Zakat Funds | زكاتي للاجئين

"Take from their wealth a charity by which you purify them and cause them to increase."

[Al Tawba:103]

Your Zakat is a lifeline for thousands of refugee families living in extreme need.

This year, in such uncertain times, refugees are living in an ‘emergency within an emergency’, and more families will require UNHCR’s humanitarian assistance. Our goal is to maintain the lifesaving support that refugee and displaced families rely on all year long. Every $920 of Zakat funds received allows 1 vulnerable family to cover its immediate needs for an entire year. Providing urgent cash assistance allows families to pay for rent, food, water, medicine and debt repayments.

Calculate your Zakat here and dedicate it to the families of your choice; and rest assured that 100% of your Zakat will go directly to them.

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100% Zakat Distribution Policy

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Dedicate your Zakat

Step 1

Please use the following bank account details: Kindly note the different IBAN for each currency.

UNHCR Non-Interest Bearing Fundraising Accounts:

Beneficiary : UNHCR

Swiss Clearing Number : 240

BIC/Swift Code : UBSWCHZH80A

Beneficiary Bank : UBS AG, P.O. Box 2770, 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland

Recipient Address : 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland

City : Geneva

Region/Province : Geneva

Postal Code : P.O. Box 2770

Phone Number : +41 22 879 16 11

Currency USD

IBAN : CH4800240240FP1003991

Currency EUR

IBAN : CH9100240240FP1003993

Currency GBP

IBAN : CH8000240240FP1003997

In the transfer description field, please use “Zakat MENA” followed by the destination country of your Zakat (Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, Bangladesh, Egypt or Mauritania)

Step 2

Please notify us at care@unhcr.org when the bank transfer is done. Please make sure to include your name, the amount of your donation, contact info and country of residence. This will help us track your donation and update the counter of the families supported.

Please include your contact details (Email and phone number) when proceeding with the transfer so we can confirm receiving your gift and communicate with you properly

UNHCR's Refugee Zakat Fund is a trusted, compliant and effective distributor.

Majority of the world’s 26 million refugees fall under at least 4 of the 8 Zakat categories.

Over 80% of the world’s refugee population and nearly all the world’s internally displaced people are hosted in low to middle-income countries, many of which have weaker health and water systems.

Dedicate your Zakat

Fatwa

The International Islamic Fiqh Academy

The International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA) was created in 1981 and is located in Jeddah, KSA. It is a subsidiary…

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UNHCR's Refugee Zakat Fund is a trusted, compliant and effective distributor.

Majority of the world’s 26 million refugees fall under at least 4 of the 8 Zakat categories.

Over 80% of the world’s refugee population and nearly all the world’s internally displaced people are hosted in low to middle-income countries, many of which have weaker health and water systems.

Why should I consider refugees with my Zakat?

Majority of the world’s 26 million refugees fall under at least 4 of the 8 Zakat categories.

Over 80% of the world’s refugee population and nearly all the world’s internally displaced people are hosted in low to middle-income countries, many of which have weaker health and water systems.

Dedicate your Zakat

Abna’ al Sabeel

The Stranded Travellers or Wayfarers

Abna’ al Sabeel

The Stranded Travellers or Wayfarers

A wayfarer is someone who is travelling on foot, which is the case for the vast majority of refugees, who…

al Gharemeen

The Debtors

al Gharemeen

The Debtors

Over 50% of refugee and displaced families are in debt. After losing their homes and possessions, and exhausting their savings,…

Al Fuqara’ wal Masakeen

The Poor and the Needy

Al Fuqara’ wal Masakeen

The Poor and the Needy

Most refugees are poor and in need of support to survive; they lack assets or income in their long stays…

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Why should I consider refugees with my Zakat?

Majority of the world’s 26 million refugees fall under at least 4 of the 8 Zakat categories.

Over 80% of the world’s refugee population and nearly all the world’s internally displaced people are hosted in low to middle-income countries, many of which have weaker health and water systems.

UNHCR is following a 100% Zakat distribution policy.

UNHCR’s Refugee Zakat Fund is subject to rigorous governance, ensuring transparency at every step, from donation to distribution of Zakat.

Dedicate your Zakat

100% of Zakat donations is distributed to the most vulnerable refugee and internally displaced families, including in hard-to-reach areas including Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, Mauritania and Bangladesh. This support goes in full to help families affected by lockdowns and lack of economic opportunities. Exceptionally for Zakat funds, UNHCR has waived its standard 6.5% indirect support costs, in order to ensure that 100% of your Zakat goes directly to the most vulnerable families. Any expenses associated with the distribution of Zakat are covered by other sources of funding to UNHCR. Annual reports about the distribution of Zakat funds and their impact on the lives of beneficiaries, are published on this website. All Zakat received by UNHCR is strictly channeled through Zakat-compliant cash and in-kind assistance programmes that complement other forms of aid provided by UNHCR.

The Journey of Zakat Funds from Donor to Recipient

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How your Zakat helps vulnerable refugee and displaced families

By ensuring their immediate needs, cash assistance helps prevent thousands of refugees who are restricted from working in host countries from facing severe hardships, and enables them to address their needs according to their own priorities. It also helps in improving their social networks by repaying loans borrowed from family, neighbours, and landlords which therefore reduces household tensions. Additionally, it benefits the local economy as refugees become customers at local shops and markets. Vulnerable families are often headed by women alone who can face cultural, legal and childcare obstacles when looking for work. Providing them with cash assistance helps prevent them from resorting to desperate survival strategies – such as pulling children out of school and child labour.

Do you know?

How your Zakat helps vulnerable refugee and displaced families

By ensuring their immediate needs, cash assistance helps prevent thousands of refugees who are restricted from working in host countries from facing severe hardships, and enables them to address their needs according to their own priorities. It also helps in improving their social networks by repaying loans borrowed from family, neighbours, and landlords which therefore reduces household tensions. Additionally, it benefits the local economy as refugees become customers at local shops and markets. Vulnerable families are often headed by women alone who can face cultural, legal and childcare obstacles when looking for work. Providing them with cash assistance helps prevent them from resorting to desperate survival strategies – such as pulling children out of school and child labour.

UNHCR: Trusted Zakat Distributor

Refugee Families Need Your Zakat

Trusted Zakat Distributor

100% Zakat Distribution Policy

100% Zakat Distribution Policy

"Take from their wealth a charity by which you purify them and cause them to increase."

[Al Tawba:103]

Your Zakat is a lifeline for thousands of refugee families living in extreme need.

Step 1

UNHCR Non-Interest Bearing Fundraising Accounts:

Step 2

Refugee Families Saved in 2020

People Donated Their Zakat in 2020

UNHCR's Refugee Zakat Fund is a trusted, compliant and effective distributor.

Majority of the world’s 26 million refugees fall under at least 4 of the 8 Zakat categories.

Fatwa

The International Islamic Fiqh Academy

Fatwa

Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayya

Fatwa

Dr Sheikh Ali Gomaa

Fatwa

The Fatwa Council of Tareem

Fatwa

Senior Scholars’ Council of Morocco

Fatwa

Dar al-Ifta al-Missriyyah

UNHCR's Refugee Zakat Fund is a trusted, compliant and effective distributor.

Why should I consider refugees with my Zakat?

Majority of the world’s 26 million refugees fall under at least 4 of the 8 Zakat categories.

Abna’ al Sabeel

The Stranded Travellers or Wayfarers

al Gharemeen

The Debtors

Al Fuqara’ wal Masakeen

The Poor and the Needy

Why should I consider refugees with my Zakat?

Majority of the world’s 26 million refugees fall under at least 4 of the 8 Zakat categories.

UNHCR is following a 100% Zakat distribution policy.

UNHCR’s Refugee Zakat Fund is subject to rigorous governance, ensuring transparency at every step, from donation to distribution of Zakat.

The Journey of Zakat Funds from Donor to Recipient

Do you know?

How your Zakat helps vulnerable refugee and displaced families

Do you know?

How your Zakat helps vulnerable refugee and displaced families

Refugee Families
Saved in 2020

People Donated Their
Zakat in 2020