About STACO

STACO UK is the international coordination, partnerships, and donor-engagement platform of the Sheikh Taher Al-Zawi Charitable Organization (STACO).

Based in the United Kingdom, STACO UK supports humanitarian response, early recovery, and sustainable development programmes in fragile and conflict-affected contexts worldwide. 
Through STACO’s global network and trusted local partners, STACO UK enables principled, accountable, and impactful interventions across multiple regions.

Core Values

Humanity:
Compassion without compromise.

Impartiality:
Need alone defines our priorities.

Accountability:
To those we serve and those who support us.

Partnership:
Working together for greater impact.

Innovation:
Adapting and scaling solutions in fast-changing crises.

(2025–2027)

Our Geographic Presence

We are embarking on ambitious multi-sector pilot programs

designed to address urgent critical humanitarian needs across key regions:

Libya:
Delivering critical healthcare, protection services, and livelihood support for internally displaced persons (IDPs), migrants, and vulnerable host communities.

Türkiye:
Helping needy families overcome living constraints, and providing logistical and operational back support to our operations in other regional representations.

Palestine (Gaza):
Rolling out integrated emergency relief, protection, and recovery initiatives.

Egypt:
Providing comprehensive surgical, prosthetic, and cash-for-health assistance tailored to Gaza refugees.

Syria (via Türkiye):
Implementing cross-border humanitarian aid, specialized orphan care, and winter relief operations.

Sudan:
Delivering urgent food aid and shelter solutions to internally  displaced persons (IDPs) and vulnerable host communities.

Kenya:
Implementing cross-border humanitarian aid, specialized orphan care, and winter relief operations.

Brazil:
Delivering urgent food aid and shelter solutions to internally  displaced persons (IDPs) and vulnerable host communities.

Ethiopia:
Planned expansion to Ethiopia

Looking Forward:
As we embark on this new chapter, we are committed to significantly expanding our reach delivering transformative, sustainable impact to more communities across a wider geography.

Core Areas Of Work

Transforming lives through humanitarian aid, protection, health services, food security, education, and peacebuilding.

Humanitarian Relief & Protection

  • 40,000+ displaced people supported after Derna floods

  • 800+ families provided with shelter/rent subsidies

  • 1,200 children & caregivers reached with psychosocial services

Livelihoods & Food Security

  • 20 greenhouses installed

  • 600+ trained in livestock care

  • 50,000+ reached with seasonal food aid

  • Partnered with WFP delivering rations to ~100,000

Health & Nutrition

  • 4,000+ patients served monthly

  • 6 primary healthcare centers restored

  • Lead partner with IOM & UNICEF on medical aid and child protection

  • Supported WHO vaccination campaigns

Education & Youth Empowerment

  • 500+ orphans supported annually

  • Refugee schools supported (Libya & Sudan)

  • Scholarships planned for Libyan students in Türkiye

  • First STACO school under construction for 500 students

Peacebuilding & Social Cohesion

  • Facilitated reconciliation in conflict zones

  • Empowered women and youth in leadership

  • Built trust between host communities, IDPs, and migrants

International Memberships