September 28, 2020: CODE PAKISTAN held a session with regard to COVID-19 prevention and awareness at Jamia Uloom al-Islamia Ibne Abbas, Qamber, Swat. 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 Uloom al-Islamia Ibne Abbas and to distribute information material and personal protection equipment like masks and soaps among them.
The founder and current administrator of Jamia Uloom al-Islamia Ibne Abbas is Maulana Fazal Elahi, who is also the head of the education department in Jamia Umar Ibne Abdul Aziz in Amankot, Swat. Founded in 2008, the current strength of students in the madrassah is around 150.
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 Fazal Elahi 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 Uloom al-Islamia Ibne Abbas in particular. Our session at Jamia Uloom al-Islamia Ibne Abbas, was part of our ongoing efforts to engage the students and faculties of madrassahs as community leaders to raise awareness about COVID-19 prevention.