Zakat Funds | زكاتي للاجئين والنازحين

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

[Al Tawba:103]

Support Nigerian families forced to flee their homes

The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria, who have fled conflict and violence, has now reached over 3.2 million people. Your Zakat donation can provide them with the resources and tools to rebuild their lives.

You can calculate your Zakat here

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100% Impact With 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:

[Nigeria Account for NGN] :

Account Name : UNHCR Special Account

Account Number : 0002706104

Bank Name : Standard Chartered Bank

Swift Code : SCBLNGLAXXX

Branch Name : Abuja (WUSE 2 Branch)

Bank Address : Lagos 13, Awolowo Rd, Lagos, Nigeria

Phone Number : +234 12700025

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[Geneva Account for USD, EUR, GBP] :

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

Postal Code : P.O. Box 2770

Phone Number : +41 22 879 16 11

IBAN (USD) : CH4800240240FP1003991

IBAN (EUR) : CH9100240240FP1003993

IBAN (GBP) : CH8000240240FP1003997

In the transfer description field, please use “Zakat Nigeria”.

Step 2

To verify and confirm your donation, please click here.

The Refugee and IDP Zakat Fund is a trusted, compliant, and effective zakat distributor

The Fund does not charge any fees in distributing Zakat

UNHCR ensures that 100% of your Zakat goes to vulnerable Nigerian IDP families.

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Fatwa

Tabah Foundation | UAE

Based upon our previous report and taking into consideration new fatwas from Dr Sheikh Ali Gomaa and The Fatwa Council…

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The Refugee and IDP Zakat Fund is a trusted, compliant, and effective zakat distributor

The Fund does not charge any fees in distributing Zakat

UNHCR ensures that 100% of your Zakat goes to vulnerable Nigerian IDP families.

Why should I consider internally displaced Nigerians with my Zakat?

Majority of Nigerian IDP families fall under at least 4 of the 8 Zakat categories.

Your gift of Zakat can provide much needed emergency relief items and livelihood resources to thousands of Nigerian internally displaced families.

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Abna’ al Sabeel

The Stranded Travellers or Wayfarers

Abna’ al Sabeel

The Stranded Travellers or Wayfarers

IDP families often travel on foot to find safety. They are without home or possession and need assistance.

al Gharemeen

The Debtors

al Gharemeen

The Debtors

Over 50% of people forced to flee are in debt after losing their homes, possessions and exhausting their savings.

Al Fuqara’ wal Masakeen

The Poor and the Needy

Al Fuqara’ wal Masakeen

The Poor and the Needy

The vast majority of people forced to flee face poverty and are in need of assistance to survive.

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Reports

Why should I consider internally displaced Nigerians with my Zakat?

Majority of Nigerian IDP families fall under at least 4 of the 8 Zakat categories.

Your gift of Zakat can provide much needed emergency relief items and livelihood resources to thousands of Nigerian internally displaced families.

100% Zakat distribution policy

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

100% Impact with your Zakat

Dedicate Your Zakat

Exceptionally for the Refugee and IDP Zakat Fund, UNHCR has waived its standard 6.5% indirect support costs.
Any expenses associated with the distribution of Zakat are covered by other sources of funding to UNHCR.

Do you know...

Your Zakat can help displaced families in Nigeria?

2.9 million Nigerians are internally displaced due to violence and conflict.

Nigerian IDP families are often headed by women alone who struggle to find work.

Relief items and livelihood support can prevent them from resorting to desperate survival strategies like child labor.

Do you know...

Your Zakat can help displaced families in Nigeria?

2.9 million Nigerians are internally displaced due to violence and conflict.

Nigerian IDP families are often headed by women alone who struggle to find work.

Relief items and livelihood support can prevent them from resorting to desperate survival strategies like child labor.

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

[Al Tawba:103]

Support Nigerian families forced to flee their homes

Step 1

UNHCR Non-Interest Bearing Fundraising Accounts:

Step 2

Families Assisted since 2020 worldwide

People Donated Their Zakat since 2020 worldwide

The Refugee and IDP Zakat Fund is a trusted, compliant, and effective zakat distributor

The Fund does not charge any fees in distributing Zakat

Fatwa

Tabah Foundation | UAE

Fatwa

International Islamic Fiqh Academy | KSA

Fatwa

Muslim World League | KSA

Fatwa

International Shariah Research Academy (ISRA)

Fatwa

Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayya | UAE

Fatwa

Dr Sheikh Ali Gomaa | Egypt

Fatwa

The Fatwa Council of Tareem | Yemen

Fatwa

Senior Scholars’ Council | Morocco

Fatwa

Dar al-Ifta al-Missriyyah | Egypt

The Refugee and IDP Zakat Fund is a trusted, compliant, and effective zakat distributor

Why should I consider internally displaced Nigerians with my Zakat?

Majority of Nigerian IDP families 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 internally displaced Nigerians with my Zakat?

Majority of Nigerian IDP families fall under at least 4 of the 8 Zakat categories.

100% Zakat distribution policy

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

Do you know...

Your Zakat can help displaced families in Nigeria?

Do you know...

Your Zakat can help displaced families in Nigeria?

Families
Assisted since 2020 worldwide

People Donated Their
Zakat since 2020 worldwide