“Salama” in Kiswahili and Arabic, often used for greeting, means peace. The use and understanding of peace here is more than the conventional meaning of peace as the absence of conflict, rather it points to a much deeper and broader meaning, which is the state of tranquillity attained when the deeper and universal human needs are being met. These needs are not limited to the physical but extend to the social, psychological, and spiritual needs. Such needs include the longing for love, being accorded dignity, and equal treatment.
The name Salama was chosen with this philosophy that underpins the strife to attain the desirable “peace of mind” for everyone, as the driving motivation, to accord people with special needs and those who find themselves in need of support, due to circumstances beyond their control, enabling them to have the peace of mind they so yearn for.
