Because of the active and leading role of Kuwait in the development of Waqf (Endowment), it was selected as the coordinating state in the area of Waqf in the Islamic countries at the pan-Islamic level pursuant to a decree issued by the Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs' Conference held in Jakarta, Indonesia, in October 1997.
Taking into consideration the great attention paid by Al Waqf, represented by Kuwait Awaqaf Public Foundation (KAPF) in Waqf and it's projects, KAPF has established Waqf Information Center on March 1998 specializes in the information services and supporting the decision making for all the interested parties in Waqf.
The Information Center consists of a specialized library that offers various kinds of services to researchers in the different countries and as permitted by the regulations and policies governing such services.
The library includes many projects most important of which:
1- Internet Public Acces Catalog (IPAC)
2- The Cumulative Waqf Index
3- Waqf Theasuru
4- Waqf Tarajim
5- Future projects:
- Atlas of Waqf
- Waqf Dictionary
- E- resources