The Gujrat Project
OUR JOURNEY IN GUJRAT
A group of volunteers under the leadership of Razia Nathani Suleman has been engaged with the Gujrat Khoja Ismaili Jamat for 10 years. Gujrat has a huge Ismaili presence. There are numerous pockets of Ultra-Poor Khojas, both in urban areas such as Ahmadabad, Porbandar, Jamnagar, etc. and rural areas such as Maliya Hatina, Bhuj, Keshod, etc.
We have been providing various types of assistance and support with the sole objective of improving the quality of life of these families.
With the help of social welfare workers in Gujrat, we have identified families, whose children are in desperate need of education and direction, which in the long run, will inshallah, alleviate not only poverty but illiteracy as well.
To date, we have been involved with over 125 families and about 100 young murids are enrolled in good hostels and most of them in English medium schools.
Our work has been made possible by very many generous donors both from within and outside the jamat.
We have incorporated checks and balances in our system both in Canada and in Gujrat which enables our work to be accountable and transparent.
We invite all and any inquiries regarding our work and will be more than happy to sit down with you to share our humble successes and, of course, our many challenges.
The Gujrat Team
c/o Naaznin Esmail (moretalim@shaw.ca)
The Board of Directors of The Gujrat Project
From left to right: Naz Esmail,Jalal Karim, Nazira Sunderji, Razia Nathani Suleman, Shazia Mawani, Bahadur Karim, Nusri Hassam, Dr. Parvez Nathani
The work of the Gujrat Project
The children, for whom the Project is essential...
The Khoja women, who work hardest to succeed...
The Project at work in Gujrat
The local team of Dr Parvez Nathani and his wife, Nasreen Nathani of Porbander
