Sharjah24: Her Excellency Sheikha Jameela bint Muhammad Al Qasimi, Director General of Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services (SCHS ), sent her warmest congratulations and blessings on the approaching of the holy month of Ramadan, wishing to God Almighty to bring it back to the Arab and Islamic nations and all the people of the world with good and happiness.
She called for supporting the zakat campaign launched by the city on (March 29, 2021) under the slogan (Your Zakat to Support our Education), with the aim of paying tuition fees for students with disabilities who cannot afford it and providing the latest technologies to support their education in accordance with international best practices.
Since its establishment in 1979, the city has been embracing the issues of persons with disabilities in its approach, mission and vision. The city was keen to educate the community about these issues, calling on members of society to provide appropriate support in all fields. She urged them to contribute their zakat funds so that the city continues to provide its educational services consistent with the latest standards and trends.
Her Excellency Sheikha Jameela bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Director General of the City, has confirmed her concern for the education of persons with disabilities in all circumstances, which facts proved during the COVID 19 pandemic. The city continued its work based on its advanced strategy. It has planned to educate people with disabilities remotely through educational and training platforms and employ its website and social media to ensure the continuity of education and communication between specialists, students and parents.
In this context, the city’s teachers and specialists committed to the approved programs and the scheduled teaching hours. They used smart devices to stay connected, answer inquiries, and send appropriate educational and training videos to students of various disabilities in continuous cooperation with their parents.
The campaign slogan that the city organizes annually in the holy month of Ramadan shows how the zakat money disbursed according to the Islamic Law to pay tuition fees for students with disabilities whose parents cannot afford it.
The last campaign contributed to the payment of tuition fees for (141) students. There is great hope that this year's campaign (2021) will contribute to the payment of tuition fees for a greater number of students with disabilities.
His Excellency the City’s General Director explained that the average cost of educating and training one student has reached at the very least 30,000 dirhams during one academic year. The city aims, through the campaign, to pay tuition fees for 80% of the total number of students in the city who cannot afford it.
Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services relies in its zakat campaign on the fatwa issued by the Permanent Fatwa Committee in the emirate of Sharjah that permits the collection, acceptance and provision of zakat to people with disabilities.
Students who are entitled to zakat funds have benefited from it during the past years in paying their tuition fees, fees for counseling sessions, physiotherapy and occupational therapy, fees for visual disability sessions, hearing and mobility aids. In addition to fees for school uniforms, breakfast meals, transportation, etc.
Her Excellency pointed out that the number of persons with disabilities who benefited from the city’s services of all nationalities and minor, severe or very severe disabilities reached during the past year (2020), only (1923).
The city cares to spend this money on its students with disabilities who deserve it due to their need to pay for education, training, rehabilitation, and assistive technologies. A special committee studies the financial situation of families with persons with disabilities to determine who is really in need because they cannot make a living.
In this case, SCHS as being a nonprofit organization pays money to educate persons with disabilities. If SCHS cannot do this, SCHS becomes entitled to take from Zakat money, because it falls under one of the seven categories entitled to Zakat money according to the Islamic law, which is those in debt on their behalf or on behalf of others.
Her Excellency Sheikha Jameela bint Muhammad Al Qasimi directed her sincerest thanks to partners, sponsors and supporters of the zakat campaign. They are Sharjah Islamic Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank, Sharjah Ports, Customs and Free Zones Authority. In addition to Sharjah Cooperative Society, Etisalat, GPCA Group, Nazo Corporation. She also thanked media sponsors, which are Sharjah Broadcasting and Television Authority, Rimal International Company for Advertising, Site Global Company, and to everyone who contributed zakat funds to support the city and its services.
In turn, Mr. Jihad Abdul Qader, the General Coordinator of the Zakat Campaign, explained that due to the hard circumstances the world is living because of the coronavirus, SCHS would receive donations through wire transfers to Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services bank accounts in Sharjah Islamic Bank and Dubai Islamic Bank and through text messages.
Sharjah Islamic Bank, AE060410000011203320004
Dubai Islamic Bank AE960240007580560448601
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank AE290500000000010260597
In addition, through text messages, and all those wishing to communicate by phone can call 0562160222.
With all security and safety measures taken, brothers wishing to contribute can contact the city so that its representative comes to receive their donations.
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