Haji A.L.S. Sulaiman Lebbai>Riyadh Kahir Baithulmaal (KBM) was founded in July 1994. It was founded with the sole objective of receiving the blessings of Allah - by providing help to the poor and the needy in our hometown

Haji A.L.S. Sulaiman Lebbai>In Riyadh alone, there are about 300 people working. Of this, about 25 are with their families

Haji A.L.S. Sulaiman Lebbai>By Allah's Grace, there are currently about 125 members. Efforts are underway to expand the membership

Haji A.L.S. Sulaiman Lebbai>We have a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Assistant Secretaries, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Auditor, Executive Committee and General Body. We have properly structured our organisation to function effectively.

By Allah's Grace and with the help of Office-bearers, Executive Committee members, General Body members and the donors, Kahir Baithulmaal is functioning smoothly and efficiently, Alhamdulillah. We look forward to the prayers and suggestions of people like you to function even better in the future

Haji A.L.S. Sulaiman Lebbai>We have fixed 10 riyals as the minimum monthly membership fee. We also receive membership fees in the range of 15, 20, 25 and 50 riyals per month from the members.

We function on the basis of accepting membership (fee) from the natives of Kayalpatnam only and donations from anyone.

We convene our General Body once in every 3 or 4 months. At the meeting, we consider all the applications received from Kayalpatnam for help. Out of those, ones that require urgent attention are selected and forwarded to our representative in Kayalpatnam. Our representative in Kayalpatnam verifies the application carefully and forwards his recommendation to us. If the recommendation is positive, we disburse the fund through our representative directly. Our representative then collects the acknowledgement letter from the person who received the help and forwards it to us.

If the recommendation of our representative is negative or he suggests to increase/decrease the fund to be allotted, those suggestions are also appropriately considered

Haji A.L.S. Sulaiman Lebbai>As said before, we convene our General Body once in every 3 or 4 months. All the members are sent invitation letters for the meeting.

Based on urgency, Executive Committee meets much more often. Executive Committee members are invited through telephone.

At these meetings, important issues are discussed thoroughly, resolutions are passed unanimously and given effect

Haji A.L.S. Sulaiman Lebbai>KBM gives priority to Education, Medical help and assistance for Small-scale business. However, based on need, it also provides help for marriages and house alterations.

Once in every 4 month, KBM prepares an activity report (highlighting the services rendered) and submits it to all its members and donors.

We also communicate information about our services through Kayalpatnam.com. We would like to thank Kayalpatnam.com for publishing those news enthusiastically. Jazaakumullah Haira.

On April 18, 2008, a Special General Body meeting was held in Classic Party Hall, Riyadh. In that meeting, the need for Kahir Baithulmaal and the objectives for which it works were explained. By Allah's Grace, it was a fruitful and satisfactory meeting, Alhamdulillah.

Haji A.L.S. Sulaiman Lebbai>

(a) Education

We have helped poor students complete their Higher Secondary education and pursue their college studies. We also periodically monitor the marks they score in their exams. We also provide assistance to students pursuing B.E. and B.Ed courses

(b) Medical

What will be the fate of those families that cannot support their daily needs - when they are afflicted by a disease? In order to help such cases, KBM provides medical assistance. We have provided generous emergency medical help also. Medical helps to the tune of up to Rs.30,000 have also been given

(c) Small-scale Business

We have been providing assistance to those men and women - who eventhough are skilled, are unable to start their own business

(d) House renovation

To renovate thatched/plastic/polythene covered, leaking houses that are unlivable, KBM has been providing material help

(e) Marriage

There are many women who - following the death of either or both of their parents, live without the help and security of the their relatives. Some of these women stay unmarried for a long-period of time and in pain. To brighten the lives of these women, KBM has been providing marriage assistance. We take every care to ensure such helps do not go to pay the dowry demands

(f) Clothes and dresses

We have been collecting good clothes in Riyadh and distribute it to the poor people

(g) School Uniform

We have been distributing uniforms and notebooks for poor school children

(h) Medical Camps

We are taking the efforts to organise medical camps that would solely benefit the poor people

Haji A.L.S. Sulaiman Lebbai>For past many years, we have been witnessing incidents of babies in the womb of their mother to the old-aged person being afflicted with various diseases. This is an undeniable fact. The tear-filled letters overseas Kayal organisations like ours receive are testimony to this.

Hence, taking this into consideration, a high-level medical experts committe must be formed and a special medical screening and survey must be done in Kayalpatnam. To act on the basis of this report must be the top-most priority for all of us

Haji A.L.S. Sulaiman Lebbai>

(a) KMT Hospital

We would take all the necessary effort - joining with all Kayal organisations - to enable KMT Hospital acquire all the modern health care technologies. We would also strive to ensure people of Kayalpatnam utilise the benefits of those facilities

(b) Interest-free Loan

In order to help not just the poor, but also the middle-class, KBM would strive to implement Interest-free loan scheme in Kayalpatnam. Insha Allah, by this, we will eliminate the curse of interest

Haji A.L.S. Sulaiman Lebbai>Kayal organisations that function overseas, in other cities as well as from Kayalpatnam are doing commendable work. Still, Kayalpatnam-based organisations can take extra effort to render services to people. Eventhough overseas organisations and organisations located in other cities show great attention to render services to the people, being faraway and due to work constraints, they are not able to do all that they want. Keeping this in mind, local Kayal organisations must team-up and work for the welfare of the people.

For example, the cost of fish in Kayalpatnam has been very high for very long. The main reason for this is sending the fish that is catched locally to outside market. This must not be allowed to continue

Haji A.L.S. Sulaiman Lebbai>It is very obvious the objective of bringing all the Kayal organisations under one umbrella is a very good one. We welcome that whole-heartedly.

There will be some practical impediments in bringing this about. Hence, it is very important the members of various Kayal organisations meet and discuss this issue fully and decide on it. Our views on this are as follows:

An office must be opened in Kayalpatnam. Atleast one full-time employee must be appointed and he must be given proper salary. To run the office, a team of Executive and Advisory members must be formed.

The staff manning this office must communicate effectively to all the member organisations. He must convey immediately to all the organisations - the urgent requests for help from the poor and the needy in Kayalpatnam. The office must have the recent and updated communication details (email, phone numbers) of all the organisations. Member organisations must take care of the expenses that would be incurred in running this office. It will be better if one organisation takes care of the expenses every 3 months.

In particular, local representatives of Overseas organisations must be part of the Executive Committee. The people must have the option to send the request for help directly to the organisations as well as through the local common office. We must not force the people to forward help requests through common office only. After reviewing the functioning of this office, in 6 or 12 months time, if required, we can alter the modality of the functioning