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How The Zahra Trust Responds to Emergencies

The Zahra Trust’s field teams respond swiftly to emergencies, often within 24 hours.

Your donations offer a vital lifeline of support to some of the most vulnerable people affected.

A donation today can provide:

Immediate Emergency Support: Give critical supplies like food, clean water, bedding, urgent medical aid, hygiene kits, and clothing to victims, meeting pressing needs and providing comfort.

• Rebuild Homes:
Give long-term resilience through safe shelter, psychosocial support, and economic development.

Take action today, in the name of the Holy Household (as) and in prayer for the arrival of Imam Mahdi (ajtfs). 

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A History of The Zahra Trust Emergency Response 

2025: Responding often within 24 hours to new emergencies in core areas of operations and community. Helping families rebuild, restart, and succeed with their homes and businesses.

2024: Following the targeted bombing of a public vehicle in Dasht-e-Barchi, Kabul, Afghanistan, leaving 13 injured and one dead, we provided critical support to the affected Shia community.

2024: In response to ongoing violence in Parachinar, Pakistan, where 42 have been martyred and over 164 injured, we have delivered urgent relief to families enduring unimaginable suffering.

2024: After the brutal attack on a Shia mosque in Herat, Afghanistan, which claimed six lives, including a three-year-old, we provided emergency aid and support to the grieving community.

2024: As Lebanon endured a severe humanitarian emergency, we delivered vital aid, including medical supplies, food, and shelter, to support the overstretched healthcare system and affected communities.

2023: Following the 6.3 magnitude earthquake in western Afghanistan on Saturday, 7th October 2023, which claimed over 2,000 lives, leaving thousands injured, and destroying many homes, we responded by providing emergency aid, including critical supplies and rebuilding efforts in the Herat region.

2023: In response to a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit southern Turkiye and Syria, we provided food parcels, shelter, water, medical aid and other essentials for the families affected.

2022: Responded to extreme flooding in Pakistan & Afghanistan that affected over 33 million people, providing shelter, water, food and hygiene kits.

2022: In response to a devastating 6.1 magnitude earthquake killing over one thousand, our team quickly deployed to provide emergency assistance to those impacted by the natural disaster.

2022: Responded to deadly attack on worshipers at a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan; as the first NGO on the scene, we provided both immediate and long-term assistance to those affected.

2021: Responded to the deadly new variant of COVID-19 in India that left the nation struggling to cope, providing hospitals with hundreds of oxygen tanks, oximeters and concentrators.

2020: Built homes for victims of the maternity hospital blast in Kabul and repaired homes of the victims of the devastating Beirut blast.

2019: In response to Europe’s migrant crisis, The Zahra Trust held medical camps at two locations in Greece to treat acutely and chronically injured displaced people, with each clinic serving up to 100 patients per day.

2018: Provided 400 families with food and financial support in Yemen amidst the famine.

2017: Distributed 500 food parcels to Rohingya families in Myanmar.

2016: The Zahra Trust constructed 27 tents and distributed emergency aid to 135 Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):

How can I offer my support?

The best way to support during a crisis such as this is through raising awareness, donating to experienced, reputable charitable organizations and rallying the support of your local community, for instance with a prayer vigil in remembrance of those whose lives were taken or affected. 

Are my donations to this emergency appeal eligible for zakat or khums?

You can donate your khums or zakat donations and select the cause you would like it to go toward, however, due to the nature of the emergency we cannot guarantee that donations to this specific appeal are khums or zakat applicable.

For more information, please see the pages on our site for this or contact: [email protected] 

How can I remain informed about the work The Zahra Trust is doing?

We frequently release updates regarding our work. Be sure to follow us on social media and ensure you are signed up to our newsletter to stay informed about how your donations are making a difference. Stay in touch by Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and LinkedIn.

The Zahra Trust USA is project of the Zahra Foundation LTD. The Zahra Foundation LTD is as an exempt organization as described in Section 501(C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code