DP Organises Orientation for New Imams.
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With participants from 18 african countries, including Sierra Leone, the Imam Development Program (IDP), based in South Africa, has successfully completed the orientation ceremony for its new members via Zoom.
The Sierra Leone IDP team was in full attendance as 19 new Imams and Mualimahs joined the program from different districts across the country, all arriving in Freetown for the orientation.
IDP is now supporting a total of 35 Imams in Sierra Leone.
Following the presentation ceremony and the handing over of the IDP welcome gift packages, the IDP Program Coordinator for Sierra Leone, Imam Amadu Fofanah, congratulated all the new Imams and expressed profound delight and appreciation to the Imam Development Program for this wonderful opportunity extended to Sierra Leone.
Also in attendance were guests and stakeholders from the Muslim community, including Sheikh Maruff Kalokoh from the United Council of Imams, Sheikh Abdul Latif Kargbo, Country Representative of Abdallah Aid, Moulana Sillah and Sheikh Madani Kanneh from Ummah Welfare Trust Sierra Leone, and Abdul Rahman Jalloh from the Daqvah Charity Foundation.
The gifts presented to each of the new IDP Imams included a brand-new mobile phone, a USB flash drive loaded with Islamic materials, various physical Islamic books, IDP jackets, caps, and other items.
The CEO of IDP, Sheikh Ismail Bilal, together with the team in South Africa, spoke to the new Imams from the different countries and encouraged them to make good use of this opportunity provided by IDP, while also remaining accountable, proactive and demonstrating commitment to continuing to serve their communities better as Imams.
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