Al-Mizan Charitable Trust

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Al-Mizan Charitable Trust

Updated logo as of 2014
Founded October, 2011
Founder Mohammed Sadiq Mamdani[1]
Type Organization
Registration no. 7228603
Focus Poverty in the United Kingdom, Homelessness, Debt
Location
Area served
United Kingdom
Key people
Judith Pfeiffer[2]
Roger Chester
Imam Sikander Pathan
Chris Hewer
Ali Orr[3]
Website www.almizantrust.org.uk

Al-Mizan Charitable Trust (often abbreviated as AMCT) is a Muslim-run charity that supports vulnerable families and individuals living in poverty across the United Kingdom, regardless of their faith or cultural background.[4]

History

Beginnings: 2011-2012

Al-Mizan Charitable Trust was founded in October 2011 by Mohammed Sadiq Mamdani, a social entrepreneur, who founded Muslim Youth Helpline, Ansar Youth Project and most recently Sufra.[5] Al-Mizan Charitable Trust is the UK's first Muslim grant-funder that supports individuals living in poverty, regardless of their faith or cultural background. Every month, the Trust receives more than 40 applications for financial support, of which only half of eligible applications can be supported with a grant or interest-free loan of up to £500. Although the Trust prioritises applications which provide long-term benefit, rising poverty and unemployment has forced the charity to consider funding more and more applications for basic household and subsistence costs.[6]

Future: 2013-present

Over the next 3 years, the Trust has prioritised two areas of need: food poverty and the rehabilitation of prisoners and ex-offenders. To this end, Al-Mizan Charitable Trust is pioneering the development of localised, sustainable and grassroots driven food banks and subsidised kitchens and launching new funding streams aimed at improving the life opportunities of ex-offenders through skills development, training and access to employment.[7]

Aims

Al-Mizan Charitable Trust has prioritised five aims of its organisation.[8]

References

  1. "Staff and Volunteers of Al-Mizan Charitable Trust". www.almizantrust.org.uk. 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  2. Al-Mizan: Board of Advisors
  3. Al-Mizan: Board of Trustees
  4. Home>Explore>About Us Almizantrust.org.uk: About Us (Accessed 08-10-14)
  5. "Mohammed Sadiq Mamdani on LinkedIn". LinkedIn. 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  6. "Al-Mizan Charitable Trust on CharityChoiceUK". LinkedIn.com. 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  7. AMCT About Us: Future Plans of the orgaanisation (Accessed: 09-September-2014)
  8. "Al-Mizan Charitable Trust's Aims and Objectives". almizantrust.org.uk. 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.

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