U.S NGO supports needy Muslim communities in Ghana

Zakat Foundation, an Islamic NGO based in Chicago, United States (US), has launched a programme to reach out to poor and needy Muslims with food aid during the period of the Ramadan.
They are going to be supplied with bags of rice, sugar, maize and edible oil.
Mr. Salia Alhassan, its Ghana Country Representative, said 400 households with an average of (five persons per household) in deprived communities in Kumasi, Bole, Bawku and Sunyani would benefit, alongside their counterparts in neighboring  Burkina Faso and Cote d’ Ivoire.
He said an additional 4,000 fasting Islamic faithful in those areas would receive free “iftar” (evening meal).
Speaking at its formal launch at Bamboi in the Northern Region, he indicated that there would also be Eid gifts for 50 orphans.
Mr. Alhassan said the goal was to make things a bit comfortable for the poor during the Holy month.
The Foundation has over the years been lending support to Muslim communities – distributing food items and providing them with social amenities to improve their living conditions.
It has also been actively working to lift women out of poverty by giving technical and vocational skills training to young unemployed and out-of-school girls.
The trainees are supplied with the relevant tools, equipment and kits to set up their own businesses.
Mr. Alhassan rallied Muslims to use the Ramadan to pray for peace in the nation and the world at large.
The Imam of the Bamboi Central Mosque, Alhaji Ahmed Tanko, thanked the Foundation for the wonderful gesture and asked for Allah’s blessings for all in the Holy month.

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