Ismaili community, PAP donate relief aid worth millions to Kyaka refugees
The Chairman of Outreach for Aga Khan National Council, Mr Azhar Bandali Jaffer (L) hands over the relief Aid to PAP’s Chairman Andrew Irumba Katusabe on Saturday. Photo/ Paul Adude
What you need to know:
- The Pan-African Pyramid, a non-governmental organization collaborating with various partners like The Gro Foundation and other well-wishers, has consistently undertaken annual relief aid initiatives during the Christmas season, focusing on refugee camps across Uganda.
The Ismaili Civic Community in Uganda, an extension of the global Ismaili Civic Engagement of the Aghakan, has joined the Pan-African Pyramid (PAP) in collection of relief aide to Kyaka II Refugees Settlement found in Kyegegwa District, Western Uganda.
The Chairman of Outreach for Aga Khan National Council and Managing Director of Fairway Hotel Mr Azhar Bandali Jaffer said as a community they have already extended more relief aid to other four vulnerable communities including the disabled, orphans, widows, among others and pledged more cooperation between the two organizations during the hand over on Saturday in Kampala.
“As Ismaili we do these charity activities quite often especially holidays like these, so we’re happy to join the Kyaka Refugees project,” he said.
The donation package that were handed over to PAP’s founding speaker and Chairman Andrew Irumba Katusabe by Mr Jaffer included household items, assorted clothing for women, children, men, scholastic materials and children’s play games, among other essentials.
Demonstrating its commitment to corporate social responsibility, the Ismaili Community has been actively assisting various vulnerable communities for the past several years, guided by its mission: “To serve humanity and improve the quality of life of the communities in which we live,” the community has generously donated relief items worth Shs5 millions to support PAP’s commendable efforts in aiding refugees across different settlements on an annual basis.
The Ismaili Community donation and other packages still coming in will be added to the already collected items to be delivered to Kyaka II refugee’s camp on Tuesday, December 19th, 2023.
The Pan-African Pyramid, a non-governmental organization collaborating with various partners like The Gro Foundation and other well-wishers, has consistently undertaken annual relief aid initiatives during the Christmas season, focusing on refugee camps across Uganda.
The organization has successfully executed relief aid missions in Kiryandongo, Bidibidi, Rwamwanja and Nakivale in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 respectively.
