September 20, 2020: CODE PAKISTAN held a session with regard to COVID-19 prevention and awareness at Jamia Islamia, Batkhela. The purpose of the session was to raise awareness about the necessary precautions related COVID-19 among the administration, students, and faculty members of Jamia Islamia, Batkhela, and to distribute information material and personal protection equipment like masks and soaps among them.
Jamia Islamia is a centrally located madrassah located in the main bazaar of the town of Batkhela. The mosque affiliated with the madrassah is frequented by the traders of the town and the madrassah enjoys a considerable respect among the business community of the town.
Our session started with the video featuring talks by various doctors on COVID-19 prevention and awareness. The video was followed by a comprehensive presentation and practical demonstration on COVID-19 prevention by Dr. Ammar Maani, who accompanied the CODE PAKISTAN team for the session to handle the post-video presentation Q&A.
CODE PAKISTAN would like to thank the administrator of the madrassah Maulana Imran Hilali for his warm welcome to the visiting team of CODE PAKISTAN and his commitment to the cause of the welfare of the madrassah students in general and the students of Jamia Islamia in particular. Our session at Jamia Islamia, Batkhela, was part of our ongoing efforts to engage the students and faculties of madrassahs as community leaders to raise awareness about COVID-19 prevention.