The Zakah and Waqf Foundation’s main target of economic empowerment are less-privileged women (widows and mothers of orphans especially), youth and children. Women are empowered through start-up capitals, financial literacy, skills-acquisition trainings, and mentorship through regular follow-ups to ensure business growth. The youth are empowered through providing them with vocational and technical training to enhance their skills, personal development, financial literacy, leadership skills, Zakah and waqf management, and other life opportunities.

The aim of these economic empowerment schemes is to enable beneficiaries to become financially self-reliant, reduce poverty levels among the groups, and equip them with marketable skills for sustainable livelihoods.