Minority Community
As per our policy advocacy, the indigenous people as well as minority community on right base issue that effect their life and livings are to be mobilized. The family being the measuring unit of a society or a community, so it always wise to strengthen to the family to strengthen the community. The pivot point of the family is the mother of course. BISWA, as per its vision “Just and equitable society with greater emphasis on spirituality, compassion and peace on earth”, always thrived for upliftment of women folk, with a special emphasize on minority community. The people of Muslim minority community are under extreme hardship in almost all ways of life. Their poverty pushes them to economic backwardness. The main cause behind this hardship is mostly identify as lack of proper livelihood. As the adage goes on “by teaching a mother the family is taught”, efforts are on to empower the women folk to strengthen the family and the community as a whole. BISWA has selected two districts, Sambalpur and Jharsuguda to take care of its’ minority communities. As per the findings the two districts have their Muslim population as 23.4% and 21% respectively. Incidentally Bamra, a block headquarters in Sambalpur district, is identify as its predominantly Muslim population of 68%, thus efforts are on to take special care of that locality. At present a Muslim Cell on behalf of BISWA is functioning at Motijhara, Sambalpur. To empower the women folk of that community SHG mode is adopted there. Seven SHGs are formed so far and more to be formed as per its future agenda. The members of these groups are given training inputs to improve their economic status. They have been already given training in making soft toys and further being trained in tailoring and stitch craft.
It is meant to augment their livelihood with a moral boost. In such a situation the parents are mostly away from the home in such a livelihood, and the children of the family have to bear the brunt. For the upliftment of these children, BISWA runs an Islamiya Innovative School with a present strength of 45 students at Motijhara, Sambalpur. It is managed by the Minority Cell of BISWA. This project is coordinated by Ms. Mumtaz Parwin. BISWA has taken by task to provide a better environment for minority community. Since the children of the community are least cared, so BISWA cares for their upliftment. As observed that these children are not eager to go to school for want of food, health care and recreation, so custom made ambitious plans are being chalked out by BISWA for them.
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