Give zakat to

palestine refugees

No overhead. No admin costs.

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 refugees this Ramadan.

100% of your zakat on this page will

bring urgent assistance to Palestine refugees

Smiling woman holding a white bag with the UNRWA logo, surrounded by stacked boxes.

Did you know that 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.”

Frequently

asked questions

  • 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.


    If 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.