| Relief and Rehabilitation Work in Gujarat It is unfortunate that the state of Gujarat is facing both the natural and man-made calamities for some years. The team of Foundation for Social Care was one of the earliest groups that addressed to the emergent and long term needs of the people of Gujarat who were the victims of the severest seismic devastation caused by earthquake in independent India. Since then, a lot of work has been done by the organisation and now the fourth phase of its Earthquake Relief and Rehabilitation Work has started. In the wake of economic crisis caused by the eruption of communal riots in March and April this year, the FSC has resolved to provide financial assistance to the affected people in the form of scholarships. Consequently, it has been decided to reserve 10 scholarships for higher education under the Scholarship Programme: 7 for undergraduate, 2 for postgraduate and 1 for doctoral courses. Besides, the FSC will also arrange 40 special scholarships for secondary and higher education. Thus, total 50 scholarships would be arranged by the organisation. Fund mobilisation in this regard is underway. In the current session, the FSC has earmarked a major sum for the completion of the remaining work under earthquake rehabilitation and resolved to complete it in the current year. In the final phase, construction work of two primary schools would be undertaken. It may be noted here, that the FSC has so far undertaken the following projects under the Earthquake Relief and Rehabilitation Work: 1. Immediate Relief: To 2500 families Rs 20,00,000 2. Construction of Houses: For 60 families Rs 27,00,000 3. Reconstruction of institutions: 3 including large community centres attached with two of them Rs 28,12,000 4. Self-employment grants: 214 persons Rs 13,36,523 Total Amount Rs 88,48,523
The First Annual Function of Scholarship Programme The First Annual Function of Scholarship Programme of the FSC was organised by the Scholarship Office on 18 August 2002 at Ghalib Academy, Nizamuddin, New Delhi. The function was organised at the completion of the second term of the Programme to award prizes to excelling beneficiaires. 107 participants from various places of North India joined the function. The function was inaugurated by the Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, Mr Syed Shahid Mahdi. Mr Zaheer Ahmad Siddiqui, the Founder President of the FSC, chaired the session. Dr M. H. Bhat, Director, National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, New Delhi was the chief guest of the function attended by a number of social workers and academicians of the national capital. Apart from inspiring speeches of the honourable guests, the students received prizes won in competitions of Essay Writing, Quiz, Slogan Writing and Summer Assignment. Besides, the class toppers were also appreciated by suitable awards. Mr Abdul Rashid Agwan, the Counsellor of the Scholarship Programme welcomed the guests and introduced the FSC at the beginning of the session whereas Mr Tariq Anwar Khan, the Founder Secretary of the Foundation presented the vote of thanks. On this occasion the first installment of the beneficiaries of Sadbhavana Scholarships was also publicly handed over to them. The afternoon session was the Students’ Session. In this session, various students participated in panel discussions on the given themes: Reconstruction of India and Our Role, Empowerment of the Weaker Sections and Media and Communal Harmony. Besides, the prize winning essay on ‘Islam and the Future of Mankind’ and the prize winning Summer Assignment were also presented by the respective winners Ms Ambareen Farooq and Mr Salim Haque. The expert comments in the panel discussions were made by Mr Parwaaz Rahmani, editor of Dawat biweekly and advocate Muij Uddin Mehmud, the incharge of Guwahati Centre of the Scholarship Programme. Maulana Farooq Khan, the renowned Islamic scholar graced the valedictory session.
RICA Affiliated with MCRPVV, Bhopal Radiance Institute of Computer Application (RICA), an outfit of FSC, has recently succeeded in getting an affiliation with Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patrachar Vishva Vidhalay, Bhopal. The letter of affiliation was received from the University on 26 August 2002, granting the RICA the status of its study center for one-year courses leading to PGDCA and DCA. For the current academic year, i.e. July 2002 to June 2003, the institution has been allotted 110 seats in both the courses. It should be noted here that the RICA is providing its valuable services to the interested youth since its foundation in 1995. Apart from the newly commenced courses, the institute has imparted training in PGDCA, DDCAP, ADCA and the courses leading to skill in ADIT, DTP, MS Office, Fox Pro, Tally etc since it establishment in 1995. Besides, the RICA is also running English-speaking courses. By June 2002, 669 beneficiaries have got training in computer applications from it. It is anticipated that this institute will increase its worth with the launch of new courses in affiliation with the MCRPVV, Bhopal.
Social Welfare Programme The Foundation has provided financial assistance to two students in the month of August under this programme for their admission fee. One of them is a final year student of MA at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi where as the other one is a girl who has taken admission in a Lucknow-based polytechnique. They received an assistance of Rs 15,000 and Rs 8,000 respectively. Other welfare relief provided by the FSC in the last few months include: Medical Relief (2), Help to Orphans (2), General Relief (3), Marriage Relief (2)
Services of Qarz-e-Hasan Scheme Qarz-e-Hasan Scheme is a very important project of the Foundation for Social Care serving the needy and destitute since its launch in November 1994. It provides interest free loans to needy people and also to welfare organisations. The following figures illustrate its welfare services from April to September 2002 Loans to Individuals: 15 persons Rs 1,74,000 Loans to Institutions: 4 set ups Rs 4,02,021 The amount loaned to individuals during the above said period ranged from Rs 3,000 to Rs 25,000 whereas the range of institutional loans was from Rs 26,850 to 3,00,000. The amount recovered during this period from the previous loanees was Rs 57,648.
Darul Quran
The FSC has decided recently to establish a centre of advanced research and training in the Quranic sciences at the Hayat Complex. This centre or academy in the name of Darul Quran will have a conference hall, well furnished library and accommodation for the short term and long term research fellows. The renowned Quranic scholar Maulana Mohammad Farooq Khan has laid the foundation stone at the site allocated for the academy on 1 January 2002. The construction work of the academy may be undertaken as soon as sufficient resources could be mobilised for the project.
Al-Farooq Public School Al-Farooq Public School was established by the Foundation for Social Care at Karpi, District Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh to cater educational needs of the area. After laying of the foundation stone at the hand of Maulana Farooq Khan, a renowed Qur’anic scholar on 14 March 2001, the school building was handed over for use in May 2002. It was decided that the medium of instruction should be English and that it should start its mission only from lower classes to maintain quality of education.. Consequently, the school commenced its educational mission on 11 July 2002 with Nursury, Lower and Upper KG and Class I, with 130 students. Meanwhile, necessary staff was appointed and Mr Amar Pal Singh, a well known educationist in the area, has offered his services as the Honorary Manager of the school. Efforts are on to provide the school with its own transport facility facilities for the students from distant places. An inspetion of the school by a team of the Foundation on 20 September 2002 has shown the promising standard, the school is heading to achieve.
Progress of the Hostel Project, Delhi The FSC has purchased a plot measuring approximately 500 sq meter, in Johari Farm, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi in 2000 with an intention to construct a hostel on it. It was planned that this construction would serve twin purposes, firstly, by assisting students of Jamia Millia Islamia and other universities of the capital by providing them accommodation on comparatively affordable rent and, secondly, raising the trust fund through its income. However, after a second thought, it has been recently decided that a hostel would be out of place in a residential area, therefore, the present property should be sold and a better location should be found out for this purpose.
Construction Work of Maulana Ali Miyan Hospital in Progress The construction work of the new building of Maulana Ali Miyan Hospital is in progress in spite of some financial crisis. The Foundation has arranged some loans for the project to complete it as soon as possible. The two-storied building will render the hospital equipped with all modern facilities of a good hospital in due course of time with male and female general wards having capacity of 10 bed each and the private wards of total 20 beds. The project requires generous support for the early completion of the building for machinery and equipment. .
MAM Hospital: Increasing Patients and Services Maulana Ali Miyan Hospital is showing a steady progress since its take over by the Foundation in April 2001.The following chart is indicative of the fact. The green colour in the chart shows the number of OPD patients whereas the blue one illustrrates the IPD patients benefited from January to August 2002.
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