Al-Qalam 
As one of the longest serving Zakah organisations in the country with 28 offices around South Africa, our commitment to serving humanity is stronger than ever. None more so as we continue to recover and rebuild from the devastating effects of Covid-19. SANZAF’s distribution teams across the country, including the Western Cape, work year-round in providing food security, welfare assistance and development initiatives to those less fortunate.
With the Holy Month of Ramadan on our doorstep, we believe that – together with all our valuable stakeholders, we can, and will continue to make a difference in our communities. Our over-riding aim is to make an impact where it counts during these very trying times, to reach the neediest and to go above and beyond to ensure that the Zakah, Fitrah and Fidyah collected is able to change lives. During the month of Ramadan, SANZAF Western Cape aims to serve over 500 000 warm meals, utilising partnerships and networks with over 90 Masajid in the province while daily welfare counseling at our offices will continue. This year, SANZAF aims to ensure that over 30 000 families are able to enjoy the day of Eid-ul-Fitr by distributing Fitrah Grocery Hampers in the last week of Ramadan.
Educating the public on Zakah remains one of our key responsibilities and focus areas. In this regard, SANZAF will continue to host various Zakah Advocacy initiatives in the month of Ramadan. Weekly Zakah seminars and webinars, Zakah shows on local radio, Q & A sessions on our social media platforms and the SANZAF MyZakah App, offer the public the opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge on the virtues and calculation of Zakah.
The organisation’s message this month is one that acknowledges the ‘power of belief’. SANZAF was encouraged by the unfailing faith and determination experienced during the Covid-19 lockdown period when communities pulled together to find ways of assisting others. There was positivity and a level of belief that saw us through the most difficult of times. SANZAF believes that this Ramadan your Zakah, your efforts, your prayers and every positive action can lead to a better tomorrow for all of the Ummah.
SANZAF is therefore optimistic that through the public’s support, we will be able to reach close to a million people in need this Ramadan while the Zakah collected will serve to provide the much needed Welfare, Food Programmes and Education Projects throughout the year in the Western Cape.
As we reflect this Holy Month, fortunate and thankful for the closeness of our families, for our health and the warmth of our shelter and for the guarantee of a meal, we have to extend a hand, in all humility, to those less fortunate than us. Apart from being a month of intense spirituality, Ramadan also has to be a month of intense humanity.
May The Almighty bless us all and reward our efforts during the Holy Month.
For more information on our Zakah initiatives or to pay your Zakah, Fitrah, Fidyah and Lillah, visit www.sanzaf.org.za, call 021 447 0297 or follow us on Facebook.
