Help a Widow Earn for Herself with Dignity and Respect
By Saghir A. Aslam
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
(The following information is provided solely to educate the Muslim community about investing and financial planning. It is hoped that the Ummah will benefit from this effort through greater financial empowerment, enabling the community to live in security and dignity and fulfill their religious and moral obligations towards charitable activities.)
Ramadan Mubarak! We are in the second or third Ashra of Ramadan, and before we know the month will be gone, so making the best out of our time should be the focus this Ramadan. Make sure you have a goal set for this blessed month which helps in remaining focused. To change someone’s life we do not need to invest thousands and millions but a simple investment of a few hundred by way of providing a couple of goats could bring immense financial stability to a struggling family, particularly a widow-headed family in the remote and rural areas of developing countries.
This investment has done wonders for thousands of families in different parts of the world who have pulled themselves out of the poverty cycle with the donation of goats. This is in most cases a lifetime investment that helps families to have proper food, provide education to their children, and enjoy proper shelter as well as access to basic needs. In most cases, people in rural areas have some basic skills in goat farming which means they can easily run this program themselves.
The way it works is simple: four female goats and a male goat are given to a widow in the community who is made responsible for taking proper care of the goats. This is often a loan to be paid back - each time the goat gives birth, the male offspring is given to a community member. This applies to each and every community member which gives them the opportunity to benefit from this program.
A good quality goat normally would cost $300 in a developing country such as Pakistan, elsewhere the cost may vary. The goat will not only provide milk and other dairy products to the widow in need, but a sustainable source of income too to live with dignity and respect. There are a number of organizations locally, internationally, and in developing countries that are running such programs at different scales, especially in places where there is extreme poverty.
It is important that we encourage people to make efforts to be on their own, and extend them all possible help, whatever their shortcoming. To donate you can log on to www.sabatrust.org , email at info@sabatrust.org .
(Saghir A. Aslam only explains strategies and formulas that he has been using. He is merely providing information, and NO ADVICE is given. Mr Aslam does not endorse or recommend any broker, brokerage firm, or any investment at all, nor does he suggest that anyone will earn a profit when or if they purchase stocks, bonds or any other investments. All stocks or investment vehicles mentioned are for illustrative purposes only. Mr Aslam is not an attorney, accountant, real estate broker, stockbroker, investment advisor, or certified financial planner. Mr Aslam does not have anything for sale.)
