MANAGING BOARD OF MARIFATE WELFARE ORGANIZATION ASTORE (Regd) PAKISTAN Registration #38 Main Office New Century Academy,Village Sakwar Paien, District Gilgit Gilgitbaltistan Pakistan Phone# 03122387622, 034250630506 E-mail: drastori@yahoo.com mwohuman@gmail.com Campus office New Century School, Village Hercho, District Astor, Gilgit Pakistan INTRODUCTION: With the grace and blessing of almighty Allah, MARIFATE WELFARE ORGANIZATION Astore (Regd) Pakistan (www.marifatwelfare.org) was established by Dr Sajjad Ali Astori in 2007 for the noble case of the development of humanity of remote and neglected areas of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. NEED CONSIDERATION: “Gilgit Baltistan” is newly born province of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. It has two divisions and seven districts. The population is 100% Muslim. Gilgit is the biggest and capital city of Gilgit Baltistan by geographically & administratively. The government and the nongovernmental educational agencies are playing their roles to improve the literacy and the education standards. The government education department has schools in valleys and villages as well as in the city but there are very few private organizations which have schools in villages and valleys rather they are serving in the city only. Beside their valued educational roles, due to the lack of educational infrastructure, facilities and quality education measures, the parents have to face the accessibility or the affordability constraints in educating their children. Here easy access to quality education is impossible for the people residing in the valleys and villages. In the above summarized educational scenario, the immense need felt to grow the educational infrastructure, facilities and improve the quality education in the region. Therefore a nongovernmental agency named Marifate Welfare Organization is pleased to establish a boarding/day Schools in the different areas of GB. OUR SERVICES: Since 2007, we have served students of all races, religions, nationalities, and levels of academic ability in GB’s Valleys. 1. NC School Hercho Astore This school is established in village Hercho, the gate way of Astor valley. We have not sufficient and good School building and infrastructure but we have good dedicated and talented teaching staff, therefore we could success to produce good results. The second significant of this academy is that we are providing quality education with out any discrimination of race, creed, and sect, rich and poor. Our Moto is not to establish schools for commercial purposes but we want establish Schools to provide quality education for deprived, neglected, and hardship people, who are living in remote and faraway from cities. 2. NC School Badi Hercho Astore It is proud to say the second branch of New Century School recently inaugurated in Badhi Hercho, Astor Valley. This school provides the quality education beside this it is playing a vital role to minimize the sectarianism in the valley Astor. 3. NC Boarding House Skardu City 4. Maktab Rasool Programs *Maktab Rasool Program 5. * Maktab Imam Sadiq Program NCA Sakwar Gilgit City It is central and largest project by the MWO.PAK. New Century Academy is an educational, Marifat Welfare Organization affiliated, boarding/day school committed to excellence in education and adolescent development in a nonmilitary setting. The mission of NCA is to offer a safe, secure, nurturing environment for girls and boys to achieve the quality education and it also provides a structured school program to students in grades Pre Primary-10. Our curriculum challenges the brightest student and encourages those who are unmotivated, who are underachieving, or who are experiencing difficulties in their school setting. New Century Boarding Academy is a non-military and sectarinfree Marifat Welfare Organization affiliated boarding/day school. Our core beliefs are: Deep down inside, all children are good. Regardless of academic ability, every child is capable of success. All children would rather succeed than fail. Once a child gets a taste of success, he or she will want more. MISSION STATEMENT: We are committed to ending the plague of isolation, helplessness from those who are hapless to provide the quality education to their children due to their low living standard and poverty. It is our mission to produce the equal quality education chances in the remote and deprive eras of GB. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: New Century Academy is governed by a Board of Directors (sometimes referred to as Board of Trustees) that is entrusted to manage the business and property of the Academy. By laws require the Board to be not less than five (5) and no more than twelve (12) members. Onethird of the directors are nominated by the Marifate Welfare Organization (Reg) Pakistan. The director of the Academy is the direct representative of the Board of Directors in the management of the Academy, beside that a advisory body consisting by 5-10 prominent scholars / educationalist keep their eyes on the policy issues of NCA. 2013-2014 Board of Directors Dr Sajjad Ali Astori (Chairman) Professor + Educationalist Syed Ashique Hussain (Vice Chairman) Prominent Scholar + Educationalist Dr Zahid Ali Zahidi (Executive Member) Professor+ Educationalist Prof Dr Jamil Kazmi (Executive Member) Professor + Educationalist Mr. Jmail Jan (Executive Member) Mr. Ahsan Ali (E.M + Community Representative) Social Worker and Specialist of Food environment. Government Servant Mrs. Muneera Khanum (E.M + Community Representative) Social Worker + Educationalist FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE: Financial Aid and Scholarships are available in addition to loan and Charity. Financial hardship Families can apply for need-based financial aid. New Century Schools System is working with the Marifat Welfare Organization (Reg) Pakistan for Your Tuition Solution, who offer loans and aid to qualified applicants. However, due to limited funds financial aid is not guaranteed to all qualified applicants. For further information and to obtain an application, please contact with the office of Marifat Welfare Organization (Reg) Pakistan. Those who donate and help out the needy and deprive students are not allowed to contact with students in schools premises, should contact with Welfare offices. Indeed we need your financial support interim of Students fee and other expenditure. In this regard Marifat Welfare Organization has permission of collecting and using religious dues from present Maja- e- Taqleed Ayatullah al Uzma Syed Ali Hussaini Sistani.