# SADAKA

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1171075
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 11, 2017
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1171075


## Contact

- **Address:** 47 Ash Road, Reading
- **Postcode:** RG30 4SG
- **Phone:** 07590 079783
- **Email:** info@sadakagives.org.uk
- **Website:** www.sadakagives.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN GREATER READING BY PROVIDING: FOOD, CLOTHING AND BASIC HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND SUPPORTING OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY IN GREATER READING 2) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND IN PARTICULAR, DIFFERENT RELIGIONS. 3) THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:  (A) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INCLUDING AN AWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THEIR COMMON GROUND TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS; (B) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS.4) TO ADVANCE ISLAM IN GREATER READING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BY ARRANGING VISITS TO MOSQUES BY SCHOOL CHILDREN TO ENLIGHTEN THEM ABOUT THE MUSLIM FAITH AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.

**Activities:** Sadaka provides free weekly lunches and basic items on Saturdays for those struggling financially / homeless in Reading. Come and enjoy a hot meal, and a chat, at Fairview Community Centre, 90b Great Knollys Street, RG1 7HL. Sadaka signposts service users to relevant local services for further help. Further, we begin a training programme for service users who wish to improve their quality of life.




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Geography

- Reading





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Youssef Alla** | Chair | Dec. 3, 2020 |
| Fatima Alla-Saouiki |  | Nov. 28, 2019 |
| Shazia Fazal |  | Feb. 15, 2023 |
| Thomas Williams |  | Aug. 9, 2023 |
| Zobia Kalim |  | Aug. 9, 2020 |




