Ramadan

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unrwa is still operational in gaza and beyond

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unrwa is still operational in gaza and beyond 🚨

Go all in for Palestine refugees with UNRWA USA

Choose where your zakat goes

  • 1. Give your zakat to Gaza

    With UNRWA USA’s 100% Zakat Fund, your Zakat gift is used to preserve the dignity of Palestine refugees in Gaza through urgent food and cash assistance without deducting any additional expenses.

    That means UNRWA and UNRWA USA will cover 100% of administrative and operating costs.

    Give to Gaza with confidence this Ramadan.

    Give your zakat to Gaza

  • 2. Spread your zakat

    Your zakat gift will bring urgent assistance to Palestine refugees across
    the Gaza Strip and West Bank (including East Jerusalem), Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon.

    That means UNRWA and UNRWA USA will cover 100% of admin and operating costs, so you can


    Go all in for Palestine refugees this Ramadan.

    give wherever it's needed most

  • 3. Help Gaza's babies + mothers and get matched

    As you read this, a pregnant woman in Gaza is facing the unimaginable.
    Trying to bring life into the world without hospitals.
    Without medicine. Without proper care, without pain relief,
    without knowing if she or her baby will survive.
    That's where YOU come in.

    UNRWA USA has joined Every Pregnancy’s For Mama Challenge.
    Help Gaza's babies and mothers and get matched.

    help gaza's mothers

meaningful ways to give to refugees
beyond the dollar

  • 1. Attend our Solidarity at Sunset iftar in Dearborn

    Join UNRWA USA for an interfaith iftar benefiting Palestine refugees in Gaza.

    Sunday, March 16, 2025
    from 7 pm to 9:30 pm
    Fairlane Banquet Center
    Dearborn, Michigan

    Tickets start at $65, private tables available.

    Get your iftar ticket(s)

  • 2. Host an iftar or gathering

    Host your own ‘Solidarity at Sunset’ iftar or gathering during Ramadan

    We invite communities of all faiths to come together and host their own gatherings during Ramadan,
    united by the theme of solidarity.

    Turn your table into a catalyst
    for change for Palestine refugees.

    Download a hosting kit here (need the link from Kristina) and then set up your fundraising page.

    Host a gathering

  • 3. Start a Ramadan fundraising page

    Set up your own personal fundraising page and invite your network to join you
    in reaching your fundraising goal.

    With UNRWA USA’s 100% Zakat Fund,
    every dollar goes directly to food
    and water for refugees in need.

    Start your fundraiser

  • 4. Invite UNRWA USA to speak to your community

    Whether it's at your local mosque, church, synagogue, or interfaith gathering, we'd love to share stories from the field and offer practical ways to get involved.

    Message us about your event details,
    and we’ll work with you to create an engaging session.

    Tell us about your event

Frequently
asked questions

  • Yes. Despite the Israeli Knesset ban, UNRWA’s operations in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are still ongoing for now. Since the ceasefire, two-thirds of the aid entering Gaza is being delivered by UNRWA.

  • As one of the five pillars of Islam, zakat is almsgiving, representing a portion of one’s wealth, to the poor and vulnerable on an annual basis.

    There are eight categories of eligible people who may receive zakat, including those administering zakat’s collection and distribution, the poor, and the indebted, among others.

  • All zakat donations are segregated into a specific account earmarked for food and cash assistance to the most impoverished Palestine refugees and are used within one lunar year, ensuring your money is used urgently and is directed to those who need it the most.

    In the case of food assistance, food baskets are delivered to qualifying families on a quarterly basis.

    In the Gaza Strip, over 2 million Palestine refugees live in poverty and about 1.7 million are forced to rely on UNRWA cash and food assistance to meet their most basic needs.

    f this form of charitable giving is part of your faith, your zakat-eligible donation can provide essential support to the poorest and most vulnerable Palestine refugees.

  • Donations to UNRWA’s food and cash assistance program are Zakat-certified.

    The National Zakat Foundation Worldwide certified UNRWA’s food and cash assistance program as zakat-eligible. In order to be zakat-eligible, an organization or program must confirm that beneficiaries of zakat meet specific eligibility criteria of being “poor and needy.”

  • 100% of your zakat goes to gaza. No overhead. no admin costs.

    100% of your zakat gift on this page is used to preserve the dignity of  refugees in Gaza, through meals and urgent assistance, without deducting any additional expenses. That means UNRWA and UNRWA USA will cover 100% of administrative and operating costs, so you can give to Gaza in confidence this Ramadan.

    • National Zakat Foundation certification of zakat-eligibility

    • Certification Letter from Jerusalem Islamic

    • Council Certification Letter from Al-Azhar