MYF Zakat Fund

Transforming Zakat into Sustainable Livelihoods for the Ultra-Poor

Overview

The MYF Zakat Fund is a specialized, Shariah-compliant initiative by the Mazeda Youth Foundation (MYF), operating in Shahrasthi, Chandpur. Rather than providing temporary, one-time relief, this fund utilizes your Zakat to permanently lift marginalized, eligible families out of extreme poverty. We distribute resources directly to the most vulnerable—widows, orphans, and distressed families along the Dakatia and Meghna river basins—giving them the tools to become self-reliant.

By strictly adhering to Islamic principles of Zakat distribution (Tamleek), we ensure that your obligatory charity is handed directly to those who qualify, transforming an annual obligation into lasting economic empowerment.

How the Zakat is Utilized

We focus on sustainable Zakat projects that provide poor families with immediate assets to generate their own steady income:
– Livelihood Assets: Purchasing sewing machines, grocery shop inventories, or rickshaws for unemployed heads of households.
– Agricultural Support: Providing livestock (cows or goats) and farming tools to ultra-poor rural families.
– Medical Emergency Assistance: Covering crucial healthcare costs, maternal care, and life-saving treatments for poor patients who cannot afford medical bills.

Why Sustainable Zakat Matters

Traditional distribution often involves giving small cash amounts or clothes, which are exhausted within days. MYF focuses on asset-based Zakat distribution.

Productive Zakat matters because it:
– Breaks the Cycle of Dependency: A single sewing machine or livestock asset can turn a Zakat recipient into a self-sufficient earner who may become a Zakat giver in the future.
– Direct & Fully Transparent: Every penny is tracked, mapped to a verified eligible family, and deployed without administrative deductions from the core Zakat allocation.
– Restores Dignity: It empowers poor families by giving them a reliable source of daily livelihood rather than forcing them to rely on continuous charity.

Our Target & Management Challenge

Identifying truly eligible (Asnaf) families requires detailed field surveys and background checks across remote villages in Chandpur. Our primary challenges include:
– Scaling the distribution to meet the massive volume of verification requests from destitute families.
– Securing enough funding upfront before seasonal micro-businesses (like local farming or tailoring) peak, ensuring families receive assets at the optimal time.

MYF maintains a transparent ledger and welcomes direct audits from individual donors, corporate CSR teams, and institutional partners looking to channel their corporate Zakat effectively.

Get Involved

Fulfill your religious obligation with absolute transparency. Your Zakat can directly purchase a lifelong livelihood asset for a family in desperate need.

📧 tareqmiazee@gmail.com
📍 Distribution Center: Shahrasthi, Chandpur