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Salaamun 'Alaykum
Shia Youth Development
Project (SYDP) is a
novel concept and was
first introduced in
Bilal Muslim Mission-Moshi
branch in December 2004.
The idea is to raise the
Socio Economic status of
the African Shia family
through educating the
youth and giving them
vocational technical
skills, side by side
with the standard
religious training.
14
students were taken in
the first batch as a
pilot project. 5 opted
for motor vehicles
mechanics, 7
refrigeration and air
conditioning technology,
one domestic electric
installations and one
proceeded with A- levels
having obtained good
O-level grades. He
plans to go to
university, Insha Allah,
for media and
communication studies.
One lady student was
co-opted into the batch
half way through to do
fashion design and
tailoring course. The
students are studying in
one of the best
vocational training
school in the country
and expect to complete
their Level I training
by December 2005 Insha
Allah. They will then
continue with Level II
studies in 2006.
A
second in-take for
January 2006 is also
being contemplated and
the groundwork to
recruit new students has
begun. A smaller number
of students will be
taken this time
depending on
availability of
accommodation and funds.
Students will be
selected from areas not
represented in the first
intake, and the courses
offered will be
different too. The
courses are Electronics,
Industrial woodwork,
Electrical welding,
Plumbing and pipefitting
and Electrical
installations. This
second intake will bring
the total number to
about 20 students.
The
religious education
training will continue
as previously planned.
The course will begin
with intensive training
in English and Arabic
language, communication
skills, computer
operation and basic
management skills, after
which the technical
course will begin. The
whole program will last
for about 2 years
after which the students
will be assisted to get
placements in their
respective vocation.
The
cost of educating one
student is about USD
1000 per annum. This
includes fees and all
the college
requirements, boarding
and lodging, pocket
money, the Sheikhs
Hadiya and other
miscellaneous expenses.
We sincerely hope that
with just about USD 2000
a Shia youth’s life and
subsequently his
family’s will be
upgraded. We hope to
inculcate the spirit of
giving and sharing to
the students such that
they carry forward this
project to their
respective communities.
We
are also in the process
of acquiring property
which will provide
student accommodation,
sheikh / guardian’s
flat, prayer room,
library, media room and
classroom. This is going
to cost approximately
USD 20,000.
This is YOUR chance to
share what Allah (SWT)
has given to you, by His
Special favor, with the
financially less
fortunate young
followers of Ahlul Bayt
(AS). Your contribution
will go a long way to
strengthen the Madh-hab
of Ahlul Bayt (AS) in
Africa for generations
to come. This will,
Insha Allah, be a source
of SADAQATUL JHARIYA for
you.
You
can help this project in
one or all of the
following ways:
-
Monetary contribution,
whole or part of the
amount
-
Material contribution
in terms of food,
stationery, uniforms
e.t.c
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Moral support with
your ideas, comments,
suggestions,
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Forwarding this mail
to your friends and
relatives who would be
able to assist.
Dr. Kazim H. Dhalla -
SYDP Coordinator
(kdhalla@kcmc.ac.tz) Jameel Kermalli
jameelyk@aol.com for more
information in the US, UK,
Canada or elsewhere in the West.
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