UNHCR has restructured its Zakat program into a global fund, the Refugee Zakat Fund: A trusted, efficient and pioneering Sharia-compliant structure that harnesses the power of Zakat to make a positive impact on the world. UNHCR launched the Refugee Zakat Fund in April 2019 with the aim of expanding the impact of Zakat funds to thousands more eligible refugee and internally displaced families who desperately need support worldwide. Since 2016, Zakat funds received by UNHCR has supported 6,888 vulnerable refugee families, including widows, elderly, and those taking care of orphans – with vital cash assistance. Your generous Zakat donations reached $14.4 million, 100% of which were distributed to eligible refugee families, enabling them to cover their basic expenses such as rent, food, medicine, and often debt repayment, as they struggle to make ends meet away from home.