The ongoing Regional Salam Community Barazas are premised on reaching out to communities across Uganda post-COVID-19, the General Manager of Salam Television and Salam Charity, Hajji Karim Kaliisa, has said.
He noted that the Salam Community Barazas are helping to equip communities’ local leadership structures with addresses from prominent Muslim scholars and experts in business development and Financial Management in a town hall setting.
The effects of COVID-19 are evident in most parts of the country, especially in rural Uganda, and many people have lost hope, resulting in unemployment and high crime rates.
“We believe in empowering communities to alleviate them from poverty, we have and continue to traverse various parts of Uganda with top minds on Islamic Finance, external labour, and Microfinance and do awareness on the different Government projects as we move towards addressing the knowledge gap and empower communities. This helps us to inspire and empower the next generation of leaders.” Kariisa said at a recent Baraza, in Mbarara City.
He added that as a community, they’re Premised on the pillars of bridging the gap between Islam and the rest of the world.
The Salam Barazas are community engagement events involving prominent Sheikhs, corporate companies and financial institutions in empowering Ugandans on mindset change and other issues.
The Barazas are held every last Sunday of the month in the different regions of Uganda and have so far covered Iganga, Mbale, and Mbarara. The Barazas will now be heading to central Uganda this November and December.