Direct Support for Vulnerable Families & Orphans

Cash & Zakat Assistance

Providing direct cash and Zakat assistance to vulnerable families and orphan children, helping them meet urgent needs with dignity.

Programme overview

Verified households receive Zakat and emergency cash straight to their phones through M-Pesa, EVC Plus and Sahal, with SMS confirmation and full reconciliation..

Verified households receive Zakat and emergency cash straight to their phones through M-Pesa, EVC Plus and Sahal, with SMS confirmation and full reconciliation.

In Kenya, this programme is delivered by our Kenya Country Office with field teams in Nairobi, Dadaab, working alongside community committees and local leaders in Nairobi, Garissa, Wajir.

Accountable by design. Every beneficiary is registered and verified, and every distribution is logged with photos and GPS so that donors can trace their gift from pledge to delivery.

At a glance
6,400
Households paid
96%
Paid via mobile money
4 min
Avg. transfer time

Cumulative figures across Somalia and Kenya, 2019–2026.

Cash & Zakat Assistance — impact to dateIhsan Foundation
What we do

Activities under this programme

Each activity is tracked in our MIS, from the first registration to the final report shared with donors.

1

Zakat distribution

Eligibility checks under Islamic philanthropy rules.

2

Mobile money transfers

Bulk disbursement via M-Pesa, EVC Plus and Sahal with SMS receipts.

3

Voucher programmes

Pre-distribution vouchers with identity cross-verification.

How it works — from registration to report5 steps
Field story

Moments from the field

Photographed by our own teams during distributions, construction and follow-up visits. Faces are shared only with the consent of the families involved.

Projects in Kenya

Where this programme is active

All projects

No public projects under this pillar in Kenya yet.

Give to the pillar and our field team will direct it where it is needed most.

Gallery

Photo gallery

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Cash & Zakat Assistance

Your gift keeps cash & zakat assistance moving

Choose an amount in KES and pay with M-Pesa, card or PayPal. You'll receive an instant receipt and field updates.

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