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Objective

To create employment opportunity for those Imams, religious leaders and scholars who are involved with religious and child educations services. In addition to it will also create an extra income for the Imams along with the ability to preach and spread Islamic knowledge and create a social belonging and unity among them.

The target audience would be 62000 Imams under Islamic Foundations

Various other Islamic religious leaders and clerics.

Target Audience


Future Plans

To facilitate the daily activities of ministries, departments and organizations associated with Islamic Foundations through ICT division.

To enable access to Islamic information through mobile telecommunication service.

To enrich people with Islamic knowledge though websites, FAQs and enable clerics for employment opportunity through mobile financial service activities

To enable effective communications and monitoring the activities of Islamic scholars and teachers working for mosque-based child and mass education projects in remote areas, in accordance with the provisions of PPR. Smart phones and 3G SIM cards, can be distributed through hire purchase system.

To earns the livings of Islamic scholars in a halal way; development of a concept of “ekti mashjid ekti shomaj”


Providing assistance in verification for halal income through marketing of various products by scholars at the rural areas to the capital.

To encourage though mobile SMS and Apps to the Muslim community to provide Zakat in the national Zakat Fund.

To undertake the responsibility of spreading the ethical and religious teachings

To undertake the setup of dedicated internet connection for the exchange of teachings, knowledge and preaching between Islamic clerics from the rural areas to the capital.

To fulfil the plan of e-Governence undertook by Prime Minister Office’s GIU (Government Innovation Unit)

Future Plans Continued


Minimum Requirements

Options Technology Advantage DisadvantageOption 1 Customers are able to

use the features with existing mobile connection

No further investment is required since customers already have a connection and a handset

Existing handsets do not support 3G services like high speed data, video calling and other multimedia features

Options 2 Customers need to buy new device and new connection

Handsets will support latest features like 3G services and other multimedia features

Customer will have the options of choosing least tariff from competitive offers for operators.


Activities

Communications Activities SMS/OBD (out bound call)

Awareness of natural disaster Necessary measure after disaster

Notification of different Government programs

IVR Activities Facilitate for hearing

Kudba for Friday Jumma Prayers Islamic Scholar’s Speech

Basic or feature handsets with Voice and SMS facilities

Requirements


Activities continued

Online Online trainings and video conferences for imams in Bangladesh will reduce cost, mobilization

and time Email communication for imams such as delivering instruction materials, government

directives, documents etc.

Call Centre Customers can take Islamic information, advice and gets their questions answered by the

Islamic scholars, clerics and leaders Call center will also have access to Islamic foundation

High speed internet with 3G enabled devices

High speed internet with 3G enabled devices

Requirements for online activities


Employment Facility trough Mobile Financial Service

DBBL will help facilitate the salary and pension disbursement of Islamic Foundation employed religious, mass and child education service providing employees and officials at 0.9% cash out charge

DBBL, Mobile financial service and Islamic Foundation employment structure is given in the diagram click here

Problem Statement: There is a lack of knowledge on mobile financial services in Imams

Challenges: Cost of training imams

Way Forward: Related service providers will provide trainings

Concerns of Mobile Financial Service


Online Trading Option-1


Online Trading Option-2


Problem Statements of Online Trading

Technical inability of Imams to handle the online business

Infrastructure cost which will include hardware and software

Cost of Training the Imams for running the business

Shipment cost for delivery services

Islamic Foundation can provide the necessary cost of infrastructure

Hire experts for training the Imams

Challenges of Online Trading

Way Forward

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DBBL, Mobile financial service and Islamic Foundation employment structure is given in the diagram

Documents

Islamic Foundation