Towards Empowerment of the Muslim Community in SA

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• Towards Empowerment of the Muslim Community in SA

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Empowerment

• a means for gaining power on the personal,
  interpersonal, spiritual, social, economic,
  political levels . . .
• power involves experiencing oneself as an
  effective and capable person

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Community Empowerment

• a social action process that
• promotes participation of people, organizations
  and communities in gaining control over their
  lives in their community and larger society
• Empowerment is not having the power to dominate
  others
• but having the power to act with others in order
  to promote change

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Towards Empowerment of the Muslim Community in SA

• a strategy for change
• from idea to implementation

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Topics of Discussion

• Concerns of SA Muslims
• Solutions
• Support
• Open discussion

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Muslim Concerns

• Political
• Social
• Economic
• Religious
• Educational
• HIV / AIDS

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Muslim Concerns

• Leadership
• Intellectual
• Moral ethical
• International Muslim involvement
• Contribution to the new South Africa
• Dawah

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Swot analysis

• Strengths
• Weaknesses
• Opportunities
• Threats

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Solution to address concerns

• Waqf - Awqaf
• Trust Investment
• Permanent dedication - fi sabilillah
• Of movable or immovable properties
• Religious, charitable or social services
• Motivated by sense of resp to humanity
• Emerges from a desire to please Allah through
  serving His creation

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Awqaf - origins

• The Prophet (saw) encouraged Sahaba
• Sahaba gave their best properties in waqf
• Poor
• Mujahideen
• Freedom of slaves
• The wayfarer
• General welfare of the Ummah
• Deeply rooted in Shariah heritage

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Awqaf

• Historically evolved as a major development
  institution Ottomans
• Muslim Turkey, Pakistan, Bangla Desh
• Non-Muslim India, Kenya, Uganda
• Revival of Sunnah
• Vehicle for contribution
• Benefits material and spiritual
• Sadaqah jariah

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Role of Awqaf in SA

• Mobilise community capital resources
• Strategic objectives of SA Muslim community
• Used to empower Muslims and the poor
• Wills bequeath one third to waqf
• Government wants partners for development
• Beneficiaries
• Not restricted to Muslims only
• The Poor, Youth, education, culture etc
• New Muslims
• Emigrant Muslim communities
• Business skills or loans
• Literacy / poverty alleviation
• Historically disadvantaged in SA

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Solution New institutions to address concerns

• NAFSA National Awqaf Foundation SA
• SAIDA SA Islamic Development Agency
• SAIDA-Fin - Financial Services Company

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Corporate structure
Organogram
NAFSA TRUST (AWQAAF)
SAIDA (DEVELOPMENT)
SAIDA-Fin (PTY) LTD (FINANCIAL)
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New institutions

• Another new organisation
• Not to replace, compete or duplicate
• How different?
• Unique - non existent
• Networking strategies not take over
• Unification strategies
• Funding agency co-operate collaborate
• Harness the disparate strengths for collective
  action

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Aims

• To become a powerful but benevolent community
• Mobilization of community capital and community
  reinvestment within the community
• Identify immediate goals and long-term strategic
  objectives
• Empowerment and development of target communities
• Encourage self-reliance
• To make every SA Muslim a Waqif

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Corporate structure
Organogram
NAFSA TRUST (AWQAAF)
SAIDA (DEVELOPMENT)
SAIDA-Fin (PTY) LTD (FINANCIAL)
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National Awqaf Foundation of South Africa

• Vision
• Mission
• Aims Objectives
• Awqaaf Funds
• Capital Revenue
• Discretionary - Designated

NAFSA A F S A
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South African Islamic Development Agency

• Vision
• Mission
• Aims Objectives
• Community Development Projects

SAIDA A I D A
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SAIDA Financial Services (Pty) Ltd

• Vision
• Mission
• Aims Objectives
• Investing and managing capital
• Regenerating revenue
• Securing funds
• Corporate governance

SAIDA Fin A I D A Fin
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How you can support Moral

• Your involvement
• Endorse the project
• Promote the project
• Declaration of Intent/Niyah

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How you can support People

• Council of Trustees/ Mutawallees
• Board of management
• Management Subcommittees
• Project subcommittees
• Advisors
• Shariah Consultants

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How you can support Financial

• Set up a waqf for operating expenditure to
  sustain SAIDA
• Set up awqaf for family members
• Motivate staff to set up awqaf - monthly
  deductions
• Awqaf - esaale sawaab

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Conclusion

• Self marginalizing
• Window of opportunity
• Cannot remain aloof amidst poverty
• Cannot expect Govt to do everything
• SA Muslims should clarify strategic roles
• Engage actively

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Conclusion

• Awqaf deeply rooted institution- Seerah
• Offers development and empowerment
• Promote goodwill
• Vehicle for contribution
• Benefits in this world and the hereafter

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• Jazakallah

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• Workshop tomorrow at 10.30 am
• Concepts
• Implementation
• Attendance register
• Network registration forms

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NAFSA organogram