The UK gives, Somalis benefit
If you give to Zamzam Foundation through Zamzam UK you are supporting an organisation that spent £16.1 million on directly supporting people in need across Somalia in 2024 – 92% of total spending.
The most significant areas of programme spending were water, sanitation and hygiene (25.6%); seasonal distributions (20.9%); emergency response and livelihoods programmes (15.2%); and health and nutrition (15%). ZZF spent 10.4% on education and 4.9% on orphans and social care. The other 8% of expenditure related to project support and administrative costs.
Zamzam UK has its own bank account in the UK which is where your donation will initially land if you give through our ZZF UK website. From there we transfer funds electronically to Zamzam Foundation in Somalia.
Somalia is a largely cashless society, so almost all ZZF’s spending there is through further electronic transfers – whether that be for the primary purpose of procuring aid, for payment of staff salaries, or even for the transfer of emergency ‘cash’ assistance to individuals – which can usually be done via secure transfers to their mobile phones.
When you donate to Zamzam Foundation UK, your generosity is transformed into real, life-changing support for vulnerable families across Somalia.
We are committed to ensuring that your donation is used responsibly, ethically and effectively, reaching those who need it most.
Putting your donation to work
Your donation supports Zamzam’s humanitarian programmes, which respond to both immediate emergencies and long-term needs.
Your donation helps to fund:
- Emergency food assistance for families facing hunger and the threat of famine
- Clean water projects, including wells and boreholes
- Healthcare services, clinics, and medical supplies
- Education, including schools, books, uniforms, and teacher support
- Orphan care, helping children stay in school and families meet basic needs
- Livelihood support, enabling families to build sustainable incomes
- Peacebuilding, training community mediators to resolve clan conflicts.
Whether during emergencies or recovery periods, your support brings hope, dignity, and stability.
Delivering aid where it’s needed most
Zamzam Foundation works across Somalia, including:
- Mogadishu, Banadir region and Baidoa, major hubs of our work because they have the biggest populations of displaced people
- Somaliland and Puntland
- Jubaland, Bay, Hiran, Gedo, Middle and Lower Shabelle, Galgaduud, and other hard-to-reach areas.
Our teams on the ground are embedded in the communities we serve, allowing us to deliver aid quickly, safely, and efficiently.
Maximising impact, minimising overheads
We take our responsibility to donors seriously.
- Donations are prioritised for programme delivery
- Administrative and operational costs are kept as low as possible
- Where appropriate, projects are locally implemented, reducing costs and increasing effectiveness.
Our teams on the ground are embedded in the communities we serve, allowing us to deliver aid quickly, safely, and efficiently.
Your trust makes it possible
Every donation — large or small — plays a vital role in saving lives and rebuilding communities.
When you give to Zamzam Foundation UK, you are not just making a donation — you are standing with families in need, restoring dignity, and helping build a better future.
Rebuilding lives and planning for the future
Dhigan Adan Mohamed lives in Dhalandool, an overcrowded camp for displaced people in the south-central city of Baidoa.
“We were fortunate to be selected as beneficiaries of Zamzam’s housing project, which has provided us with a permanent shelter,” she says. “Before we had this house, we lived in a makeshift shelter, struggling with overcrowding and lack of privacy and exposure to the elements.”
Every day is a long day for Dhigan, fetching water and preparing meals for her seven children while finding what casual work she can in the limited time in between. “With a roof over our heads, we can focus on rebuilding our lives and planning for the future,” she says.
