WMO President's - Visit to Pakistan and India - World Memon ...

WMO PRESIDENT’S VISIT
registered and active once again in India.
President Dada urged him to support WMO
IC chapter in order to assist the poor and
disadvantages in India by contributing part
of his Zakath payments to the WMO and
giving his blessings to the work carried out
by the WMO in India.
Meeting with Abdul Kader
Sopariwala – 4th April
AKS hosted the delegates and the local
members for lunch and explained the charity
work carried out by his own charity
trust/company. While appreciating the objectives
of the WMO and the work carried
out by the WMO, he expressed his reservation
about joining the organization at this
point due to his personal policy of carrying
out all his charity work through his own
organizations and not joining any other
organization and assuming any responsibilities.
He emphasized the necessacity
and importance of education for the total
up liftment of the Memon Community,
however suggested instead of education for
the sake of it, to use services of Professional
Counselors to provide carrier guidance to
the recipient of the funding to guide him/
her in the right path.
Courtesy call on Adam Noor
– 4th April
The President and the few of the delegates
made a courtesy call on Adma Noor,
founder member of the WMO, President
Memon Education and Welfare Society and
former editor of the Memon Alam
Meeting with the Vice
President of India Shri M.
Hamid Ansari – 5th April
ASD, IS, SM, together Mr Iqbal Memon
(ASG Indian Chapter) and Feroze Karachiwala
(Solicitor) called on the Indian
Vice President Mr Ansari to request for
his support to get the Liaison office in
India Registered (attached the letter addressed
to the VP from WMO President).
While giving the delegation a patient
hearing, the Vice President’s advice to the
WMO was to consider other options such
as those proposed by our Solicitor instead
of the liaison office, as it was the current
government policy not to permit the registration
of liaison offices of International
charities.
Meeting with the President
of India – Smt. Pratibha
Devisingh Patil,– 5th April
The delegation with members of the
Indian Chapter (MR, IM, Mrs Razia and
Mrs Shabana) paid a curtsey call on the
President of India and apprised her of the
work done by the WMO all over the world
and in India in particular. The President
thanked the WMO for all the work carried
out and wished the WMO all the best in all
its endeavors.
Visit to the Education Fund
Office – 6th April
The delegation together with members of
the India Chapter (VP, ASG, and Treasurer)
visited the office for the Education Fund
maintained by the Nathani Foundation.
Mr Nathani presented a report on the work
carried out by the fund in the past 2 years.
The Education Scholarships awarded by
the fund are styled as WMO Education
Fund helping to create a huge goodwill and
following for WMO among the poor and
disadvantage in India.
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