airasia.com launches digital donation drive ‘IKHLAS For Sabah’

KUALA LUMPUR, 27 October 2020 - IKHLAS, airasia.com’s Muslim-friendly line of business launched its ‘IKHLAS For Sabah’ digital donation today as part of its Sadaqah service to extend a helping hand to hard-hit communities in Sabah due to the pandemic. 

This digital donation drive will be from today until 30 November 2020, and any member of the public can contribute any amount via its website ikhlas.com, as well as via the airasia.com super app. 

Ikhlas Kamarudin, Head of IKHLAS said, “Without doubt, Sabah is one of the states that has been hardest hit by the pandemic. Although various groups have started providing assistance in Sabah, there are still many communities that have yet to be reached and we want to do our part in assisting as many people as possible, especially the urban poor. 

“We aim to assist at least 2,500 families across various communities by working with local Sabahan NGOs to identify groups who are in need such as the underprivileged, single mothers, differently-abled people, local indigenous groups as well as frontliners from all faiths. The donations collected will be used to purchase supplies such as basic necessities from local merchants and SMEs within Sabah to help them keep afloat during these challenging times.”

Since April 2020, the IKHLAS sadaqah service has collected RM1.3 million through its first digital donation drive ‘Give With IKHLAS’, which has benefited over 15,000 families nationwide.    

IKHLAS is a line of business under airasia.com that mainly caters to Muslim communities around the world by providing unparalleled access to faith-based practices. This includes religious obligations such as Umrah, Qurban, Aqiqah and Shariah-compliant lifestyle choices. 

For further details, updates on donation drives and upcoming initiatives, please visit the website at ikhlas.com, or Instagram ikhlasdotcom and Facebook ikhlasdotcom.