Our Recent projects

Sponsor future Muslim Chaplains
Chaplains play a vital role in the most intimate parts of a person’s life, providing spiritual support for the elderly, the sick, students, and individuals at every stage. This program is in partnership with Université de Fribourg.
Cambridge Muslim College Scholarship
How can we tackle the need for trained professionals? We encourage students through dedicated scholarships. We have partnered with Cambridge Muslim College for two of their programs; Leadership and Islamic Psychology.


Islamic Courses for kids in Schools
We do not have any official institution bringing Islamic education into schools. Our children miss out on learning about their faith in a public school setting with trained teachers.
The 10 best days of the year
Plan your donations in advance for the 10 most sacred days of the year.

The DNA of SZF
How we do it

Local
True to our Tradition, we distribute Zakat at the local level

Centralized
We make Zakat more powerful by centralizing it

Balanced
We distribute Zakat in a balanced way across the 8 categories

How does Zakat work?
Your Zakat Guide
Our Zakat Guide will help you get Zakat-ready, answering some of the most common questions about calculating and giving Zakat.
IMPACT
How you’ve impacted peoples lives
A new beginning
Initial situation: Family, flight & migration Yasser* fled persecution and torture in his home country. Trained as a computer scientist, Yasser got involved with a local environmental organization and collected signatures to raise awareness about pollution in a...
Zakat Audit Report 2021
The Swiss Zakat Foundation focuses on managing Zakat, the third pillar of Islam, which is a huge undertaking on a daily basis. That is exactly why we have our accounts audited every year by world-renowned specialists. This is our annual Zakat audit. We believe...
‘I really don’t know what I should do’
As a student and a father, the COVID-19 lockdown made Hassan’s* situation very difficult as he could no longer work. Hassan, a student at a Swiss university, hoped that he could work alongside his studies in order to meet the needs of his small family. When the...
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