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Islamic Welfare Society

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Abbreviation
  
IWS

Type
  
NGO

Established
  
1995

Headquarters
  
Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh

Islamic Welfare Society

Motto
  
Serving humanity, serving God.

Founder
  
Maulana Anwar Ahmad Qasmi

Islamic Welfare Society (Urdu: اسلامک ویلفیئر سوسائٹی‎, Hindi: इस्लामिक वेलफेयर सोसाइटी) is a nonprofit organization located in Jaunpur. It was established in 1996.

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History

Islamic Welfare Society was established by Maulana Anwar Ahmed Qasmi, Abu Akram and Maulana Abul Wafa which was registered in 1996 and established the first school "Jamia Momina Lil Banat” in 1999. The school was firstly started under a tin shade but later society acquired the land and built buildings that serves 1 200 girls students. It is completely a non-political organization.

Under this society near about 30 schools are established, 1000 hand pumps have been installed in the poor localities to meet the water crisis.

Goals

  • Establish educational and religious establishments.
  • Install hand pumps in places with water shortage.
  • Provide technical and vocational training to the poor to provide employment opportunities.
  • Provide scholarship to poor children.

    • References

    Islamic Welfare Society Wikipedia
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