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Water and Sanitation Waqf
Islamic Relief ’s Water and Sanitation Waqf offers communities both the practical and educational means to overcome water and sanitation problems to improve their lives. Projects include:

  • Building water supply systems in deprived areas

  • Digging and restoring wells

  • Implementing water purification projects

  • Undertaking integrated sanitation programmes.
Year
 Waqf Project Implementation Location
2002 Kharan Water Project Pakistan
2003 Water Sanitation and Wells Project Sudan
2004 Water and Sanitation Indonesia
2005 Water Supply System Iraq
2006 Water and Environmental Sanitation Improvement Niger






Mohammed Saif’s  family wanted to participate  in the  Waqf Future Fund by collectively investing in four shares – (two in health, one in Qurbani and one in water). Mohammed visited his local Islamic Relief charity shop and paid for all the shares in cash. He explained to the Islamic Relief representative at the shop that he wanted the  three Waqf  deeds  to be in the  family ’s name. The  fourth deed, the  Water Waqf  deed, was  to beregistered in his late father ’s name.
Did you know?

Zubayda’s Waterway in Mecca, Saudi Arabia was a Waqf initiated by Zubayda, the wife of the famous Muslim caliph, Haroun al-Rashid. While on pilgrimage Zubayda noticed the scarcity of water in Mecca. She hired engineers to build extensive tunnels over 10 miles to direct spring water into the city, so that Hajj pilgrims would have free access to water. Many wealthy Muslims also participated by staking a Waqf around the waterway.