Humrahe Khair is an initiative launched by Zahra Hasanaat under the guidance of His Holiness Syedna Taher Fakhruddin, building a culture of collaboration, inclusion, and shared purpose to address poverty and social fragmentation.
In a time when division is commonplace, Humrahe Khair unites people and organizations who believe in human dignity above all else — forming a collective force for good that closes gaps, shares resources, and walks alongside communities in service.
Together for good, across every difference.
Humrahe Khair organizes around a shared value, not a shared identity. Rather than building around a single faith, community, or cause, it deliberately brings together organizations, peoples, and coalitions united by a commitment to human dignity — across race, religion, creed, and gender. The coalition is held together by shared humanitarian commitment, not shared background.
Humrahe Khair brings together people and organizations dedicated to humanitarian service, creating opportunities to learn from one another, share ideas and resources, and strengthen collective impact — while identifying gaps, surfacing new opportunities to collaborate, and deepening mutual understanding.
The Fatimid Islamic faith tradition teaches that serving humanity is a sacred responsibility and encourages collaboration in humanitarian service — there need be no dichotomy between preserving distinct identities and traditions and living in respect and harmony with others.
Taqreeb, the Foundation's program for strengthening relationships within the wider intra-Muslim, interfaith, and civic communities, is built on the belief that understanding grows through sincere conversation, respectful encounter, and practical cooperation. Humrahe Khair emerged from this work as a focused platform for humanitarian collaboration.
inspires compassionate service.
creates opportunities for collaboration.
lets us learn from one another and share ideas, expertise, and resources.
Together, we can serve humanity more effectively — and contribute to a more peaceful, hopeful world.
A look back at Humrahe Khair 2025 in Thane — the conversations, recognitions, and partnerships that set the stage for this year's convening.
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Humrahe Khair creates opportunities for people and organizations to learn from one another, share ideas and resources, and strengthen collective impact. Collaboration can take many forms:
Expanding access to care and building healthier, more resilient communities.
Preventive health education, access to care, maternal and child health, mental well-being, nutrition, disability support, and community-based wellness programs.
Opening doors for learners and inviting young people into lives of service and leadership.
Learning support, mentorship, professional development, youth leadership, values-based education, and opportunities for young people to participate in service.
Meeting urgent needs with dignity — from food security to coordinated disaster response.
Food security, emergency assistance, support for displaced or vulnerable communities, disaster response, and coordinated relief efforts.
Strengthening livelihoods, local leadership, and the social connections that build resilience.
Programs that strengthen livelihoods, skills, social connection, local leadership, volunteerism, and community resilience.
Connecting needs with expertise through shared learning and practical systems.
Directories, resource mapping, shared learning, research partnerships, and practical systems that connect needs with expertise and resources.
Building understanding through action — trust that grows from working side by side.
Shared projects that build understanding through action, develop trust over time, and deepen appreciation for one another's traditions and commitments.
India, like many societies, faces deep fragmentation. Communities work in isolation, sectors operate in silos, and faith traditions rarely collaborate—even as poverty, conflict, and division demand collective genius, not solitary action.
Humrahe Khair is a direct response. It positions collaboration and inclusion as the engines of social change—not optional add-ons, but essential drivers. Fighting poverty remains central: Humrahe Khair creates a platform for networking, shared innovation, and genuine partnership across food security, health, livelihoods, and education.
Through storytelling, lived experience, and multi-sector collaboration, we cultivate authentic solidarity and actionable partnerships. Sessions prioritize human dignity through empathy-driven dialogue, inviting participants to share their work, dreams, and "what if" ideas for a future built on justice and collective good.
"Let's bridge divides and multiply good—together."
For over half a century, His Holiness Syedna Khuzaima Qutbuddin along with His Holiness Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin—head of the Dawoodi Bohra Community—established key welfare institutions from the ground up, benefiting hundreds of thousands. He later founded Zahra Hasanaat to carry that legacy forward, building resilience in communities and strengthening the inclusive non-profit sector.
To carry this legacy forward, he founded Zahra Hasanaat, an initiative dedicated to building resilience, strengthening the inclusive non-profit sector, and aligning compassion with sustained impact.
Today, under the guidance of His Holiness Syedna Taher Fakhruddin, Zahra Hasanaat serves as an effective platform for collaboration, inclusivity, and upliftment—a place where compassion turns into action.
Humrahe Khair reflects this vision: a space where those values are translated into concrete partnerships, programs, and collective action.
"Dil itnu mhutu howu joye ke sagla samai jai" — may our hearts be so expansive that everyone has a place within them.
Real unity moves beyond statements and slogans. It becomes visible when competition is replaced by cooperation and when communities choose to lift one another up instead of standing apart.
At Zahra Hasanaat, everyone belongs. We actively welcome partners and participants across faith traditions, backgrounds, sectors, and geographies - we work with everyone and serve anyone in need, Zahra Hasanaat has delivered nearly a million meals, helped launch hundreds of small businesses, and trained thousands in vocational skills—connecting relief to self-sufficiency.
Humrahe Khair is more than a single event. It is an invitation into an ongoing network of people and organisations committed to "competing to help one another" and working together for the common good. Several long-term initiatives shape the road ahead:
Long-term vision: a trusted network in which people and organizations learn from one another, share ideas and resources, respond to needs, and strengthen their collective capacity to serve—honoring the distinct identities of participants while cultivating a shared ethic of human dignity, compassion, and responsibility.
The Harmony Cohort recognizes 4-6 organizations each year that embody different expressions of "unity through service"—elevating inclusive ideas and fostering collaboration across faiths, sectors, and communities.
The Harmony Cohort is a non-competitive, non-hierarchical recognition program that celebrates organizations working to build lives beyond poverty through collaboration, innovation, and inclusive service. Rather than ranking organizations, we recognize each for a particular facet of harmony—such as local service, innovation, youth leadership, interfaith collaboration, or lived experience leadership. This approach honors the unique contributions each organization makes while fostering a spirit of partnership and mutual learning.
All cohort members receive a comprehensive recognition package:
Organizations are evaluated across four key dimensions:
1. Innovativeness: Creative, context-specific approaches to poverty reduction, including adaptive solutions and locally relevant programming.
2. Effectiveness & Impact: Measurable improvements in people's lives and long-term sustainability through stable funding, community support, or strong local leadership.
3. Collaboration & Interfaith Engagement: Intentional partnerships across faith communities and multi-cultural volunteer involvement that genuinely strengthen programs.
4. Equity & Inclusion: Meaningful participation by beneficiaries in program design and strong reach to marginalized groups across caste, gender, religion, ability, and socioeconomic status.
We seek organizations working across four key focus areas:
"Work and Dignity": Organizations focused on livelihoods, self-employment, microbusiness, skilling, cash support, or economic justice.
"Shared Table": Community kitchens, food programs (niyaaz, langar, meal services), food banks, nutrition education, or farmers' collectives.
"Learning and Healing": Education initiatives, health services, mental health and addiction recovery, disability support, or community clinics.
"Bridges and Belonging": Organizations whose work explicitly crosses faith lines or demonstrates strong inclusion practices across women's leadership, caste-oppressed groups, migrants, disabled people, or religious minorities.
Nominations are open to anyone who knows of an organization doing meaningful work in poverty reduction and community building. You can nominate through the form on this page or contact us directly. We welcome nominations across all sectors—grassroots community groups, registered nonprofits, faith-based organizations, social enterprises, and volunteer-led initiatives. Organizations recognized in the past three years are not eligible, ensuring we continuously widen the circle of honorees.
The ceremony is designed to symbolize unity and collaboration. All honorees come on stage together—there is no first place or ranking. Each organization receives a short individual spotlight with a "Recognized for…" statement highlighting their unique contribution to harmony. Following the recognition, all cohort members participate in a group photograph and receive blessings from senior leadership. The event culminates in a private Harmony Roundtable where cohort members can connect, share ideas, and explore collaborative opportunities.
For partnership inquiries, speaking opportunities, or questions about Humrahe Khair, please reach out to the Zahra Hasanaat team.
The Syedna Khuzaima Qutbuddin Harmony Cohort recognizes 4–6 organizations each year that embody different expressions of "unity through service." It is intentionally non-competitive and non-hierarchical, designed to elevate inclusive ideas and foster collaboration.