Srinagar: In order to sensitise and inculcate understanding about basic tenets of social service and build comprehensive capacity among volunteers, the J&K Yateem Foundation conducted a three-day Capacity Building Programme at its orphanage BAITUL HILAL Chawalgam in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. The theme of the programme was “Social Service: Credibility, Transparency & Accountability”.
The three-day volunteers’ workshop is a part of JKYF’s continuing efforts to sensitise the volunteers on the ground about various issues & challenges related to voluntary social service in Jammu & Kashmir.
Speakers and experts urged the volunteers to adopt innovative and modern methodologies in the field of social service to meet the latest challenges in the field.
Describing credibility, transparency, accountability, sincerity, wisdom & selflessness as the basic tenets of serving humanity, the speakers enjoined upon the volunteers to learn and equip themselves with the knowledge, methodologies and technologies to cope with the emerging contemporary challenges, issues and problems in the social service sector.
Addressing the gathering of about 150 senior volunteers from various parts of J&K including far-flung & hilly districts like Poonch & Rajouri besides Doda, the speakers appreciated the sincere spirit of volunteers to expend time, energy and own resources to join heads and hands for creating an enabling environment for ensuring tangible socio-economic development of economically weaker sections.
Speakers urged the participants to be proactive in building their capacities as volunteers to help the poorest among the poor and needy in a coordinated and professional manner.
Noted columnist and author Dr Maroof Shah in his speech pointed out that Yateem Foundation should revisit its welfare policies to take on the emerging challenges. He advocated new rehabilitation models to make the deserving persons self-reliant. He enjoined upon JKYF to establish micro business units for the widows and destitute.
Joint Director Central Bureau of Communications (CBC), J&K and Ladakh Ghulam Abbas (IIS) called for sincerity, honesty, truthfulness and uprightness among volunteers. While speaking on the theme “Social Service & Our Responsibilities”, he urged the volunteers to guide disadvantaged sections of society to take full advantage of Govt welfare schemes.
He commended the role of the J&K Yateem Foundation for its relentless efforts to imbibe professional traits among the volunteers.
A panel discussion on the theme “Role Of NGOs to counter social evils” was held during the programme.
The panellists Dr Maroof Shah, Prof Manzoor Rehman, Nissarul Haq, Javaid Jawad and Dr Tariq Ahmad Malik participated in the discussion. They answered the questions put forth by the audience. Mohammad Amin Bhat moderated the discussion.
