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Awqaf South Africa founded in the year 2001, is an independent non-profit organisation established for the socio-economic, political, educational, and spiritual empowerment of Muslim and historically disadvantaged communities in South Africa.
Our MISSION Create, mobilise, develop, invest and manage waqf and charitable endowment funds and assets. Advocacy, education, popularisation, and proliferation of the Waqf system.
SOCIAL COHESION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPME
Mobilisation, training, & engagement of human resources/ambassadors for voluntary community service. Initiation and/or contribution to worthwhile sustainable humanitarian, community development and poverty alleviation projects and programmes.
Arts and Culture Community Outre and Social Investm Quraan Qira’a Programmes International Symposia
What is WAQF? A Waqf is a voluntary Sadaqah Jariyyah (perpetual charity) and pious endowment dedicated for the pleasure of Allah for shari’ah compliant purposes including the sustainable funding of community development, humanitarian, and upliftment projects. S18A tax deduction certificates are available on request to donors for SARS purposes.
Types of WAQFS Corporate Waqfs Community Social Investment
Family Waqfs Posterity and wellbeing of family, Education, welfare, public causes
Community Waqfs Community development, self-reliance, sustainability, empowerment
Individual Waqfs Community causes, discretionary, or designated Staff Waqfs Staff Education, Staff Family Welfare, Takaful
Institutional Waqfs Sustainability, self reliance, independence
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Ways to make a WAQF
DISCRETIONARY WAQF: A general waqf to suppo the community as deemed appropriate. WAQF DEVELOPMENT
Popularisation of the rrevival evvi viv of the Prophetic Waqf system Education on Waqf and sustainable community development My Waqf School Drive
DESIGNATED WAQF: You may set up a designated specific project or programme of your choice and f your choice. Eg Dialysis Clinic Waqf. EDUCATION WAQF: Scholarships, bursaries, tuitio stationery, text books.
HEALTH WAQF: Special clinics, medicines, emergen programmes. EDUCATION & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Maths and Science Projects Youth Leadership Development Leaders and Legacies
INVESTMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
Income generating property investment Boreholes Masjid Water Computer Labs Library infrastructure
YOUTH WAQF: Youth tarbiyyah and leadership dev
MASJID & MADRESSAH WAQF: Masjid & madrass communities; subsidise imam, muezzin & Islamic wo books and kitabs, upgrade facilities, support welfare development.
MICRO FINANCE/INVESTMENT, TRADE, & SKILLS investment loans, self-reliance, and job creation pro
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS WAQF: Publication of lit writers, journalists, and media in general.
DAWAH WAQF: Dawah projects and programmes.
ARTS, CULTURE & HERITAGE WAQF: Jalsahs, qira’ calligraphy, ceramics, crafts.
FOOD, TREES & WATER WAQF: Planting of trees, f provision of seeds, provision of water & sanitation.
RAMADAAN IFTAAR WAQF: Provide iftaar meals & Ramadaan.
CAPACITY BUILDING WAQF: Build organisational capacity, and infrastructure. HAJJ & UMRAH WAQF: Services and subsidies for
Who will loan to Allah a beautiful loan? epay double and multiply it many times over. It is Allah that takes away or gives dantly and to Him shall be your return”
(Al Baqarah 2:245)
QUR’AN WAQF: Printing and distribution of Qur’a
FAMILY WAQF: To support your immediate or need family.
PALESTINE SOLIDARITY WAQF FUND: Education orphans and needy.
CORPORATE STAFF WAQF FUND: Contributions t by staff members of corporates.