Warangal, Telangana: “Extending service to the needy is what makes my day, awards and applause subdue the anxiety and restore my confidence,” says Yakub Bee, founder of Sahrudaya Old Age Home in Hanamkonda. Yakub Bee and her husband Mahboob Ali have opened their home for elderly, homeless and destitute people since 2007. Recognising her services,…
Bangalore’s Ashiana Food Bank, managed by Al-Aman Educational and Welfare Trust”Mohammed Farooq is its Founder Chairman and Amina the Trust’s Secretary”is a beacon of hope for the poor and the hungry, who can pick up a hot meal from there every day”free of cost! By Nigar Kindness, compassion and caring for the poor were values…
About 30 kilometres from Hyderabad, in the sleeping suburb of Moinabad, US-based Indian Muslim Relief and Charities (IMRC) runs the Challenger Girls’ Orphanage. Hyderabad: Rukshar (12), Erum (6) and Zainab (5) are three of the four sisters from a poor family belonging to rural parts of Bihar. Their father died a few years ago, while…
Farooq’s Ashiana has become a hub of activity. Old Aged Homes were ‘no go zone’ for the community so far. But need is increasingly felt not to be dismissive about the problem which afflicts the community in equal measure. By Maqbool Ahmed Siraj Shabana is now 80. Being issueless, she had adopted a girl who…
By Raqib Hameed Naik Srinagar: In a significant move aimed at helping hundreds of youth who have been blinded by use of pellet guns in Kashmir, the Catholic Church officials in Jammu and Kashmir have asked for state government permission to establish an eye bank in the state. The Jammu-Kashmir Diocese has already submitted a detailed…
Jahangir has performed last rites of as many as 1,600 people. As he is used to giving gusl, he is also called by people for giving gusl to their relatives. By A Mirsab For most people, social activities is defined as work carried out with the aim of alleviating the living conditions of people suffering…
An abandoned well in Kondhwa became a garbage dump yard. Saleem Mulla rejuvenated it with fresh water, and now it is benefiting thousands of people today. What would your first reaction be if you walk past a heap of garbage? To cover your nose and mouth, right? But people with the usual reactions seldom make…
For Abbas, it has been a struggle to find blood with compatible blood groups, but he never gives up. Abbas from Coimbatore has supplied about 1.5 lakh units of blood in different districts in Tamil Nadu in the last 16 years. A flower seller, he begins his day selling flowers at the Coimbatore flower market…
The Kingdom of Bahrain offered a red carpet welcome, and donated Rs 8.87 lakh to a Odisha tribal who was forced to carry his wife’s body for nearly 12 km, en route to his village, after she died at a hospital last month. A video of Dana Manjhi walking with a wailing daughter and his…
Haji dropped out of school after Class 4, but this never stopped him from helping others pursue their dreams. His charity work is beyond caste, creed and religion. By Shafeeq Hudawi For Bappu Haji, charity has never been an option, it is more a way of live. Nearly 40 years ago, Haji built a school…
