Ummah Foundation spreads to Uganda

Charity organization Ummah Foundation has set up camp in Uganda to assist Muslim in various area. The Foundation with its sister organization 3Z Foundation have for the last eight months been involved in a number of programmes in the country which include bursary programmes from primary to university level, social welfare programmes as well supporting mosques and madrasas.

Several patients with heart complications have also been sponsored by the Foundation to India where they undertook heart surgery.

According to the Foundation coordinator in Uganda Muhammad Katoto, Ummah Foundation is working with other organizations in the country to have a uniform curriculum for madrassas. “We have spoken to a number of organizations and they are fully supportive of the idea,” he told The Friday Bulletin.

The curriculum is being drawn by the Uganda Qur’an Schools Association.

Katoto said in a bid to effectively address the challenges facing the community, Ummah Foundation was working on think tank which will bring together various professionals to deliberate and work on solutions for pressing problems facing Muslims in Uganda.

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