🤔 How Does HOPE USA Use Zakat and Sadaqa Funds?

Dear HOPE Friends,

🤔 How Does HOPE USA Use Zakat and Sadaqa Funds?

🔶 ZAKAT:

At HOPE USA we are committed to following the strictest Islamic guidelines for the use and disbursement of Zakat (Islamic alms) funds. Our facilities such as Hospitals 🏥, Formal and Informal Schools 🏫, and Vocational Training Centers 🖥️ are located in underserved remote/rural villages 🛖 in Pakistan 🇵🇰 and/or urban slum neighborhoods 🌆 within Pakistan's major metropolitan areas. All of our beneficiaries live at or below the poverty line and are Zakat-eligible.

HOPE USA uses Zakat funds year-round 📅 to provide a multitude of poverty alleviation ❤️‍🩹 services to uplift underprivileged communities in Pakistan 🇵🇰. Zakat funds are used for programs in which the recipient retains ownership of the services and/or goods. A vast majority of our services within Healthcare 🩺, Education 🎒, Vocational Training 🪡, Clean Water 💧, Disaster Relief 🆘, and Ramadan Activities ☪️ are Zakat-eligible, although there are exceptions.

🔶 SADAQA

In a nutshell, Sadaqa funds fall into an umbrella ☂️ category to facilitate any poverty alleviation ❤️‍🩹 purpose, which includes, but is not limited to, Zakat-eligible causes. Specifically speaking, Sadaqa can also be used for purposes in which our beneficiaries cannot (due to the nature of the project) obtain ownership of the end-product as in the case of construction 🧱 of a hospital 🏥, school 🏫, or vocational center 🖥️, or the purchase of requisite equipment 💻 for these facilities. In general, our Sadaqa funds are channeled towards the greatest need and are oftentimes used for Zakat-Eligible causes as well.

💝 We look forward to serving your Zakat/Sadaqa needs this Ramadan and all year!

Warm regards,

The HOPE USA Team

https://www.hopecharityusa.org