Al-Ameen Mission

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Al-Ameen Mission
Address
Khalatpur, Udaynarayanpur, Howrah, West Bengal
City Office: 53B, Elliot Road, Park Circus, Kolkata - 700016
Information
Established1986;38 years ago (1986)
FounderM. Nurul Islam
Language Bengali, English
PublicationAl-Ameen Barta
Al-Ameen News Letter
Website alameenmission.org

Al-Ameen Mission is a residential educational institute founded in 1987 with the goal of providing education and social services to underprivileged communities. It is located in the village of Khalatpur in Howrah district of West Bengal, India. It is now spread across 18 districts of the state with 76 branches. Currently, about 12 thousand residential students attend. About 20 thousand students have attended the institute.

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History

The Secretary-General of the Mission, Nurul Islam, set up the Khalatpur Junior High Madrasa in 1976, when he was still studying his tenth standard. In May 1984, he started the Institute of Islamic Culture, setting up a hostel for the institute in 1986 in the Madrasa building itself, supplying it with the collection of one fistful of rice from every home in his village, Khalatpur. In January 1987, it was renamed to Al-Ameen Mission, inspired by the Al-Ameen Educational Society of Dr. Mumtaj Ahmed Khan and Ramkrishna mission. It was later financially supported by industrialist Mustaque Hossain and many others. [1] [2]

Al-Ameen Mission follows the curriculum of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, but is transitioning to CBSE. A few new branches have been started, which are following the CBSE curriculum. In 2002, it was awarded "The Telegraph School Award for Excellence" which is shared with the South Point High School. [3]

Activities

As well as being an educational institute, Al-Ameen Mission also performs charitable work for the Muslim community. It has helped unemployed Muslims with loans and has started scholarship programs to help other communities' needy students.

On 19 May 2015, Al-Ameen Mission received the Banga Bhushan Award. For the past several years Al Ameen Mission has been lauded for lifting the underprivileged kids to the profession and out of poverty. [4]

On 29 January 2023, Al-Ameen Mission started new residential school for orphan of class 2 to 4 named Amar Bari Shanti Neer (My home, peace home).

Funding

Al-Ameen Mission is funded through donations from individuals, corporations, and the government. The mission is mostly run by donation and zakat. Muslims throughout the country contribute their zakat to the Mission, which takes care of 25% of seats reserved for the poor, destitute, and orphans. It has received funding from many sources such as Pataka Industries Pvt. Limited, the Maulana Azad Education Foundation and the Board of Waqfs, West Bengal.

Campus

The Al-Ameen Mission has established several campuses across India, providing education and social services to underprivileged communities in multiple states. The main campus of Mission, Al-Ameen Mission for Boys, is located at Khalatpur, Howrah.

In addition to academic facilities, the Al-Ameen campuses also provide social services such as healthcare and counseling.

BranchTypeEstablishedSpecializationLocationDistrictState
Al-Ameen Mission1986KhalatpurHowrahWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission for Girls2000KhalatpurHowrahWest Bengal
Al-Ameen MissionBelpukurDakshin DinajpurWest Bengal
Al-Ameen MissionPatharchapriBirbhumWest Bengal
Al-Ameen MissionDhulianMurshidabadWest Bengal
Al-Ameen MissionPanchurKolkataWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission AcademyBeldangaMurshidabadWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission AcademyNayabazHowrahWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission AcademyKhalishaniHowrahWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission AcademyUluberiaHowrahWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission AcademyNewtownNorth 24 ParganasWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission AcademyHasnechaSouth 24 ParganasWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission AcademySuryapurSouth 24 ParganasWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission

Academy

Babnan, DadpurHooghlyWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission AcademyPanduaHooghlyWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission AcademyChapraNadiaWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission AcademyMaldaWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission AcademyMemariPurba BardwanWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission AcademyJalpaiguriWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission AcademyPaschim MednipurWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission AcademyUjuniyaMurshidabadWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission AcademyRampurhatBirbhumWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission AcademyJharbariWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission AcademyHemtabadWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission AcademySiliguriWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission AcademykharagpurWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission AcademyRatanpurWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission AcademyVabtaWest Bengal
Al-Ameen Mission AcademyRanchi
Al-Ameen Mission AcademyHauliWest Bengal
Palasi Girls HostelNadiaWest Bengal
Chichuriya High SchoolBoys Hostel
Al-Ameen Mission AcademyTripura
Al-Ameen Mission AcademyJharbariUttar DinajpurWest Bengal


Unsani(2012)  Howrah West Bengal 
Al ameen residential academy(2022) Lalbagh, Murshidabad West Bengal

Management

The main campus of Mission, Al-Ameen Mission is managed by a school board. The board of the main campus is also in charge of maintaining other sites. Across West Bengal, Al Ameen runs about 50 schools in total. Most of them are directly run by Al Ameen Mission and a few are located in remote village areas which are run by local non-profits for better management and service. These schools are listed as in "Collaboration with Al Ameen Mission." Aside from the details of management, these schools are identical to Al Ameen Mission's schools.

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References

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