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We turn charity into productive micro and small businesses so families move from need to sufficiency.
Apply for in-kind support, or fund open micro-businesses so families reach sufficiency.
The İktifa model
Most aid is spent once. İktifa buys productive tools for skilled people, walks with them for a year, and the repayments fund the next family, again and again.
Success stories
We turn charity into productive micro and small businesses so families move from need to sufficiency.
Apply for in-kind support, or fund open micro-businesses so families reach sufficiency.
The İktifa model
Most aid is spent once. İktifa buys productive tools for skilled people, walks with them for a year, and the repayments fund the next family, again and again.
Success stories
The beneficiary
A recipient of support
The beneficiary
A project owner able to produce and help others
The charity
Recurring spending
The charity
Empowerment that can be followed and measured
The community
Support capital leaving
The community
Value circulating inside the local economy
≤ $2,000
in tools per project, never cash
12 months
of mentoring and follow-up
85%
repaid, interest-free
15%
of profits to the local fund
“The best earning is from the work of one’s own hands, when done sincerely.”
Our priorities
We support a focused set of UN Sustainable Development Goals. How we contribute
Icons © UN. Informational use only — un.org/sustainabledevelopment
Updates from the field and the foundation.
News · 2025-05-11
Sponsored by İktifa Vakfı, we invite you to a distinguished seminar highlighting the role of charitable work in achieving sustainable development, especially amid the crises our communities are facing.
Read moreNews · 2025-04-14
The Union of NGOs of the Islamic World, together with the TashaRuki crowdfunding platform in Istanbul, Türkiye, held a workshop in which İktifa Vakfı took part to explore the latest crowdfunding and charity marketing strategies.
Read more
News · 2024-02-16
Prof. Dr. Ömer Faruk Korkmaz visited the headquarters of İktifa Vakfı.
Read moreThe beneficiary
A recipient of support
The beneficiary
A project owner able to produce and help others
The charity
Recurring spending
The charity
Empowerment that can be followed and measured
The community
Support capital leaving
The community
Value circulating inside the local economy
≤ $2,000
in tools per project, never cash
12 months
of mentoring and follow-up
85%
repaid, interest-free
15%
of profits to the local fund
“The best earning is from the work of one’s own hands, when done sincerely.”
Our priorities
We support a focused set of UN Sustainable Development Goals. How we contribute
Icons © UN. Informational use only — un.org/sustainabledevelopment
Updates from the field and the foundation.
News · 2025-05-11
Sponsored by İktifa Vakfı, we invite you to a distinguished seminar highlighting the role of charitable work in achieving sustainable development, especially amid the crises our communities are facing.
Read moreNews · 2025-04-14
The Union of NGOs of the Islamic World, together with the TashaRuki crowdfunding platform in Istanbul, Türkiye, held a workshop in which İktifa Vakfı took part to explore the latest crowdfunding and charity marketing strategies.
Read moreNews · 2024-02-16
Prof. Dr. Ömer Faruk Korkmaz visited the headquarters of İktifa Vakfı.
Read more85%of the tools' value returns to fund the next family
85%of the tools' value returns to fund the next family