AMP ZAKAT FUND REPORT 2020
Transforming Lives, Empowering Futures!
Over 857 deserving and underprivileged lives were touched by the AMP Zakat Fund in 2020!
Zakat is one of the five pillars of Islam and one of its defining characteristics. No other religion places such great emphasis on social equity through voluntary charitable contributions. In more than 30 verses of the Holy Qur’an, the giving of Zakat is coupled with prayer (Salah) as a hallmark of the faithful, representing the core economic pillar of Islam.
The AMP Zakat Fund (AZF) was established 8 years ago with a core focus on Education and Self-Employment for underprivileged Muslims. Alhamdulillah, it has grown multi-fold from a humble collection of Rs. 2 lakhs in 2013 to Rs. 94,89,344 from 857 Donors in 2020.
Our Mission: To help *make the Zakat Seekers of today become the Zakat Givers of tomorrow*.
8 Years of Impact (2013 – 2020)
AMP Zakat Fund Journey: 2013 – 2020
| Year | Amount Disbursed (Rs.) | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2,00,000 | 15 |
| 2014 | 7,75,773 | 59 |
| 2015 | 20,60,000 | 152 |
| 2016 | 38,66,000 | 284 |
| 2017 | 43,07,150 | 358 |
| 2018 | 69,42,300 | 581 |
| 2019 | 89,69,695 | 759 |
| 2020 | 94,67,308 | 857 |
| Total | 3,65,88,226 | 3,065 |
It gives us immense pleasure to announce that AMP has completed the distribution of its Zakat Fund collected for the year 2020 as follows:
AMP Zakat Fund Distribution Report – 2020
| Type of Assistance | No. of Beneficiaries | Amount (Rs.) |
|---|---|---|
| Higher Education Scholarship | 570 | 56,86,543 |
| Self-Employment Support | 117 | 26,39,492 |
| Orphans Basic Education | 163 | 11,14,210 |
| Specific Donation | 7 | 27,063 |
| Grand Total | 857 | 94,67,308 |
| Total Collection | — | 94,89,394 |
| Balance Carried Forward | — | 22,086 |
Note:
- The total amount includes disbursements made between 1st April 2019 and 31st March 2020.
- The remaining balance every year gets carried forward to the subsequent year’s fund.
- Specific donations are designated by Donors for particular beneficiaries or activities.
Key Impact Areas
Higher Education Scholarships
Through the Higher Education Scholarship project, AMP supported 570 financially needy students pursuing professional courses across India with scholarships of Rs. 10,000 – Rs. 50,000, selected from 1,300+ applications.
Orphans’ Basic Education
Provided financial support for the basic schooling of 163 needy orphan children through AMP’s vast network of city chapters (approx. 60% being girls), ensuring they are not deprived of schooling for want of a guardian.
Self-Employment Assistance
Seed assistance of largely Rs. 25,000 each was provided to 117 unemployed poor individuals (71 women and 80 men) to start small businesses with the objective of promoting self-employment in rural areas, focusing on widows and elderly people.
#Feed5000Families Campaign
Distributed 5,000+ emergency Ration Kits worth Rs. 38+ Lakhs across 100+ cities in India to needy families during nationwide COVID-19 lockdowns.
Specific Donations Support
Direct targeted assistance of Rs. 27,063 disbursed to 7 specific vulnerable beneficiaries based on designated donor allocations.
Livelihood Support Projects
Self-Employment Assistance Details: Seed capital was provided across the Country, mainly focusing on rural areas and targeting widows and elderly people to start self-sustainable micro-enterprises:
- Badmer District, Rajasthan: Helped set up a Cement block-making factory by a group of 10 underprivileged Muslims aged from 15 – 50 years, at a cost of Rs. 2.5 Lakhs. These 10 individuals operate the plant and run the business in a cooperative model.
- Osmanabad District, Maharashtra: Helped 10 widows and 5 needy men get into Goat rearing for their livelihoods. Each of these 15 families was given a set of goats so that they become self-dependent and can take care of their families.
- Bareilly & Rampur Districts, UP: 2 poor and needy women and 8 men were helped to start Kirana (grocery) shops in their villages. Thus 10 needy families were given livelihood assistance so they become self-dependent.
- Hubli District, Karnataka: 10 widows were chosen to start a Garment manufacturing unit under the co-operative scheme with a total outlay of Rs. 3.5 Lakhs.
- Similarly, many other individuals, poor men and women, were helped across the Country to start livelihoods and take care of their families.
AMP’s Mission of Feeding Poor and Needy!
We witnessed an unprecedented humanitarian crisis of Migrants on-road and thousands of families hungry for so many days due to the #COVID-19 pandemic & lockdown.
AMP rose to the occasion and launched the #Feed5000Families Countrywide campaign on India's 1st Zakat crowdfunding platform www.indiazakat.com to provide Ration Kits to Poor and Needy during Lockdown.
We distributed Ration Kits of more than Rs. 38+ Lakhs till now from both IndiaZakat platform and direct by AMP Teams across India. We have distributed approx. 5000+ ration kits in 100+ cities so far among needy families across India.
One Year of IndiaZakat.com
IndiaZakat.com, a Zakat Crowd-Funding platform, was launched last year by AMP on the eve of Ramzan. This platform seeks to connect Zakat Givers with Zakat Seekers online from within the comfortable confines of their homes. In this one eventful year, IndiaZakat.com has raised more than Rs. 2.7+ Crores, through 4,800+ donations and helped 1,000+ individuals, families, and NGOs.
IndiaZakat.com has been highly successful with donors as it offers:
- 100% Shariah Compliance verified by Islamic scholars
- Complete Financial Transparency with end-to-end tracking
- Genuine & Verified Causes through AMP’s on-ground network
- Full Fund Disbursement (excluding standard payment gateway fees)
- Safe & Encrypted payment gateway infrastructure
AMP Zakat Fund aims to reach out to more and more needy Muslims within Education and Self-Employment domains in India. We will ensure that the Fund will spread its reach to every city, town and village in India and will touch more lives in the years to come inshaAllah!
Transparency Note:
- Our Zakat Collection and Distribution processes are completely transparent. If you wish to review exact amounts collected and disbursed, please visit our official portal at www.ampindia.org.
- To know more you may even visit our office and check our records, we will be more than happy to provide you with all the information.
- Do write in with your Opinions and Suggestions on how we can improve our efforts and make this experience of Zakat Collection & Distribution better for all the concerned stakeholders.
AMP Zakat Fund (AZF) Volunteer
If you wish to register as an AMP Zakat Fund Volunteer and earn Jaza-e-Khair in this World and Aakhirah, then please click on the link below:
AMP Zakat Fund (AZF) 2021 Appeal
Inspite of the severe lockdown last year, AZF through Donors like your kind-self collected and distributed Rs. 1.28+ Crores, Alhamdulillah!
InshaAllah, this year without the nation-wide lockdown, we hope to surpass the above amount and extend help to more and more needy from the Ummah. We invite you again to be a part of this noble endeavour and join hands with us to make it a great success and contribute significantly towards ‘AMP Zakat Fund’ for:
- Higher Education Scholarship
- Orphans’ Basic Education
- Self-Employment Assistance
- Food Relief
- Disaster Relief
Or Transfer Directly via Bank
| Bank Particulars | Account Details |
|---|---|
| Account Name | Association of Muslim Professionals – Zakat |
| Account Number | 8345285052 |
| Account Type | Savings |
| Bank Name | Kotak Bank |
| Branch | Maratha Mandir, Mumbai Central |
| IFSC Code | KKBK0001348 |
“May your Wealth increase as much as your Charity, In Sha Allah!”