A Successful Kids' Eid Party and the Upcoming Big Brother and Sister MAP Initiative

Alhumdulillah the MAP Youth group did an outstanding job organizing and executing a wonderful event for the Afghan refugee children on April 17th, 2022 under the remarkable leadership of Br. Hafeez Dheen and MAP Youth Group Mentor Team.  Despite the language barrier, they were able to bring joy and happiness to these amazing children through non verbal communication in the form of fun games, and various activities. They placed an extra smile on their faces with personalized Eid gifts.  A spokesperson from Ansar commented, "The event was amazing!  The kids were singing Afghan songs all the way back to their hotel”.

Airah Shafiq, MAP Youth Group co-president, remarked, “I’m glad that we could do something that represents what being a good Muslim kid is all about.”

Hamza Bokhari, MAP Youth Group co- president, also remarked,” The experience was something that I will cherish forever, and hope to do again in future”.

We would like to acknowledge the efforts of all the youth involved. Haaris Adeel, Mustafa Adeel, Hania Ahmad, Sasha Ahmad, Eshal Ahmad, Noor Ahmed, Alina Ammad, Savera Baloch, Fatima Bokhari, Hamza Bokhari, Naeema Dheen, Nameer Dheen, Arsalan Faisal, Sarah Ghafar, Abdul Hadi, Usmaan Hasan, Maryam Humayun, Amr Imam, Obaid Imran, Faaris Kamal, Hanna Mughrabi, Asma Muddassar, Zaid Muddassar, Aisha Qadeer, Airah Shafiq, Taha Siddiqui and Faatima Tirmizi.

Also, special thanks to the MAP Youth Group Mentor team: Sadaf Mahmood, Maryam Khan, Mishaal Paniwala and Omar Abbasi.

The youth group is already in the planning stages for a summer program to further mentor these children. These programs would include tutoring services with focus on the English language and development of math skills.  These efforts would help jumpstart the next academic school year for these refugee kids.  As always, we appreciate the community's ongoing support. A special thank you to all the parents that ensure their children participation in the MAP Youth group.

May Allah keep all youth and MAP Youth group mentor team blessed for all the efforts in making this a successful event.

MAP Youth Group Mentor Team

MAP Refugee Assistance Committee