RIYADH: Bihar Anjuman, a community service organization, held their annual program “Parwaz” on Friday night.
The organization engages in humanitarian activities seeking financial support for child education in poor and weaker sections of society.
The annual event, which included children’s activities and motivational lectures, highlighted the need to join in humanitarian service in large numbers to support the cause of empowering “less fortunate” and underprivileged children.
The guiding philosophy of Bihar Anjuman is “to light a candle instead of complaining and despairing about the darkness,” said Syed Muneer Ahmad, Riyadh chapter president. He highlighted the Rahbar coaching program the organization is successfully running in Eastern India to help children of poor families prepare for engineering, medical and other competitive examinations and technical courses.
Rahbar coaching centers are functional in several districts of Bihar and Jharkand, working to prevent dropouts from schools by supporting poor children and helping them gain admission to vocational courses.
The objective is to enable them to complete job-oriented courses through which they can be gainfully employed, thereby breaking the cycle of poverty.
Speaking on the occasion, chief guest Sirajuddin Qureshi, a prominent Indian entrepreneur, who also heads the New Delhi-based India Islamic Cultural Center, commended the good work being done by Bihar Anjuman. He said: “I am glad to see you all here in a huge number; it is indeed reflective of your passion and strong determination to do good for the weaker section back home in India.
“To live and work in a foreign country is not easy; then, you have family back home to support, and yet you are determined to go the extra mile to hold hands with the weaker section in society and support underprivileged children for their education, which is commendable.”
Indian businessman and philanthropist Nadeem Tarin said: “We all need to support such good works, keep striving for education and light candles to rid our community of darkness.
“There is no point cursing the darkness; instead we must light a candle. If we can support the education of one child, we should do it; those who can afford to offer education to more children should come forward and do it; if we can establish school, that is even better.”
Rashid Ali Sheikh, an Indian businessman and social worker, praised Bihar Anjuman for doing good work, saying that the education of underprivileged children is a noble cause.
Salahuddeen Manzari, a native of Bihar, applauded the efforts of Bihar Anjuman for giving a ray of hope through free coaching centers.
Shakeel Ahmed, a Dubai-based IIT graduate and founder of Bihar Anjuman, and senior member Seraj Akram, made presentations on how the organization is working in Bihar and Jharkhand to help street children go to school, eradicate illiteracy among Indian Muslims and offer them basic technical education to earn livelihoods and support their families.
The program was jointly moderated by Mohammed Shaheen and Aabid Hussain.
The organization engages in humanitarian activities seeking financial support for child education in poor and weaker sections of society.
The annual event, which included children’s activities and motivational lectures, highlighted the need to join in humanitarian service in large numbers to support the cause of empowering “less fortunate” and underprivileged children.
The guiding philosophy of Bihar Anjuman is “to light a candle instead of complaining and despairing about the darkness,” said Syed Muneer Ahmad, Riyadh chapter president. He highlighted the Rahbar coaching program the organization is successfully running in Eastern India to help children of poor families prepare for engineering, medical and other competitive examinations and technical courses.
Rahbar coaching centers are functional in several districts of Bihar and Jharkand, working to prevent dropouts from schools by supporting poor children and helping them gain admission to vocational courses.
The objective is to enable them to complete job-oriented courses through which they can be gainfully employed, thereby breaking the cycle of poverty.
Speaking on the occasion, chief guest Sirajuddin Qureshi, a prominent Indian entrepreneur, who also heads the New Delhi-based India Islamic Cultural Center, commended the good work being done by Bihar Anjuman. He said: “I am glad to see you all here in a huge number; it is indeed reflective of your passion and strong determination to do good for the weaker section back home in India.
“To live and work in a foreign country is not easy; then, you have family back home to support, and yet you are determined to go the extra mile to hold hands with the weaker section in society and support underprivileged children for their education, which is commendable.”
Indian businessman and philanthropist Nadeem Tarin said: “We all need to support such good works, keep striving for education and light candles to rid our community of darkness.
“There is no point cursing the darkness; instead we must light a candle. If we can support the education of one child, we should do it; those who can afford to offer education to more children should come forward and do it; if we can establish school, that is even better.”
Rashid Ali Sheikh, an Indian businessman and social worker, praised Bihar Anjuman for doing good work, saying that the education of underprivileged children is a noble cause.
Salahuddeen Manzari, a native of Bihar, applauded the efforts of Bihar Anjuman for giving a ray of hope through free coaching centers.
Shakeel Ahmed, a Dubai-based IIT graduate and founder of Bihar Anjuman, and senior member Seraj Akram, made presentations on how the organization is working in Bihar and Jharkhand to help street children go to school, eradicate illiteracy among Indian Muslims and offer them basic technical education to earn livelihoods and support their families.
The program was jointly moderated by Mohammed Shaheen and Aabid Hussain.
