Khidmah Foundation holds mega family get-together in Saudi Arabia

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June 11, 2014

Riyadh, Jun 11: Khidmah Foundation, a charity organization of NRIs in Saudi Arabia, organized a massive family get-together on June 5, at Al-Rushd Istarah Ext 8 -Dammam Road, wherein hundreds of people from different parts of India and the sub-continent took part.

Dr. Parvez Kaisar from Ministry of Health, Shaikh Inamullah, an Islamic scholar, Haroon Rashid, former Principal, Bhatkal Anjuman College, were among the guests. Ansar Shaikh, Ibrahim Bedre, Mohammed Jaffer Kolkar were also on the stage.

Immediately after the ‘Isha’ prayers, families started thronging to the istarah / hall. The event was launched by Fazlu Rahman Kolkar and Abdul Fatha MH recited the verses of holy Quran.

There was something for everyone at the venue. Children aged between 3 to 8 years were enthusiastic and walked gently with their prizes just after reciting few verses from the holy Quran. A variety of programmes were conducted including Qirath competition, general knowledge quiz, athletics and group games for boys and girls. Adventurous games for men like tug-of-war, volleyball, cricket etc were organized. A large number of participation was witnessed for all the games, which were volunteered and supervised by professional players.

While children and men were enjoying the games set for them, women were enjoying the break from their usual schedule. They were so engrossed in their games and activities that at one point they were reluctant to even have a break from the games.

Mohammed Yaseen Shiroor and Mohammed Sayeed Mali briefed on the future planning, vision and goals of Khidmah Foundation.

Abdussalam Moulana, Abu Mohammed Moulana, Ansar Shaikh, Kolkar Jaffer, Fazlu Rahman Kolkar, Ibrahim Bedre, Zakariyah Khalifa, Haneef Basroor, Aslam Koya, Sulaiman Kodi, Jeelan Khalifa, Abdul Gafoor Nagoor, Abu Mohammed Kundapur, put in a lot of effort to make this event successful. Mohammed Imtiyaz Hemmadi was relentlessly announcing the KF activities and the sponsors’ names. Imtiyaz Shiakh Kundapur, Najeeb MH, Abdul Gafoor Basroor, Jelaani Khalifa, was responsible for the reception.

Abu Mohammed Moulana , Haneef Kundapur, Abdul Salaam, Liyaqath Basroor, were in charge of the food section. Irfan Nagoor and Faik Shiroor were in charge of tea stall. Althaf Basroor, Aslam Raja were responsible for gate. Toufeeque shaikh, Jaffer Shiakh, Riyaz Masni, Imtiyaz Hemmadi, Ashraf Koteshwar, Shahid Kolkar, Nasrullah Shaikh, Abdul Rawoof Nagoor, Kauseef conducted many sports event for men and children.

There were prizes for Islamic and general quiz ladies side, sports events and also there was a raffle draw for major prizes.

The event was held under the guidance of the Fazlu Rahman kolkar and supervision by brother Abdussalam moulana.

Khidmah Foundation is a non-profit and charitable organization formed with an aim to meet all social needs of weaker section in the community and to create an avenue for charity, aimed at achieving various programmes, which spotlight mainly on the community services and developments, women empowerment and children development, socio-educational and health care programmes in the socially and economically backward areas of the Kundapur Taluk, stated a press release issued by the organizers.

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Media Release
July 25,2020

In a humanitarian gesture to help fellow citizens in distress, the first in the series of chartered 
flights arranged by Thumbay Group, UAE and the Bearys Cultural Forum (BCF) Trust, 
Mangalore to repatriate stranded Kannadigas in the UAE took off from Ras Al Khaimah 
International Airport in the wee hours of 21st July 2020. The flight was fully occupied, with 186 passengers, all of them desperate to fly back to India for various reasons.

The initiative was conceived and implemented under the leadership of Dr. Thumbay Moideen - Founder President of Thumbay Group & Founder Patron of BCF and Dr. B K Yusuf, the 
President of BCF. The flight was organized on a purely charitable basis, with all necessary 
steps and precautions in place to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers. Thumbay Group assigned its fleet of buses to transport the passengers free of charge from their residences in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman to the airport. The organizers also provided free meals and refreshments to the passengers, in addition to PPE kits and face-shields distributed free of 
charges.

The passengers on the first flight included many elderly individuals, people with serious 
illnesses like heart-related health issues and diabetes, pregnant ladies and little children as well as people who had lost their jobs and those with expired visas. Dr. B K Yusuf – BCF President, Dr. Kaup Mohammed - BCF General Secretary, other office bearers of BCF, as well as Thumbay Group’s representatives Mr. Farhad C – Director of the Hospitality Division of 
Thumbay Group and Engr. Farwaz P. C. – COO of the Construction Division were present at 
the airport to see off the first group of passengers.

Commenting on the initiative, Dr. Thumbay Moideen said, “This joint initiative of Thumbay 
Group and BCF is to support our fellow Kannadigas desperate to fly back home. We are happy that we have been able to reach out to many of them, to help them fly home to their families. We thank the Governments of the UAE and India, and the Indian Consulate, Dubai, for their support in making this happen. In the coming days, many more stranded Kannadigas would be repatriated under this joint initiative.”
Dr. B K Yusuf thanked Dr. Thumbay Moideen and the office-bearers and members of BCF for 
their efforts to make the initiative a success.

“We are proud that this initiative has brought relief to many Kannadigas and their families today. BCF is grateful to Thumbay Group for its support and partnership for all our humanitarian programs for the support of the needy.”

Dr. Kaup Mohammed said that it was a matter of pride that the much-awaited Thumbay-BCF 
repatriation flight had been carried out successfully. “Measures have been taken to ensure the safety of the flight and its passengers throughout the journey,” he said. He also thanked all the social organizations including Bhatkal Jamath, BCCI, BWF, KCF, DKSC, Kodagu Kannadigas, 
Kannadiga Help Line, Dubai Konkans and KSS, for their support. He specially thanked Mr. 
Syed Hassan Razeen, the owner of ARISTOCRAT Travels for his support in the ticketing, 
boarding and related processes. On behalf of Milano Optics Group and Maxcare, free gift 
hampers were distributed to selected passengers.

The passengers were received at Mangalore airport under the leadership of Mr. Mumtaz Ali - patron of BCF and other distinguished personalities of Mangalore including Mr. Moidin Bava - former MLA, Mr U. T. Ifthikhar, Mr. S. M. R Rashid - President of BCCI central committee and many others. The passengers were transferred to the hotels where they had registered for the mandatory quarantine.

The second flight under this joint initiative is scheduled to take-off from Ras Al Khaimah airport to Mangalore on 24th July 2020. A few more similar repatriation flights are to soon follow, in the coming weeks.

 

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April 19,2020

Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) Chaiman Dr Sam Pitroda held video conference with senior IOC office bearers across Middle Eastern countries on 14th April 2020 to review the impact of COVID-19 pandemic among Indians residing in the region. Almost all speakers appreciated the efforts initiated and  implemented by  respective governments to contain spread of the deadly virus as well as measures taken towards welfare of the people affected by the lockdown. 

IOC Presidents, Mohammed Mansour - Bahrain, Abdullah Manjeri - Saudi Arabia, Dr J Ratan kunar - Oman and Girish kumar - Qatar, highlighted the quality treatment of patients and finacial aid provided by governments and other authorities. Bahrain IOC president Mansour , also  apprised about the 'Food for Needy' drive in Association with KHK Heroes foundation, initiated by HH Sheikh Khalid Bin Hamad Al Khalifa and quality treatments as well as financial aid to local and expat residents.

Anura Mathai, IOC  Global Event Coordinator, spoke about certain problems of Indians in the UAE. IOC Middle East Convener, Mansoor Palloor, emphasised and requested IOC Chairman to urge Indian government to arrange immediate repatriation of indians stranded in Gulf countries. AICC Secretary, Himanshu Vyas, IOC Secretary Dr Arathi Krishna, Dr Arshi Malik (Abha), Mohiuddin Sirajudeen (Jeddah), Advocate Joseph Palathara (Dammam) Prasad Kodru, Jayati Maitra Ziyad Ahmed (Qatar) and Khursheed Alam (Gen Secretary- Bahrain) also apprised the participants about various issues relevant to the pandemic and suggested further initiatives to be undertaken. 

Dr Sam Pitroda briefed about sustained and consolidated efforts by all IOC members  during this unprecedented situation facing the world and assured that he would convey IOC  concerns to the government and try his best to ensure all possible help is made available to all needy Indians.

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Media Release
June 1,2020

Kuwait: Eid is usually a time of family get-togethers and feasts after weeks of dawn-to-dusk fasting. But this year people celebrated at home, with virus fears dampening the holiday spirit and strict restrictions in place.

Kuwait went under full curfew before the start of Ramadan leaving people to practice fasting and Ramadan rituals at home, Even Eid al-Fitr came under full lock-down period.

As situation demanded, IMA Kuwait celebrated the Eid Get-together online via video conferencing tool, All IMA members participated joyfully in Eid Milan online gathering which was scheduled immediately after Eid prayer. Members participated and congratulated each other on the eve of Eid.

The IMA president Shamvel Parviz addressed the gathering and thanked them for joining online for this unique Eid celebration which will be remembered in history. He also advised members to be aware of conditions of neighbors, friends and family and assist them if they need help in this difficult time.

Eid al-Fitr follows weeks of fasting and marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Thousands of Muslims all over Kuwait followed strict guideline and performed Eid prayer at home along with their family.

As a part of social service activities IMA also distributed ration kits before start of Ramadan and during Ramadan for needy people all over Kuwait.

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