Summary of Annual Report

           20 March 2008- 19 March 2009

         Iranian year of 1387

 

 

Summary of Annual Report

 

Imam Ali’s Popular Students Relief Society in the international name of The First Big Brother

 

          20 March 2008- 19 March 2009

         Iranian year of 1387

 

 

Introduction

 

In 2008-2009 Emam Ali society made a significant effort to meet its defined goals and commitments. In this regard, same as previous years The Society accomplished several programs and plans:

·         Koche Gardane Ashegh

·         Hamyariye Mehr

·         Booye Eyd

·         Hamyarie mah

·         Teflan

·         Education Program

Among these programs, the education program was experienced for the first year in society. This program could fully meet the expectations and targets in order to contribute to education issues of more than 20 secondary and high schools in several poor suburbs of Tehran.

In addition, in 2008-2009, the society implemented an evaluation program. Through this program, the society review and audit the ongoing projects and activities in order to develop more efficient approaches. This assessment leaded to some modifications and improvements to future projects and activities of the society.

Besides, in last year the society’s website was redesigned to the more professional and complete version. This upgraded website offers separated web pages for different activities and projects also it enables the users to update the information online.

 

1)   Koche Gardane Ashegh program

 

Through this program, the society provides raw food and sanitation materials, which is enough for one month per family, to more than 5000 poor families all over Iran. Every year, this program is funded by donator companies and individuals. This program enables us to have close contact with poor families to find more about their real status and problems.

 In 2008-2009, more than 1500 students, academic staff, lecturers and other people participated in this program  to help the society to provide and deliver the as much as contributions to families.

In this program the following cities and suburbs were covered:

Ref.	City/suburb	Number of Covered Families
1	Kahrizak	462
2	Yaft Abad	385
3	Molavi and shosh	200
4	Ghazvin St.	344
5	Ali Abad	383
6	Resalat	300
7	Eslam shahr	411
8	Farahzad	356
9	Nazar Abad	250
10	Fallah	391
11	Varamin	223
12	Khak Sefid	345
13	Robat Karim	235
14	Varamin	349
15	Bome Hen	473
	Total	5107

2)   Iranian Home

 

Iranian Home is a house in one of the poorest district of Tehran (Molavi) established 5 years ago. In the last year, we initiated plan of establishment of three other Iranian Home in Kermanshah, Zabol and Shiraz. In Iranian home we identify and monitor the severeness of conditions, problems and the level of poor families living in surrounding areas. The summery of activities and programs which have carried out in Iranian home last year comprises in:

 

1.   Monitor and control health conditions of covered families by offering regular check up for children. In case of seeing any serious diseases they will be referred to specialists, and hospitals.

2.   Provide private and group counselling services for women and children of families.

3.   Gather education status data from children of families which include information about the subjects that they are weak or their talents. In addition, we offer extra classes for them to compensate weakness especially in mathematics, science and English.

4.   There is a library with more than 2000 books with a study room for children who do not have suitable place for study in their home. Most of children of families are member of this library and enjoy reading the books.

5.   In this place we hold several art classes and programs in field of theatre, singing and painting. By these programs we try to increase confidence and qualification of children and help them to realize their talents.

6.   In order to empowerment of women of families we provide them job training program such as sewing, wowing carpet and hair decorating. These programs increase the qualification of mothers who are the guardians of families to find a job.

 

  

3) Hamyariye Mah Program

 

In this program, firstly, we identify and monitor the status, issues of poor families who are living in slum. Then according to the problems and needs of each family the required contributions are provided for families. For most of families, we provide monthly basic raw edible material in order to support the children who are in danger of malnutrition. Since now there are more than 160 covered families in Tehran and outskirts, Kermanshah, Shiraz and Zabol

In the last year, in this program, 162 families received monthly support of the society from education and medical support to food and sanitation materials.

 

4)  Teflan Program

 

Every year we have a project about criminal and in jail children. This annual program includes fundamental study and inspection of condition and status of children in jail and their families. By making use of these studies and observations, we tried to release fellow children by paying the required atonement and accepting to support them and their families after freedom. Besides, we provide them educational and counseling service and financial contributions.

 

The other side of this project is to help the children who are at risk of committing the crimes and social violence. In this program, firstly, we identify at risk children and then they will be provided by counselling services, sport and art classes and career support.

 

In the last year, the society experienced 20% increase in number of children and families participated in this program.

  

 

5)  Farzandane Mehr

 

Every year we carry out a festival of "Farzandane Mehr" (children of love) in which orphan, disable, street and poor children perform theatre, music, singing performance and others exhibit their paintings. The jury of this festival is selected from the same children. Besides, in the next part of this festival, students of universities present their paintings, photos and handicrafts in the field of social problems specially children’s issues.

 

Last year this festival was held in Tehran and same as previous years a large number of students participated in this festival.

 

 

6)  Sport programs

 

Last year the society established four football teams from under 15 years old boys living in target districts. For each team we provided regular weekly exercise. In addition, we are planning to develop more sports programs in fields of basketball, gymnastic and martial art for both girls and boys of poor families. These activities enable us to find children’s sport talents and provide entertaining programs for them. Besides, implementing of such programs enables us to have close contact with fellow children, which helps us to discover and monitor their real problems and issues.

 

 

 

7)   Tadrise Eshgh

 

In 2008-2009 same as previous years, the society implemented an educational program named Tadrise Eshgh. This program, which is hold two times a year before exam date of students, is aimed to provide private or group tutors for poor students who are weak in their subjects  and need extra help to pass their exams. The tutors are selected from the volunteer students of universities and sent to identified schools and families in slum areas.

 

The number of students who were participated in this program in 2008-2009 is shown below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

·         Prepared by the Board of Directors                                                                                   

·         Approved by the Managing Director                                                                        

·         Reviewed by the inspectors                                                                                            

 

                                                                                                                          

Zahra Rahimi Kh.

              President of Imam Ali’s Popular Students Relief Society