local partners to reach as many people as possible.
Zakat Eligible Cost - $500,000+
$150 can supply life-saving hot meals to feed 50 people
$300 can provide life-saving food supplies to feed 5 families for 2 weeks
$550 can provide life-saving hygiene or bedding kits to 15 families
$780 can provide first aid psycho-social support for 1 week to shelters for displaced people
Flood Recovery in Beledweyne
Recent flooding in Beledweyne, Somalia, amidst years of conflict and instability, has displaced over 70,000 people and left them without access to life-saving essentials. Islamic Relief aims to improve the livelihood of flood-affected and vulnerable communities through a multi-sectoral response.
Your Zakat provides rights-holders with unconditional cash transfers, shelter items, hygiene kits, and jerry cans for water collection.Your support has the power to strengthen community-level resilience and transform lives!
Zakat Eligible Cost - $175,019
$90 can provide a water storage kit or living essentials to a flood-affected family
$280 can provide an emergency cash grant to one family to help meet their immediate needs