General Donation Stream
Capital build (General Donation Stream)
£0
Land acquisition, construction, furniture, first year operating costs.
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مدرسة السكينة
Sakina Primary Madrasah
Kano, Nigeria Established 2023Total funded to date: £0
The story
Sakina Primary Madrasah began in 2023 as a single rented room in the old quarter of Kano, with twenty-two children, one teacher and a chalkboard. The community had been asking for years for somewhere their daughters could learn Qur'an, Hausa literacy and English in safety. Athaar's founding members travelled to Kano, met the local imam and the women's council, and agreed a single thing: this would not be a project that ended. It would be a waqf — owned by the children, held by the community, kept in perpetuity. Within ten months the land was gifted, the walls were up, and Sakina was permanently established.
How it was funded
Each line shows which stream paid for what. Zakat lines are spent only on direct community benefit, never on operations.
Zakat Stream
Teacher salaries — Year 1 (Zakat Stream)
£0
Three teachers, paid in full from Zakat. No deductions.
Zakat Stream
Pupil bursaries — Year 1 (Zakat Stream)
£0
Uniforms, books and one hot meal a day for every child.
Establishment timeline
12 February 2023
The first conversation
Athaar trustees meet with the imam of the old city and the local women's council. A handshake — not a contract — begins it.
30 April 2023
Land is gifted
A local landowner gifts a plot of 380 square metres on the condition it can never be sold.
15 July 2023
Foundations laid
Construction begins. The first stone is laid by the eldest woman in the neighbourhood.
4 November 2023
Doors open
Sakina admits its first class — 68 children, of whom 41 are girls.
1 September 2024
Second cohort enrolls
A second classroom is added. Enrollment passes 140.
22 December 2025
Solar panels approved
Trustees approve a capital grant to remove Sakina's dependence on the unreliable mains grid.
Current impact
students enrolled
207
girls enrolled
121
teachers employed
6
meals served weekly
1,035
qurans completed
18
From the community
Voices from the people who keep this waqf alive day to day.
2 February 2026
“Eighteen of our oldest students completed their first reading of the Qur'an this month. Their families gathered in the courtyard at sunset. We have never been more grateful.”
— Ustadha Halima, Head Teacher
10 December 2025
“The new generator from last winter is still running well. Inshallah the solar panels arrive before the dry season.”
— Mallam Yusuf, Caretaker
21 September 2025
“The mothers met to plan a small garden in the back yard. The children will tend it themselves.”
— Aunty Maryam, Women's Council
Donor roll
The networks whose members funded this waqf.
NETWORK
London Halal Traders Guild
142 member businesses
Contribution to this waqf
£0
NETWORK
Midlands Founders Circle
58 member businesses
Contribution to this waqf
£0
NETWORK
Northern Muslim Business Network
84 member businesses
Contribution to this waqf
£0
Trustees who signed
- Dr. Ibrahim Patel (Chair)
- Khadijah Suleiman (Treasurer)
- Yusuf al-Hashimi (Secretary)
Next trustee review
30 June 2026