Updated 29 January 2014
Superbly organized by the Mumbai Jamaat, the 6th EXCO meeting was held at Hotel Sahara Star near Santacruz in Mumbai on Saturday, 4th January, 2014, it was a well attended meeting. Councillors, invitees and members from various Jamaats and Institutions of our community travelled from far and from other towns of India to attend the meeting. It was a good opportunity also to meet with the Office Bearers and Councillors of the World Federation, Regional Federations of Africa, Europe, North America, Pakistan and from other regions of India. The meeting was held at a state of the art conference room at Hotel Sahara Star that provided a serene atmosphere throughout the entire session which continued up to late at night on Saturday.
A meeting of the WF and AFED office bearers was held earlier on Friday, 3rd January, 2014 at the same venue covering several subjects, and review of progress on the following:-
• Secular and Religious Education assistance and support for students from the Jamaats under AFED.
• Higher Education Loan and Scholarships/Loan Repayments challenges.
• Housing needs and developments in Jamaats under AFED.
• Economic Empowerment Assistance and Small Scale Businesses Schemes.
• Welfare Relief Needs and the new reporting requirements.
• Leadership Development (Capacity Building) Joint Programs for Africa.
• The current challenges facing our community globally, looking for a common approach to these emerging challenges and concerns.
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