our history
We make a life by what we give
Why we are here
NurTaz Foundation was estabslished in 2020 by Nurul Islam, his wife Momtaz Begum and their five children and named after them; Nur from Nurul and Taz from Momtaz. Nurul and Momtaz are philanthropists who believe that charity does not make you poor, it makes you richer. They also believe that a little share and a little care can enrich a community and can help build a stronger society. Throughout their lives, they have strived to help people in need with whatever little they had and not to return a single person empty handed. Hence, Nurul, Momtaz and their children founded NurTaz Foundation to help shape their hopes and dreams and so their legacy continues for generations to come.
We model
courage
To that end we model courage, we champion courage, we share stories of courageous acts by our supporters and allies, we invite people out of their comfort zones to take courageous action with us, individually in their daily lives, and in community with others who share our commitment to a better world.
A green and peaceful future is our quest.
The heroes of our story are all of us who believe that better world is not only within reach, but being built today. The demons we must wrestle are the stories that are holding back a better world: that change is “impossible”, “too expensive”, “naive”, “impractical.” Stories that are rooted in apathy, cynicism, and despair and tell all of us we’re too small, too few, too weak to change the world. We believe the story of the human journey is better than that.
They stand up and take action together
That it’s rooted in courage, optimism, and creativity. That when people who believe in those things band together, when they stand up and take action together, their courage is compounded, it becomes contagious. Their voices are amplified, their stories ripple out to change the world. The old stories are failing us – the stories of infinite growth in a finite world. The stories that tell us we can consume our way to happiness.
