Know Your Deen Charity Foundation Launched

An Islamic entity, Know Your Deen Charity Foundation was officially launched on Saturday 6th January 2024 at New Jersey Hall, Mountain Cut in Freetown.

From hosting Islamic lectures in communities to providing food for Muslims in selected mosques and engaging Hook-Up Girls at Texaco, east of the city, the foundation has impacted the lives of thousands of women with improved knowledge on Islam and also serving as change agents.

The objectives of the foundation are to unite Muslims sisters for the propagation of Islam through education and empowerment for progress, organize charity events, seminars, public lectures and outreach for the progress and development of vulnerable communities and liaise with other organizations both national and international to help in the development of Islam.

According to the Founder, Mrs. Mariama Haladu Awalu, the organization intends to reach out to thousands of women, especially those living on the streets with messages of hope and the necessary support needed to get them off the street.

She said the foundation has been organizing classes for its members, as well as other women in communities with the aim of increasing their knowledge about Islam with women who has vast knowledge in Islam delivering lectures on various topics.

“We have come a long way and with the help of Allah, we hope to do more for our women. I am very much grateful to my Co-Founder; Mrs. Mariatu Tejan Wurie-Kamara for providing the necessary financial support,” she said.

She added that Mrs. Kamara has been very much instrumental since the inception of the organization with the willingness to support whatever project brought forward by members.

In her short statement, Co-Founder; Mrs. Mariatu Tejan Wurie-Kamara pledged her continued support to the furtherance of the foundation. She called for unity, love and togetherness among members and urged well-meaning individuals and organizations to support the work of the foundation as they cannot achieve all their planned projects alone.

“The support I am rendering is for the progress of Islam and also to help the less privilege women in Sierra Leone. I am supporting the launch of the foundation with NLe 5,000 and I am also encouraging others to support this worthy course,” she urged.

The keynote speaker, Mrs. Ramatu Wurie Bundu Kamara said the foundation started from a humble beginning and therefore called on members to embrace the foundation’s mission of caring for the less privilege women in society.

She stated that the intention of the Co-Founder is to open a nursing school for the less privilege in Sierra Leone.

Pledges and donations from invited guests and Islamic performance climaxed the launch of Know Your Deen Charity Foundation.