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A New Model for the South African Hajj and Umrah Council ( SAHUC ) Background A new Model for the regulation of Hajj and Umrah Services is needed as the current model which has been in place for over 25 years is long overdue for improvement and transformation to serve the pilgrims
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A Seminar was held by the CRL Commission which adopted recommendations for the reform of SAHUC.
There has also been a call by the CRL Commission for proposals for a New Model for SAHUC. This document is an answer to that call. The author of this Discussion document was elected as a Chair of one of the 4 Commissions elected at the CRL Summit held on _________ at the __________ ( Venue )
This document is the logical next step in the reform and democratisation and the establishment of a new Model for SAHUC and to act as a road map for such a transition.
If one looks at the Hajj Models in other countries one finds that there is no single right or wrong model. It is up to the Muslims in each country to be proactive and to develop their own solutions taking into account their local circumstances
There are many challenges in finding a solution which is the best for the majority of Muslims. These are listed below:
Resistance to Change. Vested Interests
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Lack of knowledge how the current Hajj and Umrah Model ( HUM ) works and areas for change The starting point for a discussion is to compare the existing Hajj and Umrah Model and to compare it to a new Hajj and Umrah Model This comparison will enable us to determine clearly in which aspects the new HUM is better then the existing HUM The Table below will compare the existing Hajj and Umrah Model and compare it to the proposed new Hajj and Umrah Model for South Africa.
No.
Description
Existing SAHUC
Proposed New SAHUC
1
Legal Entity
Unincorporated
Incorporated
2
Legal Vehicle
Unincorporated
Co-Operative with a Federal Structure which will be overseen by a separate Hajj Ombudsman which will oversee the new SAHUC
The Hajj Ombudsman should be a separate Legal Entity which should
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act as a regulatory authority which will have powers to ensure that the transition from the current SAHUC Model to the new SAHUC Model takes place smoothly and that any complaints regarding service delivery by structures of SAHUC are addressed.
3
Funding
Funding of SAHUC is by
Funding Model of the
means of services
new SAHUC will be by
rendered.
contributions of the members of the CoOperative.
4
Ownership and
By existing NGO
The existing SAHUC is not
Control
members of SAHUC
democratic as control
which are the 35 NGOs
and power vests the
each of which have 2
NGOs who effectively
seats and 2 votes
own and control SAHUC
exercised at an AGM
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The new ownership This structure is not
structure proposed for
democratic and leads to
SAHUC Pilgrims is a Co-
all the problems of
Operative Structure
vested interests and
which will be structured
distance of the
in a Federal Structure
leadership from the wishes of the Pilgrims
The Proposed Organogram of the SAHUC Organogram is shown in Table B
Thus the owners of the new SAHUC will be the Pilgrims who become members of the SAHUC Cooperative
Each Level of the SAHUC Co-operative will be entitled to elect its own office bearers and have either Provincial, or Regional autonomy
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5
Transition Period
It is proposed that there
The Transition Period to
be a phased transition
ensure that there is a
period from the existing
smooth transition from
SAHUC Model to the new
the existing SAHUC
SAHUC Model
Model to the new SAHUC Model
6
Proposed Phases
Two Phases are proposed for the transition from the
in the Transition
existing model to the new model for SAHUC
period from the existing SAHUC
Phase One
Model A period of one year in which there is a gradual transition from the existing SAHUC Model to the new SAHUC Model. This transition to be managed and overseen by the Hajj and Umrah Regulatory Authority ( HURA ) or by the Hajj Ombudsman. HURA and the Hajj Ombudsman can be one legal entity. Much like the HPCSA of South Africa.
During this period the following milestones to be achieved
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Adoption of new Constitution for SAHUC based on the Proposed New Model of SAHUC. This to take place within a 12 ( Twelve ) month period
Phase Two
This will be a period of three years
Election of new Governance Structures after the new Constitution of SAHUC based on the new Model has been adopted as overseen by HURA
The term of office of the new Governance structures of SAHUC to be a period of 3 years
7
Hajj and Umrah
The current SAHUC
In the New SAHUC Model
Regulatory
Model is one in which
HURA and a Hajj
Authority to
there is no oversight on
Ombudsman ( with both
oversee SAHUC
SAHUC.
being two separate
and or a Hajj
This situation is
functions of HURA as in
Ombudsman
untenable
the case of HPCSA ) will
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act to ensure that there is an oversight on SAHUC and Hajj and Umrah Operators
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