SRINAGAR: The Orientation Cum Sensitization Session of J&K Yateem Foundation held here called for comprehensive, inclusive and visionary approach and roadmap to reach out to the orphans, widows, destitute and other weaker sections of the people irrespective of their religion, caste, colour, region and ethnicity in the state of Jammu & Kashmir.
JKYF held its 03 hour Orientation Cum Sensitization Session at JKYF’s Central Office BAITUL HILAL in Jawahar Nagar area. The Session was chaired by JKYF’s Chairman Mohammad Ahsan Rather. Dr Tariq Ahmad Malik, General Secretary/ Secretary Finance, JKYF also attended the Session.
The session was attended by around 60 senior volunteers including newly elected Central Executive Committee (CEC) members from different districts of both Kashmir & Jammu regions.
The session deliberated upon the challenges, issues and opportunities to take forward the humanitarian cause with professionalism, commitment, accountability and transparency in all respects.
Addressing the session, eminent thinker and social activist Dr Ahmad Hussain Gazi while appreciating the efforts of volunteers on ground for their hard and sincere work, called upon them to learn skills and get benefitted from the expertise available with different sections of people to strengthen the great social cause. He talked about the social service scenario in Europe & Middle East and called for emulating and adopting best professional and transparent practices for structured and accountable system to serve better.
Chairman JKYF Mohammad Ahsan Rather enjoined upon the volunteers to reach out to the needy and utilise both human as well as material resources to bring positive changes in the socio-economic status of the weaker sections of people.
General Secretary Cum Finance Secretary Dr Tariq Malik while presenting highlights of F.Y 2018-19 informed that an amount of Rs 04 Crores has been expended benefitting 3000 families approximately during the said financial year. He further informed that over 10,000 regular donors contribute generating an income to the tune of Rs 2.5 Crores annually.
The Session also approved JKYF’s annual budget at Rs 06 Crores for F.Y. 2019-20, to cover all welfare and rehabilitation programmes undertaken by JKYF for the past around 19 years now.
discussed the district and central level budgetary allocations for Financial Year 2019-20 in order to implement welfare and rehabilitation programmes of JKYF for the said financial year.
The Session witnessed healthy and constructive discussion on various issues including focus on ethics, commitment, transparency, accountability and expanding the social work across the nook and corner of the State.
The Orientation Session also covered issues like status of ongoing activities, future plans and programmes ahead of forthcoming Holy Ramadhan besides other important organizational matters.
The volunteers reiterated their resolve to strengthen common cause of poor, orphans, widows & destitute.
The Session also appreciated and endorsed the positive and constructive work being undertaken by the JKYF’s Internal Permanent Accountability Commission (PAC).
