Awareness Raising about COVID-19 at Jamia Umer bin Abdul Aziz

September 28, 2020: CODE PAKISTAN held a session with regard to COVID-19 prevention and awareness at Jamia Umer bin Abdul Aziz, Amankot, Mingora, 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 Umer bin Abdul Aziz and to distribute information material and personal protection equipment like masks and soaps among them.

Jamia Umer bin Abdul Aziz was founded in 1998 by Mufti Naeem Khan who is graduate of the well-known Jamia Binoria in Karachi. It is considered one of the best madrassahs in the whole of Swat district.

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 Mufti Naeem Khan 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 Umer bin Abdul Aziz in particular. Our session at Jamia Umer bin Abdul Aziz, was part of our ongoing efforts to engage the students and faculties of madrassahs as community leaders to raise awareness about COVID-19 prevention.