Shofiqul Islam
Founder & Trustee
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About Noble Aid
A new charity, built to be trusted.
We exist to relieve poverty and financial hardship — in the UK and internationally — and to do it in a way that people who give can see, check and rely on.
Our purpose
Noble Aid was founded on a simple belief: that help should reach people on the basis of need, and that those who give deserve to know exactly where their money goes.
Our founder has spent two decades helping people through grassroots community work. Noble Aid brings that work into a properly constituted charity — one that can grow, attract funding, and hold itself to the standards the public rightly expects.
We are secular and inclusive. We help people of all backgrounds equally, and we never make help conditional on faith, ethnicity or nationality.
Why we start at home
There is an old principle that charity begins at home. We take it seriously — not as a limit, but as a foundation.
Beginning with visible, measurable work in the UK lets us build a track record you can inspect: real projects, real outcomes, real accounts. That credibility is what allows a charity to grow responsibly and to extend its reach internationally, through partners we have taken the time to trust.
So we begin at home. We do not stop there.
What we stand for
Dignity
Everyone we help is treated with respect. Support is offered quietly, fairly, and without judgement.
Accountability
We keep proper records, publish honest accounts, and welcome scrutiny of how we use every donation.
Effectiveness
We work through those best placed to deliver, and we measure what we achieve — not just what we spend.
Our trustees
Noble Aid is governed by a board of trustees who serve voluntarily and are responsible for the charity being run properly, lawfully and in the public interest.
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Trustee details will be confirmed on registration. Full governance information is set out on our Governance page.
Want to know more?
We're happy to answer questions about our plans, our governance, or how to get involved as we launch.
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