Prefer to give charity? Here are trusted places

Charity is one of the most beautiful things a person can do. If your heart is set on giving charity, we praise you for it, and we would love to help you find a good place to give. Below are trusted charities that help people in need, in Sudan and all over the world, each with its official website and a link to check its registration yourself.

Who we are, in one line

Gifts to Sudan is a small volunteer initiative with one focus: gifts (hadiyah) of food and household goods, handed to families in Sudan. That is the path we have chosen. Charity is another good path, and this page is here to help you walk it. If you would also like to give a gift, this is why we chose gifts.

We are not affiliated with these organisations and receive nothing from them; please check them yourself. No link on this page is an affiliate link or carries tracking.

Checked 1 Nov 2026. 16 organisations, each one checked that day: its official website opened, and we found it on an official register or a recognised rating site.

Trusted places to give for Sudan

• World Food Programme (WFP)

  The UN food agency: food and cash support for families facing hunger.

  Where: Sudan and the countries around it. Official site: wfp.org/emergencies/sudan-emergency

  Check it: A United Nations agency, listed in the UN System (un.org)

• UNICEF, through UNICEF UK

  Health, nutrition, clean water and protection for children.

  Where: Sudan (the Sudan appeal). Official site: unicef.org.uk/donate/sudan-appeal

  Check it: UK Charity Commission, registered charity no. 1072612 (The United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF) · UNICEF is listed in the UN System (un.org)

• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

  Neutral humanitarian help in war: medical care, water, food, and bringing separated families back in touch.

  Where: Sudan. Official site: icrc.org/en/where-we-work/sudan

  Check it: Standing observer at the UN General Assembly (un.org list)

• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

  Emergency medical care: hospitals, clinics, surgery and treatment for malnutrition.

  Where: Sudan. Official site: msf.org/sudan

  Check it: UK Charity Commission, registered charity no. 1026588 (Médecins Sans Frontières (UK))

• Save the Children

  Food, health care, learning and protection for children.

  Where: Sudan. Official site: savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/africa/sudan

  Check it: UK Charity Commission, registered charity no. 213890 (The Save the Children Fund)

• Islamic Relief Worldwide

  Emergency food, water, shelter and health support.

  Where: Sudan (the Sudan emergency appeal). Official site: islamic-relief.org/appeals/sudan-emergency-appeal

  Check it: UK Charity Commission, registered charity no. 328158 (Islamic Relief Worldwide)

• Prosper Global (formerly Mercy Corps)

  Humanitarian help and longer-term support for families and communities.

  Where: Sudan. Official site: prosperglobal.org/where-we-work/sudan

  Check it: US 501(c)(3) charity, EIN 91-1148123 (Prosper Global, formerly Mercy Corps), on Charity Navigator

• Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms, through the Center for Disaster Philanthropy

  The Emergency Response Rooms are neighbourhood volunteer groups in Sudan that run community kitchens and first aid. They are not registered charities, so they are reached through a registered one: CDP's Sudan Humanitarian Crisis Fund supports local responders, and CDP's page on mutual aid in Sudan explains how to direct a gift to mutual-aid groups and the Emergency Response Rooms. Please confirm the details with CDP before you give.

  Where: Sudan. Official site: disasterphilanthropy.org/donate/sudan-humanitarian-crisis-fund

  Check it: US 501(c)(3) charity, EIN 45-5257937 (Center for Disaster Philanthropy), on Charity Navigator

Trusted places to give anywhere in the world

• Islamic Relief Worldwide

  Emergency relief and long-term development, inspired by Islamic values.

  Where: Many countries. Official site: islamic-relief.org

  Check it: UK Charity Commission, registered charity no. 328158 (Islamic Relief Worldwide)

• Human Appeal

  Emergency aid, water, food and orphan care.

  Where: Many countries. Official site: humanappeal.org.uk

  Check it: UK Charity Commission, registered charity no. 1154288 (Human Appeal)

• Muslim Hands

  Humanitarian and education projects around the world.

  Where: Many countries. Official site: muslimhands.org.uk

  Check it: UK Charity Commission, registered charity no. 1105056 (Muslim Hands)

• Penny Appeal

  Emergency relief, water, food and long-term projects.

  Where: Many countries. Official site: pennyappeal.org

  Check it: UK Charity Commission, registered charity no. 1128341 (Penny Appeal)

• Zakat Foundation of America

  Zakat, sadaqah and emergency relief for people in need.

  Where: Many countries. Official site: zakat.org

  Check it: US 501(c)(3) charity, EIN 36-4476244 (Zakat Foundation of America), on Charity Navigator

• GiveWell's Top Charities Fund

  GiveWell researches charities in depth and passes gifts to the programmes it finds save or improve the most lives per dollar. Its top charities today: Malaria Consortium, Against Malaria Foundation, Helen Keller Intl and New Incentives.

  Where: Mostly Africa and Asia. Official site: givewell.org/top-charities-fund

  Check it: US 501(c)(3) charity, EIN 20-8625442 (The Clear Fund, which runs GiveWell), on Charity Navigator

• Against Malaria Foundation

  Bed nets that protect families from malaria.

  Where: Countries where malaria is common. Official site: againstmalaria.com

  Check it: UK Charity Commission, registered charity no. 1105319 (The Against Malaria Foundation)

• Malaria Consortium

  Seasonal medicine that protects young children from malaria.

  Where: Africa and Asia. Official site: malariaconsortium.org

  Check it: UK Charity Commission, registered charity no. 1099776 (Malaria Consortium)

• Helen Keller Intl

  Vitamin A and nutrition programmes for children.

  Where: Africa and Asia. Official site: helenkellerintl.org

  Check it: US 501(c)(3) charity, EIN 13-5562162 (Helen Keller International), IRS data on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

• World Food Programme (WFP)

  The UN food agency, in emergencies around the world.

  Where: Worldwide. Official site: wfp.org

  Check it: A United Nations agency, listed in the UN System (un.org)

• UNICEF, through UNICEF UK

  The UN children's agency: health, nutrition, water, learning and protection.

  Where: Worldwide. Official site: unicef.org.uk

  Check it: UK Charity Commission, registered charity no. 1072612 (The United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF)

Is your giving zakat?

Zakat has its own rules on who may receive it. Our sister project Mustahaqat lists official zakat bodies by country: Where to pay your zakat (Mustahaqat). Please ask a scholar you trust about your own zakat.

How we checked

• We opened each official link on 1 November 2026.
• We found each organisation on an official source: the UK Charity Commission's register of charities, US tax-exempt (IRS) data shown on Charity Navigator or ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer, or the United Nations' own lists.
• We list only what we could check ourselves that day, so some good organisations are missing. Know a trusted one? Tell us at info@giftstosudan.org.
• Registers and websites change. Before you give, open the "Check it" link and make sure you are on the official website (beware of look-alike pages and of anyone asking for money by private message).

May every good thing you give return to you many times over.

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Compiled from cited sources. This is not a fatwa. Please ask a scholar you trust about your own case.