Mijwan was the home of the famous Urdu poet late Kaifi Azmi. Azamgarh gave Kaifi his last name and he returned to the village that was frozen in time and single-mindedly removed it from its abyss.
The present Mijwan is signature of Late Kaifi Azmi.
Our focus has been gender empowerment though overall personality dev with focus on extra curricular activities theatre, dance and craft and computer literacy.
Several initiatives to encourage students to value the importance of education have been taken.
Mijwan village that barely received few hours of electricity, the villagers were being taught to use various computer programs and could enroll into various different computer courses.
It is situated deep inside one of most backward districts of India, Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh.
Kaifi Azmi founded MIJWAN WELFARE SOCIETY (MWS), Kaifi Azmi girls inter-college, Kaifi Azmi computer centre , the Sewing and embroidery centre where students are taught stitching and embroidery.
The objectives of the Society are Employment, Self Reliance, Sustainable Development.
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"I've been brought up in a family surrounded by strong women and feel priveleged because of it. I believe the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world! As artists I feel it [ ... ]
"My parents raised me and my brother as equals. I am who I am because of that. Unfortunately in our country this seems to be the exception rather than the norm. This must cha [ ... ]
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"I have been lucky enough to have made my choices and led the life I have wanted to without any discrimination because of my gender. 60 odd years after Independence, we must [ ... ]
"Having children changes your perception of life in profound ways. There is nothing I would not do for them. Every parent would like to do the best for their children but sa [ ... ]
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“Mark Ellison” a 42 year old English Gentleman from Cambodia is raising funds for Mijwan Welfare Society through his ‘Around India Cycle Challenge’ starting from 2 Jan 2012 from the Gateway to India.
He will head south following the coast through the state of Maharashtra, and then continue on through the states of Goa, Karnataka, Kerala before reaching India’s most southerly point, Kanyakumari, in Tamil Nadu state. Then he turns north.
Finally he will continue towards the west across the extremely challenging and mountainous ‘Roof of India’ passing through the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir (including the town of Leh at an altitude of 3,505m [10,500ft] and arguably the world's highest motorable pass Khardung La at 5,359m [17,615ft].
Heading south once again he will cycle through Punjab state before experiencing the deserts of Rajasthan.
Then the last state of his great India cycle challenge, Gujarat. After which he will re-enter Maharashtra and cycle back into Mumbai for the culmination of an extraordinary cycle ride around India.
Support Mark Ellisons Initiative by donating for Mijwan Welfare Society.
follow Mark Ellison on to http://www.cycle-india.com.
KOI TO SOOD CHUKAYE KOI TO ZIMMA LEY
US INQUILAB KA JO AAJ TAK UDHAAR SA HAI
- Kaifi Azmi
Lines from a poem written by my father, the noted Urdu poet, late Kaifi Azmi continue to strike an emotional chord in my heart and inspire me to work with renewed strength for the marginalised sections of our society. Mijwan Welfare Society (MWS) is an NGO founded by my father in 1993 that works for the empowerment of villagers in a small village, Mijwan in Azamgarh UP where he was born. My father believed that India's remarkable economic progress can only be meaningful if it reaches out to rural India, where 80 percent of the population lives but is denied access to opportunity.
After he passed away on 10th May 2002, I have, along with my godchild Namrata Goyal, taken on the task of carrying my father's dream forward by steering MWS which runs:
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