Afghanistan
Much rehabilitation work is carried out in Afghan refugee camps in Peshawar, Pakistan. On the drawing board are plans to build and manage a medina in remote Afghanistan to serve as a catalyst that attract refugees to return to their villages in the Himalayas.
Australia
The Foundation contributed towards the construction of the new campus of the Darul Uloom Islamic Academy in Brisbane, a school based on Islamic style education in Australia.
Bosnia
The Foundation built a house for the imam in Kozarac to serve as a catalyst for Muslims to re-settle in this town that was destroyed during the Bosnian war. It also contributed towards the construction of the new Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, and sponsored the Economics and Good Governance Fellowship at the university.
China
The May 2008 earthquake that hit the mountainous Sichuan Province in Western China wreaked havoc on the lives of the 15 million people . At magnitude 8.0, the earthquake was one of the deadliest. It left about 4.8 million people homeless, though the number could be as high as 11 million. The Albukhary Foundation followed closely on the heels of rescue operations. It donated to families of victims to help them rebuild their homes after devastation.
India
Two aging rural mosques in Kerala were given a new lease of life with help of the Foundation. Mohiyudheen Masjid in Payyannur and Masjid Al-Rahma in Azhikode were extensively renovated to meet the need of the growing number of worshippers.
Indonesia
The Foundation initiated the Albukhary Orphanage Programme in Provinsi Nanggroe, Aceh Darussalam after the devastating 2004 tsunami that orphaned many children. The orphanage cares for 850 school-going children.
Iran
In addition to immediate humanitarian relief efforts for survivors of the Bam earthquake of 2003, the Foundation established the Albukhary Relief Centre, a computer skills and education centre for adults and children. This affirms the Foundation's three-pronged approach in disaster areas: relief-rehabilitation-reconstruction.
Nepal
The Foundation was involved in a community project: relocating and upgrading a girl’s boarding school in Kapilavastu. Upon completion of the project, the school was handed over to the locals to manage.
Pakistan
The Foundation's biggest humanitarian achievements for the people of Afghanistan takes place in the refugee camps of Pakistan where the Foundation provided medical and welfare assistance. The Schevenzia Software Technologies IT College, meanwhile, offers free education to improve the employment prospects of Afghan refugees and poor Pakistanis. The first intake was in September 2003, and they graduated in March 2004.
Another important initiative was Project 3,000 in Battagram, in Northwest Pakistan that was hit by a massive earthquake in 2005. The Foundation provide humanitarian relief to 3,000 families (about 15,000 people), and subsequently established the Albukhary Care Centre that provides vocational and academic training. Since it took off in 2006, the centre has produced 800 graduates, many of them now gainfully employed. A permanent campus is being constructed so residents can live and work there.
Saudi Arabia
In 2007, the Foundation committed 1,000 Albukhary scholarships for deserving students from the Jizan Province, a relatively poor fishing and farming community. In addition, the Foundation was invited to set up a vocational training programme in Madina, modelled after the Albukhary Care Centre in Battagram, Pakistan.
South Africa
There are four projects in Cape Town, which has a large Muslim population. One, the renovation of a heritage church to a mosque to serve the growing Muslim population of inner city Cape Town. Two, the donation of Cantray House to the Dallas International College that runs self-development programmes. Three, sponsoring several publications produced by Tor Castle aimed at raising the intellectual understanding of Islam among Muslim and non-Muslims alike. Four, a street kids' welfare programme for children aged between 7 and 14.
Uganda
The Foundation contributed towards the construction of the Saidina Abubakar Hospital and Training Centre in Kampala that specializes in HIV/AIDS. The hospital opened in 2005, and is one of the prominent health projects undertaken by the Muslim community of Uganda.
United Kingdom
The Foundation made endowments to the Oxford Centre of Islamic Studies established in 1985 to foster links between the East and West through a more informed understanding of Islam and the Islamic world through, sound scholarship and international academic cooperation. Two fellowships were created: the Mahathir Mohamad Fellowship and the Albukhary Foundation Chair. In addition, the Foundation also contributed to the Prince's School of Traditional Arts (PSTA) and Traditional Arts Limited which is centred around the Visual Islamic and Traditional Arts Programme (VITA).