As part of its mission to promote the concept of waqf to the general public, the High Authority of Waqf (HAW) organized an information and awareness session for creators of digital content on waqf. This important one-day meeting, held on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at the HAW headquarters in Dakar, was chaired by the Director General of the HAW, Dr. Ahmed Lamine Athie.

Objective: "to establish a community of digital content creators to spread the message of the HAW and the waqf"

The aim here is to establish a community of digital content creators who will be committed to carrying the message of the HAW and the waqf, but also to create a framework for collaboration and partnership with the best profiles to further disseminate the waqf to the Senegalese.

According to the Director General of the High Authority of Waqf, social media is essential to achieving the institution's mission. "We are gathered here today at the HAW with content creators to inform and raise awareness about the concept of waqf, its potential, and also about the missions of the High Authority of Waqf," emphasized Dr. Ahmed Lamine Athie.

He adds: “Nowadays, social media is one of the essential channels for information dissemination. That is why the High Authority of Waqf, as an institution tasked with promoting waqf in Senegal, has developed a communication strategy with traditional media. We also know that it is essential for us to work with digital players, who have the ability and capacity to simplify even the most complex technical concepts, particularly that of waqf. We also know that digital players have a crucial role to play.”

Beyond this ambition, Dr. Ahmed Lamine Athie also wants, through this first meeting with digital actors, to start a collaboration in order to support HAW in achieving its missions and objectives, including the issue of mobilizing endogenous resources.

The mission of the HAW and the concept of waqf presented to the participants

During the meeting, the HAW teams took turns presenting in detail the waqf, its foundations, the conditions for establishing a waqf, the procedures for formalizing a waqf, the characteristics of the waqf, as well as the areas of collaboration and partnership models between the HAW and the creators of digital content on the waqf.

The Director General of HAW took the opportunity to invite Senegalese people, the media and digital actors to discover more about the potential of the waqf which, according to him, is an instrument capable of accompanying and supporting vulnerable groups.

The initiative was amplified and the commitment formalized.

For their part, the participants, after praising and commending the HAW initiative, pledged to support the High Authority of Waqf in its efforts by creating inspiring digital content and contributing to the country's economic development, as well as to the State's social action.

It should be noted that the High Authority of Waqf (HAW) is an independent administrative authority attached to the Prime Minister's Office. Created by Law 2015-11 of May 6, 2015, relating to waqf, it is responsible for promoting waqf, monitoring and supervising private waqfs, and managing and administering public waqfs.

The Waqf, on the other hand, is a donation by which a person immobilizes an asset so that the income from its exploitation is spent on charitable works.