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More than 60 million self-employed and unemployed in Pakistan struggle to earn enough. But with your Zakat and Sadaqah, Akhuwat’s Community Support Fund is changing that!
Akhuwat’s flagship initiative is based on Shariah and the principle of Mawakhat (brotherhood). Advances are given to worthy recipients who return this slowly, over time. No one makes a profit off their hard work but them.
These donations are continually recycled and used for the next borrower, making our Community Support Fund completely sustainable and long-lasting. Your Zakat and Sadaqah are used over and over again, earning you multiple rewards.
This approach – of helping people to help themselves is taken directly from the example of our beloved Prophet (PBUH) – and is the cornerstone of our philosophy here at Akhuwat.
We advance your Zakat and Sadaqah as Qard-e-Hasana to entrepreneur families. They invest these funds to improve their enterprises. Allow self-employed people to increase their earnings, and unemployed people to start a business. Help entrepreneurs make the most of their skills to lift themselves out of poverty.
Help free people from unscrupulous lenders (Baniyas), who charge exorbitant interest and trap them into a life of never-ending repayments. We settle the outstanding debt (interest and all) that our borrowers repay without additional charges. Free a person from usurers and help them regain control of their lives.
We grant support to subsistence farmers and tenant farmers who work their landlords’ plots. These advances allow them to purchase equipment, seeds, and fertiliser to increase food production. Donate to help us support small farmers so they can feed themselves and their families independently.
Many people lost homes in Pakistan’s 2022 floods and other emergencies. All they’d owned or saved was gone, overnight. Because they earn barely enough to live on, they can’t rebuild; nor can they save to. Through your donations, our Housing Community Support Fund assists worthy families rebuild and rehome safely.
Widows with young children have little support and struggle to care for their families. Many are unskilled and are forced to take low-paying, menial jobs if they can find work. We train needy widows, giving them vital skills to start businesses or find better jobs. Donate your Zakat and Sadah to give independence.
We help worthy students whose families cannot afford to pay for their further education by funding tuition, books, uniforms, etc. Once qualified, they have better earning opportunities and can end the cycle of poverty. Give needy students the chance to upgrade their skills and make them more employable.
Since 2001, we have distributed over £1,100,000,000 of your Zakat and Sadaqah, transforming the lives of over 5,500,000+ families. Our beneficiaries input the resources we grant into themselves (education and skills development) or their family enterprises (businesses and farms). Our Community Support Fund advances are also used for medical or other emergencies.
Support from Akhuwat enables someone to start or grow a business. As they create opportunities for themselves through their hard work, they improve their lives and local economies. And, when their advances are repaid, it creates opportunities for others as well. That ripple effect can shape the future of a family or an entire community.
An Akhuwat Qard-e-Hasana not only enables someone to grow a business or create an opportunity for themselves but creates opportunities for others as well. That ripple effect can shape the future of a family or an entire community.
“Bashir Ahmed and his family were devastated when floods destroyed their home as they had no means to rebuild it. Akhuwat assisted by granting Bashir Ahmed an advance to rebuild a safe dwelling for his family. Listen to his story in his own words here.“
Shape a brighter future for a family and uplift entire communities
Health emergencies can mean disaster for needy people. We help by advancing funds for necessary treatment so people can heal and thrive. Better health allows them to work and become independent. Help save lives and give independence through vital medical aid by donating your Zakat and Sadaqah to our Health Community Support Fund.
Emergencies impact us all at some point. But for poor families, with little or no savings to absorb the shock, emergencies can threaten lives and livelihoods. Your Zakat and Sadaqah can help people recover from losses in business and farming, and with urgent healthcare expenses. Give needy people a helping hand when they need it most.
