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February 2013 An update on NZF projects including the London Shelter and our Winter Challenge. Plus a look forward to the rest of the year insha'Allah.
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Jan-May Initiated regular monthlycommunication with donor base via emailnewsletter; established processes andprocedures for Zakat distribution; initialsteps taken for launch of shelter projects;launch of new logo and website
June-Aug Fiqh of Zakat courses andseminars; 10-week Summer campaignacross Ramadan, signed up 400 volunteers
Aug-Oct Homelessness campaign
Oct London shelter launch
Nov-Dec Fuel poverty campaign
Dec Winter Challenge (a five milesponsored walk from Regents Park Mosqueto East London Mosque)
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“Establish the prayer, fulfil the payment of Zakat and bow your heads down with those who bowdown.” (Chapter 2, al-Baqarah, Verse 43)
Who We AreThe National Zakat Foundation is a ground breaking initiative that utilises Zakat funds andvoluntary donations collected in the United Kingdom for the benefit of local, deservingrecipients. This group includes some of the most vulnerable members of society, including thehomeless, refugees, orphans, single parents and the elderly. By providing a complete Zakatservice within the UK, the National Zakat Foundation aims to achieve its vision: a pious,confident, selfless and self-sufficient UK Muslim community, where no individual in need isleft abandoned.
£490,000
£250,000
£740,000
£313,000 to individual applicants£37,000 via London shelter
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Key Highlights 2012Below is a summary of the key achievements and events in 2012:
Alhamdulillah I’m really glad wedid the NZF Winter Challenge as afamily. The kids enjoyed theirtime, they saw homeless peopleon the way and we talked about why we should help. It was tough walking in therain, but I realised how lucky we were that there would be hot food waiting for usafterwards. For most homeless people that is a luxury.Sumaiya, Challenge participant
NZF WINTERCHALLENGE 2012
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Newsletter Winter 2013 Issue
The year aheadWe have some very exciting targets and plans for 2013. In particular, we aim to distributeapproximately £900,000 of Zakat within the UK to individuals applicants as well asthrough our three shelter projects for homeless Muslim women insha’Allah. In all, we expectto support well over 700 individuals and families this year, versus 259 in 2012.
A key part of our work is raising awareness and educating thecommunity about the obligation of paying Zakat, its positive impact onsociety and the need for Zakat distribution in the UK. We are also keento get as many people involved in enjoyable and demandingfundraising activities through our quarterly Challenges. Some of theactivities for the year ahead are therefore as follows:
To stay up to date with upcoming activities, you cansign up to our email newsletter on the homepage of ourwebsite www.nzf.org.uk
FEBRUARY: Birmingham shelter launch
FEBRUARY–APRIL: Spring Challenge
MARCH–APRIL: Launch of Zakat Stories, a series of videos that willconvey the impact of our work on the lives ofbeneficiaries; report on UK poverty and impact ofwelfare changes
APRIL: Manchester shelter launch
MAY–JUNE: Zakat Awareness and Education Campaign
JUNE: Summer Challenge
JULY–AUGUST Ramadan Campaign
OCTOBER Autumn Challenge
DECEMBER Winter Challenge
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Zakat Fund:the cornerstone of NZFThe core service of the National ZakatFoundation is to receive and process anapplication from anyone in the UKexperiencing financial distress. This involvesassessing and verifying the details of theapplication; communicating with theindividual in need as well as his/her statedreferees; providing intelligent support andadvice to help the individual becomesustainable; preparing a case report with arecommendation for financial assistance forsubmission to the decision-making panel;distributing support in a timely andappropriate manner if the application isapproved.
Alhamdulillah in 2012, we were able toprocess 259 applications, distributing£313,000 of support as a lifeline to those inneed with many of our applicants havingfaced very difficult circumstances, includinghomelessness, hunger, domestic violence,isolation and abandonment.
To read dozens of real life case studies of theindividuals and families we have supported,please visit our blog
www.nationalzakatfoundation.blogspot.co.uk
A Turkish brother calledHikmet contacted NZFfrom just outside Manchester inDecember not long after he left prisonpenniless and homeless, with nowhereto turn for support. With the support oflocal volunteers, we helped him intosustainable accommodation andprovided the means for him to acquiresome basic essentials, including atoothbrush and toothpaste! Thissupport enabled him to focus onfinding a job to look after himself.
A week later, Hikmet called the team toinform us that he had found a job in alocal restaurant and he put in arequest for a small amount ofadditional money for appropriateclothes to wear to work.
This case study is a fantastic exampleof how just a small, targetedintervention can help a vulnerableindividual back on their feet and on theroad to leading a better life.
Case Study
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Newsletter Winter 2013 Issue
Shelter projects:Providing housing & support
I don't know what would have happened if thesisters in the London shelter were not here tohelp me.
The aim of our three shelter projects inLondon, Birmingham and Manchester forhomeless Muslim women is to provideshort-stay accommodation as well as all thenecessary support and advice to enable asustainable move-on within three months.The projects are therefore not so muchshelters as they are centres of empowerment!
Alhamdulillah our 14-bed London shelterlaunched in October 2012 in partnership withSt Mungo’s, reached capacity early this year.It is catering for women from a distinct arrayof backgrounds and ethnicities with a varietyof support needs. The first resident whoentered the shelter back in October recentlysent us this message:
Our 8-bed Birmingham shelter has nowbeen fully refurbished and three staff havebeen hired! Launch date has been set forearly February insha’Allah and we are verypleased that this project is now very muchup and running in partnership with TridentReach.
Refurbishment works have now commencedon the property identified for the 15-bedshelter in Manchester and are expected tolast between 6-8 weeks. We have alsocommenced the process of due diligence withour delivery partner, Threshold. The expectedlaunch date for the shelter is April 2013insha'Allah.
Once all three services are up andrunning we will have a total of 37 bedspaces available for homeless Muslimwomen across the country insha’Allah.
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I always remember you in my prayertimes because of helping me to besettled in London. I don't know whatwould have happened if the sisters inthe London shelter were not here tohelp me. I did not know anythingabout housing benefit, job centre andeven UK. Now alhamdulillah I havesettled many things. I am trying toapply for a PhD and insha’Allah oneday I will find a good job and will beone of the people who help NZF.
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Become an NZF ChampionNZF Champions is the name given tovolunteers who are the voice of NZF in theirlocal community, raising awareness about theimportance of Zakat and giving it locally to helpcauses which affect Muslims here in the UK.
Alhamdulillah we already have a number ofactive Champions doing some amazing workfor us and we now wish to strengthen andexpand our volunteer base to cover more areasof the country insha’Allah. We aim to establishteams of dedicated Champions in the followinglocations:
• London x 4 (North, East, South, West)• Birmingham• Manchester• Bradford• Glasgow• Leicester• Luton• Cardiff
We require your help to set up these teams andare now looking for dedicated individuals totake on the role of NZF Champions RegionalTeam Leader. There are 11 positions availablefor this new and exciting role which will see thesuccessful candidate take the lead inestablishing and managing a team of local
volunteers to help promote the work of NZF inthe community.
We are happy to consider other locations too,so if you wish to set up a team in a region notlisted here please get in touch with usinsha’Allah.
BENEFITS OF BECOMING ACHAMPION:
•Help alleviate poverty amongst Muslimsin your community
• Revive a pillar of Islam• Invest in your Hereafter• Upgrade your CV by gaining new skillsand knowledge
•Organise exciting activities and events•Meet new people (including otherChampions)
Full details of the NZF Champions RegionalTeam Leader role (including a job description)can be found on our website atwww.nzf.org.uk/News/ViewArticle/62
If you don’t wish to apply for the Regional TeamLeader role but would like to volunteer as partof a local team, please [email protected]
Newsletter Winter 2013 Issue
Meet the team!To keep up with our increasing level of activity, we have grown our staff base rapidly over the pastyear. Below are the names and contact details of our key team members should you need to get intouch.
Iqbal [email protected]
Asima IqbalHead of [email protected]
Shakera MohammedHead of [email protected]
Nu’maan MahmoodRegional [email protected]
Ahmed UddinHead of [email protected]
Tazkera [email protected]
Arifa ParkarHead of [email protected]
Iftikharul IslamHead of [email protected]
Our priority for 2013 in terms of staff is to grow our team of caseworkers to deal with theincreasing number of applications from those in financial distress. As a minimum we arelooking to add at least one caseworker in London and one in Manchester insha’Allah.
If you would like to get involved as a volunteer, aka an NZF Champion,please get in touch with [email protected]
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