The Afghan Women's Mission was founded in January 2000 by a small group of Americans to support the humanitarian and political work of RAWA. Projects include many programs run by Afghan women including Malalai Clinic, schools, orphanages, agricultural programs, demonstrations and functions in support of women's and human rights.
TransCare Community Support Services recently completed its second survey with Accreditation Canada's Qmentum Program. TransCare is pleased to announce that we have achieved 'Accredited with Commendation' status. TransCare met all the ROP's (Required Organizational Practices) and 316 out of a total of 322 standards, giving us a 98% overall rating against national standards. The Qmentum Program is a 4-year (program) cycle.
SMA operates a regular five-days-a-week Madressa between the hours of 5pm and 7pm. Alhumdolillah over 400 Muslim children from the surrounding vicinity have the opportunity to take advantage of lessons in learning the Qur'an, aHadith, Salah, and Islamic morals and values for their social development. We also offer a Hifz class for the memorization of the holy Qur'an. The Madressa comprises of a staff of 20 well-qualified teachers to provide these services.
The Scarborough Muslim Association (SMA) rented a hall and started offering religious services. To accommodate a growing Muslim population, in 1992 SMA purchased land and a building at a cost of $3 million Canadian dollars. Almost all paid by donations rose from the local Muslim community. The necessary renovations were carried out to the then existing building to provide prayer facilities and a Madressa for our Muslim children. Alhumdolillah as our families expand, more Muslims continue to immigrate to Canada, and as a result of the many dawah programs in Toronto, Islam is flourishing in North America. Consequently, the Muslim population in Scarborough continues to grow rapidly.