Muslim Women’s Welfare Organization is a registered body set up in 1989 with the aim of providing vocational training to women of the weaker section of society – women of all communities in general and Muslim women in particular. Besides its various educational and counseling activities, the organization runs a Vocational Training Center in Jamia Nagar, Okhla, from which over 5000 girls have benef
itted so far. The Muslim Women’s Welfare Organization has no fixed income and runs purely on donations. Background Information
A survey was conducted on the condition of women of the weaker section of society and the following was the result:
1. Women were found to be largely uneducated and untrained.
2. Women were largely exploited in the name of tradition and social custom. Taking these points in view, an urgent need was felt to educate and train these women so they may become more aware of their rights, as well as be more self-sufficient and better able to support their families. To fulfill this need, a group of women social workers founded the Muslim Women’s Welfare Organization. These seven founding members form the Executive Committee, while several other women volunteers form the general body. Since its inception, the organization has achieved the following:
1. Established a Vocational Training Center in Jamia Nagar, Okhla, which offers the following courses to women and girls:
(i) Cutting and Tailoring – 6 months
(ii) Cutting and Tailoring (crash course) – 2 months
(iii) Fashion Designing – 1 year
(iv) Computer Training – 3 months
(v) Typing (English) – 6 months
(vi) Textile Designing – 1 month
(vii) Hand Embroidery – 1 month
(viii) Beauty Culture – 3 months
(ix) Aluminum Painting – 10 days
(x) Mehndi – 10 days
(xi) Ice-cream making – 10 days
(xii) Toy making
(xiii) Adult Education – Subjects taught: English, Hindi, Urdu, Math, and Quran.
2. Organize lectures for women and girls on how to cope with various day to day problems in their lives.
3. Organize health camps from time to time for the women of Jamia Nagar and the adjoining areas.
4. Organized Eye Care camp for the women of Jamia Nagar and the adjoining areas.
5. Organized Dental Care camp for the women of Jamia Nagar and the adjoining areas.
6. The Muslim Women’s Welfare Organization secretary, Ms Mamduha Majid toured many parts of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Rajasthan, and U.P. giving lectures on her field, and to personally see and learn how other organizations work for the upliftment of women of the weaker sections of society.
