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Introducing the Zakat House of Canada
As we celebrate the blessed month of Ramadan, it gives us great pleasure to introduce our new project: the Zakat House of Canada.
A National Institution envisioned to revive the role of Zakat as a lever to uplift communities
This Ramadan, Pay Your Zakat using our platform
A new paradigm to actualize the mission of Zakat
Zakat was not meant to be only a means for alleviating poverty, but also an economic tool to invest in community capacity to address unmet needs. For this mission to be actualized, two structural changes are needed:
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A centralized collection hub that can have the capacity to invest in key areas in the community, and
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a new operational model that does not only address the symptoms of the social issues like poverty but also strikes at the root causes of these social problems and challenges.
An integrated approach to program development:
To maximize the potential of Zakat, a new model is needed. A model that integrates a blend of programs and initiatives to allocate resources to address short and long-term causes. Those can range in scope from providing immediate emergency support, to short-term relief, and to longer-term sustainable intervention and system changes. From enabling access to education and justice, to supporting economic mobility to fighting discrimination and Islamophobia, we aim to restore the role of Zakat as a Driver for community development.
Building tools to address barriers:
In order to maximize the potential of Zakat, it is crucial to increase the pool of Zakat payers by investing in education and training programs. We are investing in the building blocks for an integrated solution to build a robust platform that can provide Zakat services to all Muslim Zakat payers. These services range from:
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Education Program about Fiqh Zakat.
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Tools to facilitate payment of Zakat including calculation and collection.
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Provide customized consultation to Zakat payers who need it.
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Develop tools to measuring impact of Zakat
To learn more about this project, please click here to see our brochure.
Ways to Get Involved:
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Invite Friends and Family to do the same
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Register in our Training Page. You will be notified about the upcoming educational opportunities.
The Zakat House of Canada is a project of the Muslim Association of Canada and a National Institution envisioned to revive the role of Zakat as it has been throughout the Islamic history: a lever to uplift communities and provide a pathway for creating Sustainable Livelihoods.
It is a platform that provides an integrated solutions to address complex social challenges from fighting poverty, to increasing accessibility to education and justice, and to facilitating economic mobility.
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