The Director of the Public Relations and Media Department in the Ministry of Social Affairs, Ahmed Al- Enezi, announced the regulations on 22 March 2022, for organizing and collecting donations during the holy month of Ramadan for the year 1443 AH corresponding to 2022 AD, reports Al-Qabas daily.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and It’s a time when Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and smoking between sunrise and sunset.
In a press statement, Al-Enezi said, “the department of charity societies and charity organizations, the ministry has put in place the necessary arrangements and procedures to organize the collection of donations during Ramadan and the licensed charities must adhere to these instructions.”
Al-Enezi indicated that “charities will be prohibited from collecting cash donations in all forms, whether at their headquarters, public places and other places, with the need to commit to collecting donations using the licensed means stipulated in the fundraising regulations issued by Ministerial Resolution (128/A) for the year 2016 and its amendments, through the Internet, online, bank deductions, electronic applications in smartphones, electronic collection devices, text messages of communication companies.”
What’s Prohibited?
He added, “It is prohibited to collect donations in any form in unlicensed places in malls and public squares, except after obtaining approval from the ministry, with the need to adhere to the places and times specified for collection according to the timetable set by the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs.”
He also added that “The charity societies and associations are obligated to use only those bank accounts approved by the ministry and comply will all instructions issued by the Ministry of Social Affairs, and write the date of the donation, the name of the donor, and all data clearly.”
Al-Enezi called on the associations to commit to giving a receipt after completing the data entry for each donor and giving a copy of the Knet to each donor after completing the withdrawal process.
Also, Al-Enezi has praised the pioneering role played by the Kuwaiti charities, a role that contributes to giving Kuwait a good global reputation in the humanitarian, charitable and relief aspects, indicating that the organizational process carried out by the ministry from time to time is to protect the rights of the donor and the association and to preserve the bright image of charity work in Kuwait.
Kuwait is rich in various charity activities. Both the State and citizens work hard to:
- Offer services to all people who need them around the world regardless of their religion, homeland, gender or colour
- Provide the basic needs of food, drink, and education and health services to poor societies
- Offer relief to the afflicted in areas of disasters, catastrophes, wars and famines and any other areas suffering from similar conditions by providing them with housing and helping them adapt to the current conditions
- Establish various educational and training projects to develop and utilize human potential, and eliminate illiteracy to facilitate advancement and development
- Establish productive projects of development in poor societies with the aim of investing human and financial resources, and providing job opportunities to enable the individuals to live decently and independently
- Attract volunteers to participate in charity activities through increasing awareness of voluntary, benevolence, and charity acts
- Coordinate with charitable humanitarian organizations and entities of common interests with the aim of reaching full cooperation and interaction for the common good
