Shaheen Group of Institutions launch crowd-fundraising campaign for education of needy students
Bengaluru: Shaheen Group of Institutions on Sunday held a press conference here in the city to detail their latest initiative “Shaheen Kifalah”, a crowd-fundraising platform for the education of poor and needy students.
Speaking at the press conference the CEO of Shaheen Group of Institutions, Tauseef Madikeri said several students from the economically weaker sector drop out of educational institutions due to their financial crisis, adding that their initiative was aimed to provide assistance to such students.
“When we conducted a survey, we found out that most of the students opting out of their studies reasoned the financial condition of their family for their decision. Hence, we have come up with an idea to help students who are seeking help to continue their education.
“The campaign was launched today and we have also created a website for this. Students seeking financial assistance to continue their education can apply and fill in the required details and we will help them.” He added.
“The initiative is not limited to Karnataka. Students from any part of the country can apply and seek help through the campaign. Once the student applies, our team will visit them, and through a screening process will take a call on their applications. We will support them by running a fundraising campaign for them, thereby securing their future.” He further added.
“At least 14 students have so far approached us and we are going through their applications. Students from all sects and communities can apply for donations online there won't be any discrimination on any grounds.” He said.
“With a thorough screening process, we find the honest youth who are good humans with ethics and values, and we work on placing these deserving youth in positions that matter in the fields of medicine, engineering, law, policy/government, journalism, etc.” the official website of the campaign states.
Shaheen Group of Institutions’ Director Asif Ali, Tumkur’s Shaheen Kids’ Umer, and others were present during the press conference.
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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu sends Mossad director to Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar
Nahariya (Israel), Jan 11: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar in a sign of progress in talks on the war in Gaza.
Netanyahu's office announced the decision Saturday. It was not immediately clear when David Barnea would travel to Qatar's capital, Doha, site of the latest round of indirect talks between Israel and the Hamas group. His presence means high-level Israeli officials who would need to sign off on any agreement are now involved.
Just one brief ceasefire has been achieved in 15 months of war, and that occurred in the earliest weeks of fighting. The talks mediated by the United States, Egypt and Qatar have repeatedly stalled since then.
Netanyahu has insisted on destroying Hamas' ability to fight in Gaza. Hamas has insisted on a full Israeli troop withdrawal from the largely devastated territory. On Thursday, Gaza's Health Ministry said over 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the war.
Also being sent to Qatar are the head of Israel's Shin Bet internal security agency and military and political advisers. Netanyahu's office said the decision followed a meeting with his defence minister, security chiefs and negotiators “on behalf of the outgoing and incoming US administrations.”
The office also released a photo showing Netanyahu with President-elect Donald Trump's incoming special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, who was in Qatar this week.
Families of the roughly 100 hostages still held in Gaza after being seized in the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack that sparked the war are pressing Netanyahu to reach a deal to bring their loved ones home.
The recovery of two hostages' bodies in the past week renewed fears that time is running out. Hamas has said that after months of heavy fighting, it isn't sure who is alive or dead.
Israel and Hamas are under pressure from outgoing US President Joe Biden and Trump to reach a deal before the January 20 inauguration.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said this week a deal is “very close” and he hoped to complete it before handing over diplomacy to the incoming Trump administration. But US officials have expressed similar optimism on several occasions over the past year.
Issues in the talks have included which hostages would be released in the first part of a phased ceasefire deal, which Palestinian prisoners would be released and the extent of any Israeli troop withdrawal from population centres in Gaza.
Hamas and other groups killed some 1,200 people and took about 250 hostages into Gaza in the attack that started the war. A truce in November 2023 freed more than 100 hostages, while others have been rescued or their remains have been recovered over the past year.
