Category: Administration

Sunday 14th May in Gillingham Masjid after Salaat ul Zohr (from 2pm).

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wo barakatuhu.

Please see below the Agenda for the meeting on Sunday in shah Allah.

The Chairman and General Secretary report will be a PowerPoint presentation and coordinators will be given the opportunity to say a few words about their work.

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, there will be an opportunity towards the end of the meeting to express your opinion and discuss any issues.

Agenda:

1. TILAWAT
2. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND MINUTES OF LAST MEETING
3. CHAIRMAN AND GENERAL SECRETARY REPORT
4. TREASURER REPORT
5. APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS
6. ELECTION COMIMISIONERS REPORT
7. ANY OTHER BUSINESS & QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR
8. RESOLUTIONS

It is anticipated that the meeting will last up to 2 hours.

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wo barakatuhu.

The KMWA BoT election took place today and results have been confirmed.

There were a total of 41 voters and 156 votes cast.

The four candidates elected were Brothers:

Basir Ahmed 32 votes.

Waseem Mirza 30 votes.

Agha Naeem Ahmed Khan 30 votes.

Majid Arshad 28 votes.

Congratulations to these 4 Brothers and commiserations to the unsuccessful candidates.

I would like on behalf of KMWA to thank all those who took part and those who helped things to run smoothly.

Special thanks go to our election commissioners, Brothers Naseem Sheikh and Saeed Khan , who have so professionally carried out their job for over 20 years. May Allah reward them for their dedication and patience and fairness.

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wo barakatuhu.

KMWA nominations for 4 Trustees for possible elections on May 7th in shah Allah.

The Trustees whose 4 year term is complete are Brothers:
Waseem Mirza,
Chaudry Bashir,
Agha Naeem,
Majid Arshad.

The nomination forms will be available and will need to be in by 5th May before Salaat ul Maghrib and so time is short. Also, membership will also need to be renewed for the year 23/24 by Friday 5th May by 2.30pm at the latest in order to participate in the event of an election.

Please note- you need to have been a member for 1 year to stand as a Trustee and you need to have been a member for the last 6 months to participate should there be an election.

Annual General Meeting

Also note that the AGM will take place as a separate event 1 week after on Sunday 14th May after Salaat ul Zohr – more details will follow in shah Allah.

KMWA have a commitment to serve the Medway Muslim community for their community needs. We are ready to facilitate these activities for the community.

We Asked

We are reaching out to you to discover what is in real need for the community, and what services that you want us to provide for you. The community was asked to indicate their needs and these results indicate their needs.

KMWA survey Results

Survey Summary

From these results we can clearly see that there is a demand for additional services for KMWA to provide.

Confidential Therapy/ Counselling services.

Having good mental health of our community allows the space for everyone to function at a more productive level.

Totalling up the number of people who would use it or recommend someone to use it comes to over 60% of respondents.

KMWA Surgery

Having someone to turn to when you are in trouble is the cornerstone of the surgery and a whopping 70% of respondents would love to come to a regular surgery at the Mosque.

Sisters Events

With sisters of the community totalling up to 50% of the population, they are the backbone of our community and they will nurture the future attendance of the Mosque.

We surveyed the demand for a number of activities for sisters for coffee mornings, and mother and toddler groups and there was significant demand for these.

Survey results originally published in KMWALTR #004