Muslim Empowerment in Ghana

Preface Acknowledgments List of Tables, Graphs and Figures 1 Empowerment through NGO s  1 Muslims in Ghana  2 Defining CBO s, CSO s and Muslim NGO s  3 Empowerment and the NGO-isation of Philanthropy  4 Detecting and Analysing the Spectrum of Muslim NGO s 2 A Changing Landscape of Muslim NGO s in Ghana  1 Muslim Philanthropists: Outreach through Charities and Foundations  2 Grassroots Associations, Movements and Representative Bodies  3 The Youth as a Dynamic Force  4 International Muslim Charities Operating in Ghana 3 The Essence of Muslim Faith-Based Humanitarian Relief  1 Feeding and Clothing the Poor during Ramadan and at Eid  2 Orphans  3 Prison Inmates  4 Ad Hoc Calls for Persons in Need  5 Persons with Disabilities  6 Mobilising sadaqa in Support of Deprived Communities  7 Generating Donations from One Million Muslims via Social Media  8 Local Initiatives in Tamale and Wa 4 Initiating Community Development  1 SONSETFUND and Scholarships for Muslim Students  2 Zero Gender-Based Violence  3 Promoting Sustainable Development Goals and Interfaith Dialogue  4 Establishing Islamic Clinics and Hospitals  5 The Biodigester Toilet Project  6 A Community Resource Centre, a Community Library and the Plastic4Education Project  7 Developing Hohoe Zongo  8 Urban Market Gardens 5 Zakat in Ghana: A Tool for Empowerment?  1 Horizontal, Informal Philanthropy and the Traditional Discourse on Almsgiving  2 Towards Vertical Philanthropy: The Instrumentalist Discourse  3 The Institutionalist Discourse  4 Local, Regional or a National zakat Fund? 6 Introducing Islamic Social Finance in Ghana: Prospects and Challenges  1 Envisioning a Dual Fiscal System for Ghana  2 Islamic Investment and Microfinance  3 Waqf and sadaqa jariya 7 Concluding Reflections Appendix: Associations, Foundations, Social Movements and NGO s Listed in the 2022 Ghana Muslim NGO (GMNGO) Database (status: 5.12.2023; Σ 683) Bibliography Index