Daan Utsav, formerly known as “Joy of Giving Week” is a festival of philanthropy that has become a part of Indian ethos. September-2022 This year Daan Utsav was celebrated with utmost enthusiasm under the banner of Mahdi Bagh Youth Club and Mahdi Bagh Philanthropic Foundation. MBYC firmly believes in the motto "All that you do, do for the sake of the Lord". In continuation with its effort to make the world a better place, various initiatives were taken up for the domestic helpers of Mahdi Bagh and their families. The Daan Utsav was organised as a free medical camp which included check-ups along with free medicines. Around 300 helpers availed the benefits of the Utsav. MBYC's team of Ophthalmologists, Gynaecologists, Gastroenterologists provided consultation to the helpers. Pharmacists and Pathologists were also a part of the medical team. Healthy snack boxes and clothes were distributed as part of the Utsav. MBYC looks forward to organising and supporting more such philanthropic events in the future.

MBYC UK is proud to announce the first event on the international stage under the MBYC belt. Under the leadership of Mr. Nooruddin Malak and the MBYC UK Volunteering Team, they volunteered at the "Bridge the Gap" charity event in Cambridge on September 11, 2022. MBYC UK, under the leadership of Mr. Nooruddin Malak, guided the participants through the walk, leading to the prosperous outcome of this event. Arthur Rank Hospice Charity and Romsey Mill have been hosting this charity walk since 2001 in Cambridge city to raise funds for the day-to-day functioning of the hospice and the care of end-of-life people throughout Cambridgeshire, UK.  Rotary Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, and Co-Op were other teams associated with the event. Over 80 volunteers participated in various capacities.  The walk meandered through some of the historical and famous colleges in the centre of Cambridge City; these include Emmanuel College, Sidney Sussex College, Gonville and Caius College, the famous King's College, Pembroke College, and Downing College. The MBYC UK members were at six locations around Sidney Sussex College, Gonville and Caius College. They guided participants along the way, providing route directions and advising about attractions such as the Sir Stephen Hawkings memorial located in the courtyard of Gonville and Caius College, the College Chapel, etc. At least 1,300 participants took part in the walk. More than £26,000 has been raised for this worthy cause. The event organisers were happy and appreciative of the support MBYC UK provided at the event. Also, they were impressed with the philanthropic and other charitable activities MBYC carries out in India. This event marks the presence of MBYC in one of the most iconic cities in the UK with this event.

MBYC Hyderabad paid a visit to “Home for the Disabled” on Sunday, 17 July 2022. Members of MYBC interacted with the residents and organized various activities for them like singing, dancing, drawing and colouring that were enjoyed by one and all present there. Clothes, eatables and other items of utility as requested by the organisation were distributed there. The happiness on the faces of each one was immeasurable. The visit was a wonderful experience for the dwellers of the home and a humbling one for all the volunteers. MBYC looks forward to organising more such activities to spread love and care amongst various sections of society.

Members of Mahdi Bagh Youth Club visited Daga Hospital on the 2nd of July, 2022 for free distribution of dates. The event was conducted by MBYC, in association with Seva Kitchen, under the banner of Mahdi Bagh Philanthropic Foundation. Volunteers distributed 50 kgs worth of fresh dates to the ailing and their families at the General Ward of Daga Hospital. Daga Hospital, a Government aided Maternity hospital, is known across the city for providing medical assistance to the low-income and underprivileged sections of society. MBYC’s drive was an effort to help alleviate some of the food insecurity for these patients, furthering our mission - “Whatever you do, do for the sake of the Lord’'

Free Medical Camp - An Initiative by Mahdi Bagh Youth Club ( MBYC) Ujjain. “All that you do, do for the sake of the Lord” A free health, fitness and medical camp was organised by MBYC, Ujjain on 3rd July, 2022. The purpose of this initiative was to serve one and all under one roof, led by our team of skilled and competent medical specialists represented by Dr Mumtaz Ali (Neurologist), Dr Niyamat Bano (Gynaecologist), Dr Mohsin Husain ( General Surgeon), Dr Sajjad Husain ( Homeopathy ), Dr Abde Liva ( Acupuncture), Dr Siraj Ali ( General Medicine ), Nainaz Husain ( Dietitian) and Dr Pinaz Nagpurwala ( Pathologist).  The camp was held from 10:30am to 02:00pm at Nain Hall & Liva Memorial Clinic (Ujjain). The footfall achieved in this short span of time was over 180 patients.  The medical camp was organised under the guidance of Mr Moinuddin Malak, President of MBYC. MBYC team members managed the event by undertaking the task of registering the patients, attending to them and ensuring smooth movement from one doctor to the next to ensure everyone was given the perfect treatment. Biometrics were taken for all patients along with free blood sugar and cholesterol testing, while the thyroid test was offered at a highly subsidised rate.  The camp ensured all visitors were given a thorough all-round free health check-up and consultation inclusive of medical prescription and diet plan. For those needing further consultation by specialists, referrals were provided. Immediate pain relief through electrotherapy and acupressure was also administered. The entire experience was highly appreciated by the patients.  We are grateful for the wonderful response we received at the camp. It shall be the continuing endeavour of MBYC Ujjain to undertake many such initiatives for the benefit and betterment of the local society.

As an expression of appreciation for the constant help that housemaids offer MB residents with domestic chores like cleaning, cooking, doing laundry and minding children on the playground, the MBYC organised a matinee screening of the movie, 'Welcome' for them at Diwan-E-Aam on Friday, 15th July, 2022. To give the housemaids an authentic moviegoing experience, arrangements were made at Diwan-E-Aam to mimic an actual movie theatre; video was projected onto a wall roughly the size of a standard movie screen, speakers were set up to produce the effect of surround-sound, and chairs were laid out in straight consecutive rows. And, of course, that all-important ingredient for all movie-watching experiences – popcorn- was not forgotten. A team of eager volunteers kept up a constant supply of it throughout the duration of the movie. A total of 30 maids who turned up for the screening seemed to enjoy the movie but, more importantly, they seemed to enjoy their break from work and the affection and pampering they were showered with. Thus, MBYC found a nice way to say “Thank You” to our maids, even if it was with a movie titled “Welcome”.

Free Sunnat surgeries by Faza Foundation Mosques in and around Visakhapatnam recently approached Faza Foundation to conduct free Sunnat surgeries for children of low socio-economic groups.  Faza Foundation readily took this up and performed close to 500 surgeries in the month of May.  The total expenses incurred for each surgery as well as the free medicines provided was Rs 1,500/- per child.  This initiative of conducting free surgeries and providing medical help for the needy was a joint venture by the medical team of Mahdi Bagh Philanthropic Foundation, Vizag, a part of Mahdi Bagh Youth Club and Faza Foundation.

An Initiative - Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan!  Meet Mr. Saiffudin Sajapurwala, a man whose love for our country made him undertake the mammoth task of spreading the message of cleanliness across India while traveling on foot, sweeping his way for the Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan. Team MBYC Ujjain/ Indore felicitated Mr. Sajapurwala, as he completed his 8-day-long journey of 190 km from Bhopal to Ujjain between 22nd May, 2022 and 29th May, 2022.  He was greeted by the MBYC Team at Gulshan-e-Haq on 30th May, 2022, with flower garlands and a tree plantation event to mark his Clean India Initiative. We interviewed him to know what made him undertake this cause and how we can support him to bring more awareness to our city. Recalling his journey, Mr. Saiffudin remarked that he came across a few villages where he was praised for his brave initiative. Quoting the villagers he remarked: “The government only works for big cities, but what about villages? Your journey will help us deliver our message to the government to clean our villages as well.” His interaction with people on this journey has motivated him to do more and enabled him to bring a change in people’s mindset of keeping their city, town, village and locality clean by doing their bit.

An enriching workshop with Dr Sandeep Atre, on the topic of understanding and taking care of your emotional health was conducted by Mahdi Bagh Youth Club (MBYC) Skills Group on 26th August 2022. At the outset, Aatif gave a brief introduction of MBYC and our guest speaker, Dr. Sandeep Atre - a renowned consulting psychologist and an internationally recognised emotional and social intelligence expert, the founder of Socialigence and the co-founder of CH EdgeMakers, a leading coaching group in central India. Starting with the session, Dr. Sandeep Atre dove right into the subject by citing examples from different movies to establish how it is of absolute importance for everyone to understand the importance of emotional intelligence in their lives and how among all the other life skills ,this deserves equal attention, if not more.  Conveying the definition of Emotional Intelligence as ‘the skill of understanding and regulating emotions’, he focused on 2 main concepts, with the aid of several video clips to drive home the point.  The first being - ‘Let’s give as much respect to emotions as we give to the thoughts’. He talked about the need for making and building connections and explained the difference between a contact and a connection. A contact is with whom we share factual information whereas with a connection we tend to share our emotional information. With this, he exhorted us to go out and meet people instead of exchanging messages over the phone, to create more meaningful connections.  The second point he mentioned was -  ‘The only way to deal with emotions is to process them’. Elaborating on this, Dr.Sandeep talked about the significance of expressing your emotions rather than keeping them inside and bottled up, to analyze and deliberate over them so you can feel empowered to change and fix the issues, as  unexpressed emotions can be a block to our life force and energy. At the end there was a very informative and engaging Q&A and feedback round and everyone was inspired to apply the key concepts in building better relationships.  The session concluded with the presentation of a certificate of appreciation from MBYC to Dr. Sandeep Atre while the participants received an e-certificate for their participation.

As we celebrate the Joy of Giving week in Nagpur, we request our dear friends to donate your pre-loved clothes in the places mentioned in the poster! Thanks!

It was a proud moment for Nagpurians on Sunday 13th November when Mahdi Bagh Youth Club (MBYC) yet again represented the Orange City in the “Dance for Kindness(DFK)” event to mark the World Kindness Day, 2017. Reporter: Lubna Ebrahim Hundreds of MBYC volunteers participated in the DFK event along with more than 12,000 volunteers in more than 100 cities across the globe. MBYC, a voluntary organization affiliated to the Mahdi Bagh Community, carries out philanthropic, cultural and sports activities through its branches around the world. Mr. Moin Malak, President of MBYC said, "Mahdi Bagh Youth Club has always promoted peace, unity and kindness. In fact our motto itself calls for contribution towards humanity selflessly. We are delighted to represent Nagpur for the second year running in the global movement of kindness and harmony." The event kicked off early morning at the Mahdibagh Greens with a minute of silence for all the victims of World terror and hatred. MBYC volunteers, sporting orange attire, which was the global dress code for this year, then staged a Freeze Mob where they froze in various positions depicting Kindness.The finale came with the frozen crowd exploding to life and danced on the same song with the same steps, at the same time, worldwide. The entire event was live-streamed on Facebook and was appreciated by audiences globally. On what makes Nagpur unique in this movement, MBYC spokesperson, Mrs. Farzin Malak, said “Last year MBYC Nagpur's dance was recognised worldwide as the best for execution as well as for promoting kindness uniquely. This year everyone appreciated our Kind Words and Kind Actions initiative that MBYC has specially undertaken in Nagpur. It's an honour to be ambassadors of kindness for India!" Life Vest Inside, an NGO based in New York, globally organizes the initiative each year to mark the World Kindness Week and MBYC was honoured to represent Nagpur in a prestigious global movement like DFK for the second time in a row.

Mahdi Bagh charity helps 1,300 villagers at health camp Date: 8th Dec 2019 More than 1,300 villagers, including infants to 80-year-olds, were diagnosed and medicines were dispensed free of cost in the day-long ‘Malak Health Camp’ at Umred town, some 40 km from Nagpur, on December 8, 2019. The charity camp was organized by Mahdi Bagh Philanthropic Foundation in collaboration with Mahdi Bagh Youth Club (MBYC) and Faza Foundation. Around 40 volunteers and 15 specialist doctors from Mahdi Bagh colony, Nagpur, provided their services at the camp, which was inaugurated by the Head of Mahdi Bagh Institution, H.H. Amiruddin Malak Saheb. The camp was organised in a way that ensured a smooth flow of patients from one facility to the other. After registration and distribution of snacks each patient was guided through the process of consultations, tests and distributions of medicines. The diagnostic set up included vitals, blood tests and cardiac screening. Doctors in attendance included, physicians, paediatricians, surgeons, ophthalmologists, orthopaedic surgeons, gynaecologists, physiotherapists, pathologists and Indian and alternate medicine practitioners. Further, optical care vouchers worth Rs. 500/- each were gifted to each patient which can be availed from Mahdi Bagh Vision, Sadar, Nagpur. Mahdi Bagh Philanthropic Foundation’s objective was to bring world-class medical services to the the poor and the needy of Umred and surrounding rural areas. Mr. Moinuddin Malak, president of the MBYC, described the camp as a success in terms of the overwhelming response from villagers and the highly satisfactory manner in which each case was handled. The Malak family of Mahdi Bagh Institution have supported the people of Umred for more than a century and many of its prominent landmarks are named after the great Master HH Moulana Malak Saheb, who had donated lands for library, schools and hospital, even lakes. At the conclusion of the camp, Mr. Moinuddin Malak said, “these efforts by the health camp committee of MBYC and other members of Mahdi Bagh Colony were in accordance with our motto ‘All that you do, do for the sake of the Lord’ which guides us towards selfless service with unflinching faith. We go back with a promise to return with the same dedication and a spirit of giving.”