Outline the ways in which Muslims in Kenya help in the reduction of poverty in their community.

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i. By the payment of Zakat. The payment of Zakat is obligatory as it is one of the five pillars of Islam. Muslims pay a certain fixed proportion of their wealth and on every kind of property liable for Zakat annually for the benefits of the poor in the community.
ii. The payments of Sadaqa. This is alms (or anything) given in charity to help the poor and needy in the community.
iii. The application of Islamic Sharia to protect the property of the most vulnerable in the society e.g. widows and orphans. They also safeguarded against exploitation and protected against human right abuses that could leave them destitute.
iv. The work of Muslim charity organizations and non-Governmental organizations whose programmes are tailored to eradicate poverty and to help the less fortunate to improve their standards of living.
v. Muslims provide, promote and encourage the education and training of the youths so that they can be equipped with relevant knowledge and skills for gainful employment and for the development of the community. Education and training also enhance equity, economic growth and expansions of employment opportunities.
vi. Muslim organizations and individuals provide bursaries and scholarship to Muslims children who cannot afford school fees. This helps all Muslims youths regardless of their class to benefit from education.
vii. By providing polytechnics and other post school institutions where schools leavers can be trained in technical/ industrial/ vocational and entire entrepreneurship knowledge and skills for job employment or self-employment.
viii. The contribution of Muslim entrepreneurs in commerce and industry. These help in the creation of wealth and provision of employment for Muslims.
ix. Through civic education where Muslims are sensitized in strategies of wealth creation e.g. entrepreneur skills, proper management and use of resources, dignity of work, evils of corruption; preservation and conservation of the environment and natural resources.
x. Application of Islamic commercial law and ethics in business to safeguard the poor (and ignorant from being exploited and cheated/ the poor are accorded justice.
xi. Muslims politicians and human rights activists have calling for and advocating for equitable distribution and allocation of resources and for the development (hence economic growth) and provision of necessary infrastructure and basic services (necessary bedrock in areas which had been neglected in the past.) This will greatly benefit Muslims who live in those areas economically.
xii. Muslims have formed self-help groups which initiate income generating projects. These projects allow members to exploit their gifts, skills, talents, creativity and potential for self development and the development of the community.
xiii. Muslims are involved and participate in community development activities meant to bring development in the community e.g. water projects, co-operative movements agriculture/ animal keeping projects which are catalysts to economic growth and development.

Kavungya answered the question on June 21, 2019 at 10:08

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