Ismail Farida Foundation

WELCOME TO

The
Ismail Farida
Foundation

The Ismail Farida Foundation (IFF) was set up in 1998 following the passing of our father, Mohammed Ismail Ali, (commonly known as Sazzad Miah) to continue his legacy and to provide support to charities and organisations whose vision and commitment to helping others we deeply admired.

We invest in organisations that possess vision, capability, courageous leadership and innovative approaches to addressing social problems and are committed to making a substantial impact in people’s lives.

We invest in charities and organisations that possess

vision, capability and courageous leadership

Our Approach

We provide funding and support to charities and organisations capable of scaling and solving problems in new ways to accelerate positive change in people and communities in need.

We are an engaged funder. We like to align closely with charities and organisations we support and build lasting relationships, meaning we support them for many years and with several rounds of funding.

We follow guiding principles, such as believing in the potential of people and ensuring we focus on settings in which our approach is likely to have the greatest impact.

Our Mission

Our strategic priorities are to meet basic human needs such as food, water, shelter, education and healthcare; to build life skills and relationships through opportunity, education and research.

Our Vision

We are dedicated to cultivating and investing in innovative and impactful solutions that foster inclusive and interconnected communities so that individuals and communities flourish.

Our Values

We believe that our work should be guided by compassion and encourage inclusion, equity, justice and the uplifting of people and populations that face challenging circumstances everywhere.

Our Focus

Education

Hunger & Thirst

Shelter

Our Reach

United Kingdom

Bosnia & The Balkans

Bangladesh, Burma & India

Mali, West Africa

Working in collaboration with trusted partners to support and change the lives of more than 2,000 people to date.

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Providing support and vital resources, expertise and funds to the poorest and the needy for over 25 years.

Undertaken more than 50 projects including raising health awareness and providing education and shelter and mobility support.

Making a difference to the lives of some of the most poorest and needy people across 4 continents.

Click on the pictures below to find details of projects IFF has supported over the years including alleviating poverty, hunger, homelessness and raising awareness of education and children’s health.

Helping others makes you happy

Let us remember why we do what we do and reflect on all the wise and generous people who embodied the spirit of giving before us.

“When the Creator blesses you financially, don’t raise your standard of living, rather raise your standard of giving and helping to needy and poor people.”

Mark Batterson

“Help others without any reason and give without the expectation of receiving anything in return.”

Roy T Bennet

“It is every man’s obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it.”

Albert Einstein

“The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer”.

Mahatma Gandhi

“The best among you are those who bring greatest benefits to many others.”

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

“In generosity and helping others be like the river.”

Jalaluddin Rumi

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give."

Kahlil Gibran

“It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in it.”

Mother Teresa

“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth”

Mohammed Ali