Volunteers at a Zakat Foundation of America event distributing food and supplies to people in need. There are clothing racks and boxes of food on the tables, and volunteers are wearing yellow safety vests.
People wearing yellow safety vests distributing food and clothing at a charity event organized by Zakat Foundation of America, with tables of supplies and clothes in the background.

ABOUT HALIL DEMIR

Founder & Executive Director, Zakat Foundation of America

HUMANITARIAN IMPACT HIGHLIGHTS

Women and children gathered around a table engaging in an activity, with some playing with small blocks. The woman on the right is wearing a hijab, and the woman on the left wears a patterned top. The back of a person's jacket has a logo and text for Zakat Foundation of America.

Demir led refugee education, clean water, and solar energy projects, orphanage support, and vocational training projects across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

Group of people standing in front of a building with a flag hanging behind them.

Spearheaded mental health initiatives, including the Halil Demir Mental Health Unit in Mali.

A young woman in a hijab smiling and pointing while working on a sewing machine in a busy sewing workshop.

Advocated for refugee education, economic empowerment, and social justice through zakat-based development programs

Group of people standing in front of a truck with a banner that reads 'Emergency Aid for Hurricane Victims Caravan of Love. Is Your Heart as Big as Texas?'

Coordinated and personally responded to the emergencies and crises here at home in the US and around the world.

GET TO KNOW HALIL DEMIR

About Halil Demir

About Halil Demir
Early Life and Education

Early Life and Education
Career and Advocacy

Career and Advocacy
Humanitarian Projects and Global Missions

Humanitarian Projects and Global Missions
Board Memberships and Affiliations

Board Memberships and Affiliations
Books by Halil Demir

Books by Halil Demir