National Zakat Foundation: Helping UK Muslims in Need
The National Zakat Foundation (NZF) is a free lifestyle app available for Android users. Developed by HH ICT, this app is the UK’s only Zakat focused organization that provides grants to UK Muslims in poverty for basic essentials like food, clothing, shelter, job training, legal help, and debt relief. The app empowers individuals to become financially independent by awarding financial grants through the Economic Empowerment Program. These grants are used to meet the costs of basic essentials such as food, shelter, clothing, and travel costs. The grant also funds empowerment activities that help people in hardship reduce their expenses or increase their income, often including job training, legal costs, and debt relief.
The NZF also invests in emerging Muslim leaders and organizations that are working for Islam to flourish in the UK through the Leadership Investment Program. This program provides access to grants, mentoring support, and funding that allows individuals to access education or other opportunities they wouldn’t otherwise be able to pursue. The NZF distributes Zakat in the UK across the eight categories mentioned in the Qur’an (9:60) to serve the society they know best and for which they are most responsible. The app is a great resource for UK Muslims who need help and want to learn more about Zakat.
