Who We Are

Alridha Foundation is an independent charitable organisation headquartered in London, dedicated to fostering peaceful coexistence and promoting religious and racial tolerance. We engage in a diverse range of projects encompassing community programs, education, research, advocacy, charitable aid, and heritage preservation. Our mission is to highlight the commonalities among various communities, thereby enhancing mutual understanding and respect in our multicultural, multiethnic, and multireligious world.

Our Mission

We are committed to promoting knowledge, mutual understanding, and respect among different religious faiths and racial groups. Our initiatives aim to benefit various sectors of society by providing education, guidance, and social and financial support to women, children, young adults, and the broader community. Through engaging the youth in projects, we strive to promote understanding and coexistence.

Our Activities

Community Programs: We offer youth clubs, homework assistance, and holiday activities to support personal development and community engagement.

Education: Our Alridha School provides Arabic language instruction and cultural education, fostering a strong sense of identity among students.

Research: Established in 2007, our Research Arm bridges the Shi’a Hawza tradition with Western academia, producing original analyses on topics ranging from religious heritage to bioethics.

Advocacy: Holding Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council since 2013, we actively participate in international conferences, advocating for human rights and emphasizing the need for peaceful coexistence.

Charitable Aid: We provide assistance to those in need through initiatives such as poverty relief, food distribution, and support for orphans and widows.

Heritage Preservation: Our efforts include raising awareness about the threats to heritage sites in the Middle East and supporting the preservation of manuscripts and local libraries.

Support Us

As a registered charity (Charity Registration No. 1142811), we rely on self-funding projects, community support, and donations to sustain our operations. We welcome financial contributions, including those eligible for the Gift Aid scheme, to further our mission and expand our impact.

How We Help

Relief and Aid Work

Financial aid and relief is a vital part of the foundation's work throughout the world; specifically in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, London and others.

Advocacy

We regularly participate in international conferences and meetings throughout the year, advocating for human rights in all corners of the world.

Youth Work

We established Alridha Youth as part of our national youth initiative to expand and reach out to the young people of our community.

What We Do

Education

Alridha School has been set up for children to learn and extend their knowledge on religion, and also aims to improve their Arabic language. The school welcomes students from different backgrounds and ethnicity. The classes start from reception, going all the way to year seven and are for both boys and girls. The aims of the school are to motivate and assist students to progress academically as well as encourage them to strengthen their Islamic spirituality.

Research

The Alridha Foundation Research Arm was established in July 2007 to bring the Shi’a Hawza tradition and the Western academic tradition closer to each other as well as to foster greater understanding of Islam. It aims to produce research on traditional and contemporary issues specifically from Shi’a perspective and promote a better understanding of the Shi’a faith, its people and heritage in academia and society.

International Engagement and Advocacy

The foundation regularly participates and organises conferences and meetings at the UN office in New York and Geneva. In addition to this advocacy work on human rights abuses against the Shi’a and others are pursued in Washington D.C., USA and London, UK. The foundation has a Consultative Status with the Economical and Social Council of the United Nations and sends delegations to important conferences at headquarters in New York and Geneva throughout the year.

Relief and Aid Work

Financial aid and relief is a vital part of the foundation’s work throughout the world; specifically in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, London and others. In Iraq we are currently working in various cities such as Baghdad, Najaf and Karbala to provide financial support to poor individuals and families. We support Ramadan essentials, housing for the homeless, orphans. disabled, general aid and widows.

Become A Volunteer

We are always looking to expand our current projects and hope to start new ones as well. If you would like to help, then please get in touch with us now!

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Testimonials

I have been attending Alridha school every year since its establishment and never have I been more proud, not only is it a school it is a home, it is a haven, a place .

Myrna

Student
Alridha School consists of supportive teachers and kind students that provide the perfect learning environment for any student.

Fatima

Student
Alridha School provides a friendly teaching environment where the relationships between students and teachers alike make you feel comfortable and at home

Nour

Student
Alridha school is a family. Where everyone pushes you to be your greatest no matter your age. The classes have a small number of students in them. This means that the teacher can put .

Narjes

Student

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