Draft:The Zahra Trust

The Zahra Trust

Country: Iraq

Headquarters: Najaf

Establishment date: 2008

Place of incorporation: United Kingdom

Founder: Ali Al-Masoumi

Type: Non-governmental organization

Interests: Caring for orphans, widows, and marginalized families, combating poverty, and activating sustainable development

Secretary-General: Ali Al-Masoumi

Official website: www.thezahratrust.com

The Zahra Charitable Foundation in English (The Zahra Trust) is an international humanitarian, non-profit charitable institution concerned with providing humanitarian and charitable services to all marginalized groups, including orphans, widows, the poor, and needy families. Its permanent headquarters are in Najaf, Iraq and is registered in London, United Kingdom. It was founded by the cleric Sheikh Ali Al-Masoumi in 2008, and he now acts as its Secretary General[1]. The Trust is comprised of executive directors, board members, employees, and volunteers amounting to approximately 600 people. It has multiple registered field branches and partners spread across 16 countries.[2][3] The Trust relies solely on donations from benefactors for its funding [4]. The Trust offers a range of support to beneficiaries in the form of charity, emergency relief [5][6][7], food aid [8], medical aid, educational support[9], sustainable development programs, water and sanitation services, and support for orphans, widows, and the vulnerable. The total spending for 2023 was approximately £6 million. The Trust gained special consultative status in the United Nations Economic and Social Council in 2017.[10]

Branches and areas of the organization's operations
Burnt Oak, London - United Kingdom

Richmond Hill, Ontario - Canada

Huntington Station, New York - United States

Bamyan, Herat, Kabul - Afghanistan

Lucknow, Sultanpur - India

Diwaniyah, Haidariyah, Karbala, Najaf - Iraq

Makueni, Msambweni, Mombasa, Samburu - Kenya

Beirut, Nabatieh - Lebanon

Gillette Baltistan, Islamabad, Parachinar, Peshawar, Punjab, Sindh - Pakistan

Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar - Tanzania

Myanmar

Hadhramaut, Al Hudaydah, Jawf Ma’rib, Sana’a, Taiz - Yemen

Global recognition
The Zahra Trust has special consultative status for non-governmental organizations with the United Nations Economic and Social Council

Total spending in 2023
Total spending: £5,662,099

Official Website
https://zahratrust.com

The reviewer
"Charity Commission for England and Wales".

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"Muslim Girl". Muslim Girl. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Viewed on 03-31-202.

"Zahra Trust Donation". Archived from the original on 2024-03-31. Viewed on www.churchpharmacy.co.uk.

"£3,000 raised by brother and sister for earthquake victims." https://uk.news.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 03/06/2023. Viewed on 03-31-2024.

"Luton Today". https://www.lutontoday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2024-03-31. Viewed on 03-31-2024.

“Five Cardiff Uni societies to hold a fundraising bake sale to help victims in Turkey and Syria.” https://thetab.com/uk. Archived from the original on 03-28-2023. Viewed on 03-31-2024.

“Al-Zahra, peace be upon her, Charitable Foundation in Najaf takes the initiative to distribute 6,000 food baskets to segments of “widows, orphans, and needy families.” Al-Rawdah Al-Husseiniyah Holy Radio. Archived from the original on 03-31-2024. Accessed on 03-31-2024.

“The Ministry of Youth and Sports grants the Iqra Youth Card to Al-Zahraa Foundation for Orphans and the Poor.” https://moys.gov.iq/ar. Archived from the original on 04/01/2024. Viewed on 03-31-2024.

"United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Archived from the original on 2024-03-31. Viewed on 03-31-2024.

Annual report of The Zahra Trust 2023-2024

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