Your Zakat Helps Refugees Find Belonging Within Their Muslim Community

What kind of community do we hope to build?

In 2023, 63% of our applications at National Zakat Foundation were from refugees.

Over 7,600 refugees and newcomers needed our help to support them as they navigated a new life in a new country.  

Every year, thousands of refugees need help to be connected to basic essentials like food and shelter as they await government assistance and employment.  

It is your Zakat that helps them build more dignified lives right here in Canada.

It is your Zakat that create a welcoming space where refugees, often displaced and in need of a new home find solace and belonging within their Muslim community.  

At National Zakat Foundation, we hope to build a more dignified and unified Muslim community through Zakat.

If we don’t extend a helping hand to them, who will?

The Need is Urgent

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The Impact of Your Zakat in Their Words

"I cannot describe the feeling of watching my growing children survive on bread alone. All the children are so happy we got clothes and food I reached out to NZF. When we received warm winter clothes and halal food, my wife and I were overcome with gratitude for Zakat and what it can do for us."

- Refugee father waiting for government assistance to be approved

Testimonials

7,331+ Stories to Tell

This is how you’ve impacted the lives of your Muslim brothers and sisters over the years.
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A simple "thank you" or prayer for you is not enough to express my gratitude. You relieved my hardship and brought joy to my heart and my children's hearts. May Allah bring joy to your hearts, ease your affairs, and grant you goodness in this world and the Hereafter. May Allah open doors for you as you have relieved our worries, O Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. You have proven that the world is still full of goodness, and all praise is due to Allah. My son and daughter pray for your well-being and peace of mind.

A mother helped with essentials for her children

Thank you for your attention and your support. Now I feel that I am not alone because I have you. You are my sisters and brothers.

Single Mother Who Received Food Support

Single Mother Who Received Food Support

Our situation is about to get better as there is a new job I am getting ready for within the next couple of weeks. Your organization was of critical help at a very sensitive time in our lives due to the war in Palestine. Our lives are much better now and we feel we are going to be stable soon.

Gaza Evacuee Supported by You

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Aisha (RA) reported that the Prophet (SAW) said, “Jibril (RA) kept on recommending that I treat neighbours well until I thought that he would order me to treat them as my heirs."

(Al-Adab Al-Mufrad)
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