Muslim Aid Reviews

Key Features and Benefits of Muslim Aid:

1. Faith-Based Charity:

   • Mission: Provides help to people who are victims of natural disasters, conflict, or suffering from poverty, hunger, disease, homelessness, injustice, deprivation, or lack of skills and economic opportunities.

2. Global Impact:

   • Compassion: Focuses on making a positive impact globally through compassionate actions.

3. Integrity and Excellence:

   • Values: Operates with integrity, excellence, and accountability, ensuring that all actions are guided by these core values.

4. Governance and Oversight:

   • Regulatory Compliance: Has implemented significant changes to address regulatory concerns, including a financial recovery plan and restructuring to reduce costs and increase efficiency.

5. Trustee Board:

   • New Trustees: Established with a new trustee board recruited under a selection process overseen by the Commission, ensuring fresh leadership and governance.

6. Financial Management:

   • Action Plans: Implemented action plans to address financial management and oversight issues, ensuring transparency and accountability in financial operations.

7. Community Support:

   • Country Offices: Operates country offices to provide direct support to communities affected by disasters or conflict, with a focus on reducing the number of offices to increase efficiency.

Muslim Aid's pricing for donations varies based on the specific project or need. Here are some examples:

• General Donation: $25
• Food Pack: $75
• Help provide food and medical supplies: $25
• Provide clean water for 1 person: $25
• Provide clean drinking water & WASH for 5 people for up to 10 years: $25
• Monthly donation to feed a family of 5: $75 per month
• Aqiqah benefits orphans, widows, and other needy people in Ethiopia: $135.

Additionally, Muslim Aid applies a Zakat Admin rate of 12.5% as per Zakat Guidelines.

For more detailed information, you can use their Zakat Calculator to determine how much Zakat you need to pay, which is typically 2.5% of personal wealth and annual savings.

Muslimaid.org offers several payment methods for donations:

1. Direct Bank Transfer: Donations can be made directly to their UK bank account.
2. Cheque or Postal Order: Send a cheque or postal order made payable to 'Muslim Aid' along with your name and address.
3. Give As You Earn (GAYE) Scheme: Employees can donate directly from their gross pay before tax.
4. Direct Debit: Set up a direct debit from UK registered banks.
5. Online Payment: Donations can be made online through their website.

For more details, visit their donation page.