How it works
How does your waqf share provide charity around the world?
You donate a £100 share to waqf, you always get to choose where you want the profit created to go. Whatever sector you choose, we honour that forever.
We pool your donations with other supporters’ and collectively you purchase in a Sharia-compliant investment, in this case a low-risk property.
Each year, 80% of profits go towards general charity projects.
10% is reinvested into a property to create more income and impact, and 10% is used to maintain your waqf.
Today!
You donate a £100 share to waqf
Investment
We pool your donations
Each year
Each year, 80% of profits go towards general charity projects.
Reinvestment
10% is reinvested into a property to create more income and impact, and 10% is used to maintain your waqf.
What can your waqf share achieve in 100 years?
£100
You donate £100
£1,370.78
Profit generated in 100 years (but your investment continues beyond this!): £1,370.78
1,000 people
In 100 years, this can support over 1,000 people.
What projects will I provide?
Our projects are delivered in partnership with Human Appeal who have over 30 years’ experience and deliver aid in over 25 countries. Their charity projects include:
Providing sustainable clean water through water wells
Delivering food aid to people in crisis
Supporting orphans and orphanages
Providing healthcare and medicine through clinics and hospitals
Supporting education by building and renovating schools
Training parents to have a livelihood for life
Providing iftars in Ramadan
Treating blindness by providing cataract surgeries
Why direct your waqf to general charity projects?
This is one of the most selfless, impactful ways to give. Rather than restricting your waqf to one sector, you allow our expert staff to decide where your charity will make the most impact. One year you may help children to go to school, the next you’re helping to provide a village with water, and the year after, you’re providing lifesaving healthcare to a newborn baby.
One One lasting donation to support countless people across all sectors.
Donating you waqf to our general charity projects ensures that you prioritise the needs of the people we help above all else.
Projects We Implement
Food Aid Waqf
Help families struggling simply to eat
Emergency Aid Waqf
More than 305 million people need humanitarian aid. Help families in crisis year after year.
Education Support Waqf
Help marginalised people to have access to clean water for years to come.
Indeed, those who give charity and lend to Allah a goodly loan — it will be multiplied for them, and they will have a noble reward.
(Surah Al-Hadid 57:18)
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FAQs
The General Charity Waqf is a permanent charitable investment whose annual profits support a variety of charity projects, including clean water, food, orphan care, healthcare, education, emergency support, and Ramadan iftars.
When you donate £100 as a waqf share, it is invested in a Sharia-compliant way — usually in a low-risk property. 80% of profits are allocated each year to general charity projects. 10% is reinvested to increase future returns and impact, and 10% is used to maintain the waqf.
A £100 donation can generate £1,370.78 in profit over 100 years, which can support over 1,000 people across different charity projects.
In partnership with Human Appeal, the waqf projects include: Providing sustainable clean water through wells. Delivering food aid to people in crisis. Supporting orphans and orphanages. Providing healthcare and medicines through clinics and hospitals. Supporting education by building and renovating schools. Training parents in sustainable livelihoods. Providing Ramadan iftars. Treating blindness through cataract surgeries.
Because it is one of the most selfless and impactful ways to give. Instead of limiting your waqf to a single sector, this approach allows experts to decide where your donation will have the greatest impact. One year, you may help children attend school; the next, provide a village with water; and the year after, deliver lifesaving healthcare to a newborn. A single, lasting donation supports countless people across multiple sectors, prioritizing the most urgent needs.
