by admin | May 25, 2021 | C S R, Corporate, News
Ajmal CSR NGOs in reaching out migrant workers
Maulana Ajmal Announces Additional 1 Lakh Food Packs Amid Lockdown 3 and Ramadan
Hojai: The entire world is facing an unprecedented challenge with communities and economies everywhere affected by the growing Covid-19 pandemic and constant lockdowns aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus. India too is passing through a tough time and economic crisis. The plight of Indian people particularly daily wage workers, migrant labourers, street vendors, farmers, poor and needy ones all over the country rampantly continues and they are crying for bread and means of basic livelihood.
The situation is growing worse for those who are migrant workers who survive on daily wages and do not have enough money to support basic household expenses or travel back to their native places.
In such critical circumstances, various social organizations and NGOs have come forward to provide food to daily wagers, homeless and other people affected by the long-imposed lockdown in view of the coronavirus pandemic.
Ajmal CSR – the biggest federation of NGOs in Northeast India – with its two main partners, Markazul Ma’arif and Ajmal Foundation, is rendering social services towards the poor and needy people ever since the first lockdown was implemented by Prime Minster Modi in March 2020.
Ajmal CSR NGOs in reaching out migrant workers
In the past too, both these two premier NGOs under Ajmal CSR always stood with people affected by any calamity or disaster providing them with every possible aid all over the country, especially in the north east region of India. This time again, Ajmal Foundation and Markazul Ma’arif, cutting across all religious and linguistic differences, are reaching out to the people stranded in lockdown with food, masks, sanitizers and other essential or precautionary goods needed in the corona pandemic.
The CEO of Ajmal CSR and Lok Sabha MP, Maulana Badruddin Ajmal said in a press note that the bigger problem is of those migrant workers who got stuck due to lockdown. Therefore our priority is to focus on supporting migrants along with helping local poor and needy people. “We have so far distributed more than 75 thousand food packs, each containing ration for 15 days for a 5 member family, and we are preparing for additional one lakh to be distributed amid this Lockdown – 3 within this blessed month of Ramadhanul Mubarak – InShaAllah,” Maulana Ajmal said.
Maulana Ajmal further said that local officials are cooperating and helping Ajmal CSR NGOs in reaching out migrant workers. “However, our NGOs and volunteers in the field need further assistance and continued Government – NPO partnership,” he said.
The joint CEO of Ajmal CSR, Mr. Sirajuddin Ajmal, former Member of Parliament said that since the holy month of Ramdhan has started, we are working on two fronts. One is to support and help those who are helplessly abandoned amid lockdown in urban areas while the other is to provide Iftar-Sehri kits along with essentials to thousands of poor and needy families in the rural areas.
While thanking the donors and volunteers working in the field amid COVID-19 Mr. Sirajuddin Ajmal said, “For this mammoth emergency relief operation on one hand we are getting support from our well-wishers and philanthropists, while on the other hand, Ajmal group of companies is helping us a lot in this plight. So, I thank all the volunteers and contributors, in any form, who are tirelessly rendering services for the sake of humanity and I pray for them – May Allah (swt) give them good rewards – here and hereafter.”
by admin | May 25, 2021 | News
The national level entrance exam for post madrasa Diploma in English Language and Literature (DELL) conducted by MMERC, Mumbai in Deoband last year.
By Maeeshat news,
Mumbai : Markazul Ma’arif Education and Research Centre (MMERC) announced the dates for the national level entrance exam for fresh madrasa graduates who wish to seek admission in the two-year Diploma in English Language and Literature (DELL) course for the batch 2019-21. In a press statement Maulana Mohammad Burhanuddin Qasmi, Director of MMERC, Mumbai stated that the written and spoken tests are scheduled on 21 and 23 March 2019, corresponding to14 and 16 Rajab, 1440 AH on Thursday and Saturday. The exams will be held at Heera Garden, Qasimpura Road, Near Eidgah in Deoband, (UP).
The press statement further detailed that the written exam will be held on Thursday and only those who passed it will be called to appear for the spoken exam on Saturday. Those candidates will be selected who have scored better combining both – the written and the spoken – exams for different MMERC affiliated branches across India.
Maulana MB Qasmi also said that this year the entrance exam would be for seven MMERC affiliated institutions from different states of India for a total 150 seats. Out of these 150, 30 at Markazul Ma’arif Education and Research Centre (MMERC), Mumbai, 10 at Markaz-e Islami Education and Research Centre (MIERC), Ankleshwar, Gujarat, 10 at Jamia Islamia Jalalia, Hojai, Assam, 25 at Al-Mahad Al-Ali Al-Islami, Hyderabad, 20 at Markaz Waliullah Education and Research Centre (MWERC), Haridwar, Uttarakhand, 30 at Markaz Ihyail Fikril Islami (MIFI), Muzaffarabad, Saharanpur, UP and 25 at Madni Foundation for Education, Research and Development (MFERD), Kashipur, Kolkata.
It is note worthy that MMERC is the first of its kind and a unique institution in the world for post madrasa education, established by Maulana Badruddin Ajmal in 1994, as part of Ajmal CSR initiative, where a two-year DELL course was introduced to impart quality English language education to madrasa graduates. Following the success of the DELL course a dozen plus other institutions in India have also started the same curriculum in their environs, eight among them are directly affiliated to MMERC, Mumbai this day.
MMERC covers a raft of subjects such as English language and literature, computer and communication, sociology, journalism, general studies and comparative studies of religions. The students are also exposed to interactive talks by experts on various important topics such as on science, arts, commerce, politics and other branches of learning and humanities so that upcoming ulama (madrasa graduates) are fully prepared to cope with present requirements and serve the country and the community better.
At MMERC, Mumbai and all its affiliated institutions in India teaching as well as lodging and food are free for the selected students, said Maulana Muddassir Ahmad Qasmi, national coordinator of DELL.
Maulana Burhanuddin Qasmi also went on to explain that MMERC holds a competitive type of objective and subjective exam for madrasa graduates every year where students are tested in various fields of Islamic knowledge such as Qur’an, its exegesis, hadith, fiqh, Arabic language and literature, as also their proficiency in writing in Arabic and Urdu and their awareness of general knowledge is tested. A candidate’s own ability and merit is the only criterion for getting selection at his chosen institution. Only those who have passed graduation from any madrasa in India can apply to sit for this exam, reads the press release.
Application forms with prospectus will be available at Students’ Coaching Centre, Qasimpura Road, Near Indra Park, Deoband and at all Centres. The same can also be downloaded freely from www.deoband.net from 7 March, 2019 onwards. The last date for application submission at Deoband is 19 March, 2019.
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, News, Politics, Social Entrepreneur, Success Stories
By M. Burhanuddin Qasmi,
Hojai : Markazul Ma’arif, the premier Assam based NGO, is awarded with ‘Dakshata Gold Award’ today for being the best training centre in the state by Government of Assam. This feat was achieved by the popular NGO which is an Ajmal CSR unit for its brilliant performance in imparting skill development training in collaboration with Assam State Rural Livelihood Mission Society (ASRLMS).
Markazul Ma’arif which was established in 1982 by Maulana Badruddin Ajmal, CEO Ajmal CSR and Dhubri MP, is regarded as the best training centre in implementing DDU-GKY projects among total 55 centres in Assam. Markaz has initiated imparting skill training and placement programmes to school and college dropouts, unemployed youths in 2015 only. By remaining strict with the project guidelines and following the rules set by the governments the organisation has so far imparted trainings to 888 youths, males and females. Based on the trainings they acquired at Markaz, most of them are now successfully working in various parts of India and abroad.
The premier northeast NGO is appreciated by Govt. of Assam as well as Govt. of India for its quality and timely completion of projects granted to it. Chief Minister of Assam Mr. Sarbanada Sonowal presented Gold Medal to Markazul Ma’arif at an august gathering held today at Maniram Dewan Trade Centre, Guwahati. Mr. SH Choudhury, working president, received the Award and offered gratitude to both State and Central Governments on behalf of the organisation and his team members. General Secretary KR Laskar, Dy Manager Jamaluddin and Project Manager Sahazan Ali were flanked with Mr Choudhury while receiving the Award in Guwahati.
In addition to bagging the Gold Medal and Best Certificate Award by Markazul Ma’arif, it’s trainee Ms. Anita Saikia of Howraghat from tribal district Karbi Anglong of Assam, who is presently working in Kolkata as BPO Executive following successful completion of training from Markazul Ma’arif was also selected for the Best Learner Award. She also got falicitated by the chief minister at the same venue today before hundreds of guests from all over the state of Assam.
Ajmal CSR CEO, AIUDF president and Dhubri MP Maulana Badruddin Ajmal and the Joint CEO, Barpeta MP Mr. Sirajuddin Ajmal congratulated team Markazul Ma’arif on this outstanding performance in skill training. They observed that this recognition will surely motivate our dedicated team to work with more zeal and enthusiasm. ‘We are thankful to Allah that He enabled us to work for the betterment of humanity and also humble to our CSR group which work as a single team’ said Mr. Sirajuddin Ajmal.
Govt. sponsored skill training program is one among various other partly aided or fully unaided projects run by Markazul Ma’arif (NGO) across India. The organisation mainly works for education, social and economic development of marginalised groups, relief and rehabilitation during emergency, health care and orphans’ care as its focused fields. It runs 37 English medium schools, 6 orphanages besides so many other successful projects in North East and mainland India.
by admin | May 25, 2021 | News
Image from Araria, Bihar
By Maeeshat news,
Mumbai : Today Ajmal CSR Bihar Relief Operation has completed its third phase of distribution with 1500 Food+Clothe Kits among the flood victims in Bihar’s 9 districts- Purnia, Katihar, Kishanganj, Araria, Madhubani, Saharsa, Supaul, Motihari and Bettiah. The kits carried 10 kgs of live-saving food items along with a pair of clothes for male and female in each was organized by Ajmal Foundation, Hojai, Assam.
In the earlier two phases we have distributed 1000 emergency food kits among the flood victims in Bihar from 18 to 25 August.
Image from Madhubani, Bihar
I appreciate our volunteers and area heads who have dedicatedly carried out this relief mission and even sacrificed their Eid holidays in very tough conditions for the humanity in need.
Ajmal CSR’s partner organization Markazul Ma’arif is going to begin with a new and 4th phase of Bihar Relief Operation from 10 September, 2017. In this phase we will distribute additional 5000 Food+Clothe Kits, consisting of 9 essential food items, as in the previous ones, and clothes for both men and women.
Image from Motihari, Bihar
The breakup of the 4th Phase is as under:
Purnia and Katihar – 1000 kits, (2) Kishanganj – 600 kits, (3) Araria – 1000 kits (4) Madhubani, Supaul and Saharsa – 1000 kits, (5) Bettiah and Matohari – 1000 kits and (6) Sitamarhi – 400 kits.
This phase with physical surveys of 5000 families, kits preparation and distribution will be completed in next 15 days In’sha’Allah.
Maul. Parvez Alam Qasmi, HoD: Dept. of Relief & Rehabilitation at Markazul Ma’arif, Hojai, Assam with a team of three more office bearers is reaching Bihar on Saturday, 9th Sept. He will begin distribution of the 4th phase in Araria on Sunday 10th Sept. then proceed to Purnia on Monday. The new manpower from Assam will stay and add on to the existing five teams under Ajmal CSR Bihar Relief Operation spearheaded from MMERC, Mumbai.
Image from Purnia, Bihar
We are immensely thankful to all our individual donors, partner organizations in India and abroad who rushed to support the suffering human beings. Al-Imdaad Foundation, Issa Foundation, (UK) and AFMI (USA) have been partners in some of our Bihar relief operations.
The need is yet enormous. Ajmal CSR may begin with the rehabilitation programme next.
