 In May 2018, Badr Jafar joined The Giving Pledge, a philanthropic initiative launched by Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, and Warren Buffett.Launched in 2020, Badr Jafar is the Founding Patron of the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy based at the University of Cambridge, which is dedicated to enhancing the impact of strategic philanthropy both within and from the world’s fastest growing economies.Jafar serves as a member of the Board of Overseers of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the advisory board of the US-based Milken Institute for Strategic Philanthropy.