Africell, Sierra Leone’s leading telecommunications company, has taken the lead to donate food items as Zakat to Muslims who are observing the holy month of Ramadan.
The distribution was done nationwide. Officials say the gesture is part of the company’s annual Ramadan donation to support the Muslim community.
According to Abdul Aziz Kamara, Africell’s head of Events and Sponsorship, the company this year distributed millions of Leones worth of food items that included rice, oil, sugar, milk, onions and tomatoes as part of their corporate social responsibility and to show their solidarity with all Muslims during the fasting period.
Kamara explained that as a company, they were giving support to every Sierra Leonean, including the Christian community, noting that in this Ramadan month, they are going around the country to support the Muslim brothers and sisters with Zakat during the last ten-day of the fasting.
Mr Kamara also informed the Muslim community that Africell is a religious tolerant company with employees from all religious backgrounds. He also assured the beneficiary mosques that the company would not only limit its gesture to food items, as they will also provide Public Address (PA) systems for Pray Day for communities or mosques who cannot afford it.
The Africell head of Events and Sponsorship conveyed the company’s Managing Director’s message to all Muslims nationwide and wished them a blessed Ramadan.
Commending the company, Imams around the country thanked the Africell management and staff for standing with them during this holy month of Ramadan and for providing food that will help the poor. The Mosques applauded the company for such a positive gesture and held special prayers for the company.
