Key Points

• Many Imams across Africa earn only $30 a month, an extremely low salary, making survival difficult.
• Imams serve as leaders, mentors, and caretakers but lack financial stability.
• Many Imams struggle to meet basic needs; they are unable to pay school fees, afford transport, or repair homes.
• The Imam Development Program bridges the income gap with a financial top-up of $120 / MYR535 a month that is spent on daily lifesaving essentials.
• This enables Imams to support their families, educate their children, and serve effectively.
• This financial relief helps Imams focus on leadership and uplifting their people.
• This campaign is zakat-eligible.

Campaign Story

Picture this: You are the Imam of a Masjid in rural Malawi. You studied for 7 years under great scholars in South Africa. You are unapologetically passionate about Islam and preserving Islam. You have a beautiful family. A wife and three children. Your parents are your dependents too. Like every parent, you want nothing but the best for them. You are the community's hero. You are their leader. When they need support, there is no doubt who they will turn to. When they are hungry, you offer them everything you have. When a child becomes an orphan, you take them in. You are an Imam. You are the heir of the Prophet ﷺ to them. You know the responsibility is great.

Unfortunately, you only earn $30 a month.
$30 a month to take care of your every need. Your parents need. Your children's every need. Your community's every need. You live in one of the hungriest, poorest countries in the world. You are expected to be a pillar of strength, a guiding light, an advisor, a mentor, and a role model. 

You have lofty dreams and aspirations. You dream of completing a university degree, owning a means of transport, paying school fees on time, fixing your mother's house roof, beautifying your Madrassah with essentials like a chalkboard and charts, and most importantly, you dream of performing Hajj one day. 

Their expenses are far greater than their income. Sadly, Imams are not subject to salary increases or performance bonuses. They get what they get, and sadly, they don't have a say in it.

Solution: Monthly Assistance of $120 / MYR535

The Imam Development Program provides Imams from South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Sierra Leone with a comprehensive package. The most important part of the package is the lifesaving monthly assistance of $120 / MYR535 as a top-up to their salaries.

This aims to provide vital support by bridging the gap in their income.