Social service programs from Muslim Aid
by Mohammed Naalir
The Sri Lankan Office of Muslim Aid plans to conduct various social
service programs including awareness campaigns for people living below
the poverty line, A.C. Faizer Khan, Country Director, Muslim Aid said.
He said that they will be motivated towards self-employment including
home gardening. The ifthar (breaking fast) program will be used to meet
the people and learn of their livelihood problems. Addressing the media
at Muslim Aid’s office in Colombo, Khan said since inception, Muslim Aid
has been providing various services to the people who live below the
poverty line, orphans etc. It especially focuses attention on sections
such as child health, educational activities, social and emotional
development, extra-curricular activities such as sports, support for
families such as inclusion in economic empowerment programs and the
chance to benefit from other Muslim Aid programs such as Ramadan and
Qurbani.
With a view to achieving livelihood development and economically
empowering the receiver of zakath, Muslim Aid recently worked out a
program to utilise zakath collections in a more productive way. The
recipients will be encouraged to use zakath monies on income generating
activities which would lead them to become zakath payers within a year
or two instead of continuing to be a recipient, the Country Director
said.
He called upon the public to contribute zakath or Sadaqa to any
project of their choice. “Whether by giving a community access to water,
empowering destitute women through income generating activities,
providing sustainable livelihood support for underprivileged families or
educating orphans or destitute children”.
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