New Delhi 25th July 2010: An annual general body meeting of SBF (Society for Bright Future) was held on 25th July 2010 at shoora Hall, Markaz JIH in New Delhi. Various dignitaries and trustees of SBF from different states joined the meeting.
Prof. K. A. Siddique Hassan, Secretary of SBF and Vice President of Jamaat-e-Islami gave an elaborated speech about SBF. He said that SBF (Society for Bright Future) is a newly Delhi based NGO which is under vision 2016. The main purpose of establishing SBF is to work on disaster management. He further said that we daily come to know that disasters both natural and human-made often take place in many parts of India especially in disaster prone areas. He emphasized and appealed to the people who are actively working in disaster management of SBF to work in effective, pre-planned manner and in a well trained way. “For this we should make a group of trained workers to minimize losses of lives and properties in disasters, he explained. There is need to educate the people who live in disaster prone areas, he emphasized. “For this purpose a team of trained volunteers need to be formed to educate the people in large numbers by distributing CDs, pamphlets, brochures and through organizing programmes in schools, colleges etc., he said. He said that the Director of MSS will also be present in the disaster affected place. It should be noted that MSS (Medical Service Society) is proposed to be function. And above all Al-Shifa hospital is going to be completed very soon at Jamia Nagar of Delhi. Soon thereafter scores of hospital will be established to give medical facility to the poor patients and disaster affected victims. Hassan said that SBF is newly formed NGO and it has done well so far. Many staffs have also been appointed in SBF to provide relief and rehabilitation to the victims of disasters. Siddique Hassan sb said that the emergency kit and relief fund should be send in advance and it should be already kept in all states. He also said that the doctor forums will also be formed to give immediate medical aid to the victims of disasters.
Md. Jafar, Vice President of Jamaat-e-Islami, Hind said that JIH has always been involved to provide relief and rehabilitation to the victims of disasters. The SBF effort to provide relief, medical aid and rehabilitation to the victims of disasters is appreciable. The government has rich resources but it delay in providing immediate and direct help and relief to poor and victims of disasters. On the other hand the NGOs like SBF has not the resources in abundance to provide relief on large scale. . A Volunteer core of 5000 trained people is being created under the aegis of SBF with an aim to respond to emergencies in an efficient way. Training programs are planned for these volunteers.
Mr. Rafeek Ahmad sb, presented the minutes of meeting and the progress done by SBF till now.
The relief work was done by SBF in the storm hit areas of Bihar. SBF under Vision 2016 started emergency relief work and rehabilitation to the victims soon after kosi flood which came on 18th August 2008 and affected many districts of Bihar like supol, Araria, Madhepura and Purnia. The volunteers of SBF rescued more than seven thousand people from 50 villages and provided shelter, meal, milk, garments and medicine to 12000 flood affected people in its 8 camps located in Basmatia, Forbasganj, Narpatganj, Araria Court, Siraba, Rajokhan, Dutha Bazar and Raghupur regularly. Along with, Eid kits were also distributed to 5000 people and eid gifts to 2000 children of the flood affected families. SBF done relief work by distributing 5000 blankets, warm cloth to 250 children, and 300 houses were repaired, 220 quintals of rice have been distributed, marriage was arranged for 27 girls, 81 students were helped to continue their studies further, in four places arrangements of pre-matriculation examination was also done, 48 persons were helped in order
to earn their livelihood, 51 tube wells were arranged for clean drinking water
in different places of flood affected areas of Bihar. 71 persons suffering from different diseases were provided with necessary treatment. The SBF is planning to give permanent rehabilitation to these victims fo flood and is constructing small homes for the survivors, each costing Rs. 42,000. A Group Marriage ceremony was also organized by SBF, vision 2016 for Kosi Flood victims. 67 couples got married on this occasion. Each couple was provided with some cash and a bridal gift. A kit of household items was distributed to about fifteen thousand flood affected families in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. More than 150 volunteers participated in these relief work. More than one core Indian rupees have been spent on the work so far.
The vision 2016 sponsored 20 houses for the people below poverty line in Assam, each costing Rs. 25,000. The beneficiaries are basically victims of a series of human-made and natural disasters.
Many important personalities related to HWF, SBF and JIH made their participation. Among them are Salimullah Khan National Co-ordinator, HWF, Aquil Ahmad (SBF, Co-ordinator), Rafeek Ahmad, Athar Karim Qidwai, Kudroli Ashraf, M.I. Khilji, Abdul Shakoor, Md. Isfeequl Hussain, Sayyad Hassan, Sheth Amin, Md. Reyaz and Mohammad Gauhar Iqbal.
Prof. K. A. Siddique Hassan, Secretary of SBF and Vice President of Jamaat-e-Islami gave an elaborated speech about SBF. He said that SBF (Society for Bright Future) is a newly Delhi based NGO which is under vision 2016. The main purpose of establishing SBF is to work on disaster management. He further said that we daily come to know that disasters both natural and human-made often take place in many parts of India especially in disaster prone areas. He emphasized and appealed to the people who are actively working in disaster management of SBF to work in effective, pre-planned manner and in a well trained way. “For this we should make a group of trained workers to minimize losses of lives and properties in disasters, he explained. There is need to educate the people who live in disaster prone areas, he emphasized. “For this purpose a team of trained volunteers need to be formed to educate the people in large numbers by distributing CDs, pamphlets, brochures and through organizing programmes in schools, colleges etc., he said. He said that the Director of MSS will also be present in the disaster affected place. It should be noted that MSS (Medical Service Society) is proposed to be function. And above all Al-Shifa hospital is going to be completed very soon at Jamia Nagar of Delhi. Soon thereafter scores of hospital will be established to give medical facility to the poor patients and disaster affected victims. Hassan said that SBF is newly formed NGO and it has done well so far. Many staffs have also been appointed in SBF to provide relief and rehabilitation to the victims of disasters. Siddique Hassan sb said that the emergency kit and relief fund should be send in advance and it should be already kept in all states. He also said that the doctor forums will also be formed to give immediate medical aid to the victims of disasters.
Md. Jafar, Vice President of Jamaat-e-Islami, Hind said that JIH has always been involved to provide relief and rehabilitation to the victims of disasters. The SBF effort to provide relief, medical aid and rehabilitation to the victims of disasters is appreciable. The government has rich resources but it delay in providing immediate and direct help and relief to poor and victims of disasters. On the other hand the NGOs like SBF has not the resources in abundance to provide relief on large scale. . A Volunteer core of 5000 trained people is being created under the aegis of SBF with an aim to respond to emergencies in an efficient way. Training programs are planned for these volunteers.
Mr. Rafeek Ahmad sb, presented the minutes of meeting and the progress done by SBF till now.
The relief work was done by SBF in the storm hit areas of Bihar. SBF under Vision 2016 started emergency relief work and rehabilitation to the victims soon after kosi flood which came on 18th August 2008 and affected many districts of Bihar like supol, Araria, Madhepura and Purnia. The volunteers of SBF rescued more than seven thousand people from 50 villages and provided shelter, meal, milk, garments and medicine to 12000 flood affected people in its 8 camps located in Basmatia, Forbasganj, Narpatganj, Araria Court, Siraba, Rajokhan, Dutha Bazar and Raghupur regularly. Along with, Eid kits were also distributed to 5000 people and eid gifts to 2000 children of the flood affected families. SBF done relief work by distributing 5000 blankets, warm cloth to 250 children, and 300 houses were repaired, 220 quintals of rice have been distributed, marriage was arranged for 27 girls, 81 students were helped to continue their studies further, in four places arrangements of pre-matriculation examination was also done, 48 persons were helped in order
to earn their livelihood, 51 tube wells were arranged for clean drinking water
in different places of flood affected areas of Bihar. 71 persons suffering from different diseases were provided with necessary treatment. The SBF is planning to give permanent rehabilitation to these victims fo flood and is constructing small homes for the survivors, each costing Rs. 42,000. A Group Marriage ceremony was also organized by SBF, vision 2016 for Kosi Flood victims. 67 couples got married on this occasion. Each couple was provided with some cash and a bridal gift. A kit of household items was distributed to about fifteen thousand flood affected families in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. More than 150 volunteers participated in these relief work. More than one core Indian rupees have been spent on the work so far.
The vision 2016 sponsored 20 houses for the people below poverty line in Assam, each costing Rs. 25,000. The beneficiaries are basically victims of a series of human-made and natural disasters.
Many important personalities related to HWF, SBF and JIH made their participation. Among them are Salimullah Khan National Co-ordinator, HWF, Aquil Ahmad (SBF, Co-ordinator), Rafeek Ahmad, Athar Karim Qidwai, Kudroli Ashraf, M.I. Khilji, Abdul Shakoor, Md. Isfeequl Hussain, Sayyad Hassan, Sheth Amin, Md. Reyaz and Mohammad Gauhar Iqbal.
