TIMELINE OF GIO THROUGH MARCH

The month of March was not a tightly packed month but quite an eventful one for the girls of GIO Chennai.

We started off this month by circulating a video through our social media platforms on March 1st, 2021, celebrating the ZERO DISCRIMINATION DAY. The video was directed on the awareness of the UNAIDS Campaign, urging us to focus on various forms of inequalities. This topic was the need of the hour, proof being the increased incidents of racism and hate, directed on people based on their religion, gender, colour, race, class, ethnicity, etc. ever since the start of the new decade. It focused on how we could help on eliminating the on-going discrimination by standing together against it.

The month of March is widely popular for one of it’s special days – WOMEN’S DAY. It is celebrated every year on the 8th of March. The young ladies of the GIRLS ISLAMIC ORGANISATION Chennai, celebrated this day by hosting a group discussion competition on 7th March, 2021 focusing on three topics namely, a) “Women in Leadership: achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world” (International Women’s Day 2021 theme); b) To dream or not to dream? – women and their ambitions; c) Self-love & acceptance – why? & why not? & 4) On & off-camera – are we portraying what we are living? The members & associates of GIO Chennai were requested to join this event. The Chief guest, Dr. & Adv. Rashmi, a profound psychologist and a lawyer, was given the opportunity to felicitate the best speakers with certificates of achievement while the remaining participants were awarded with a certificate of appreciation for partaking in the event.

A video was also circulated on March 8th, 2021 through our social media platforms, which focused on the uplifting of women in a poetic manner.

Special tarbiyah sessions were arranged for the current members of GIO Chennai, were discussion on important topics in Islam were discussed. These classes would be conducted twice a month, for strengthening our Deen. The first class was conducted on 13th March, were we discussed a portion of the book titled AHAM HIDAYATEIN alternatively titled GUIDELINES FOR ISLAMIC WORKERS. The second class was conducted on 27th March, where the Tafsir of last two verses of Surah Baqarah was discussed.

A poster was uploaded on 19th March to our social media platforms, promoting awareness to our recently launched blog.

21st March is widely celebrated as the WORLD FORESTRY DAY. To celebrate this day effectively, the girls of GIO Chennai had planned to gift plant saplings to their neighbours, along with a gift card consisting of hadeeth, to raise awareness about the importance of protecting our global environmental asset. We also decorated physical posters, made on charts and put it up on the local masjid bulletins. This aided as a form of Dawah as well.

On March 22nd, a workshop hosted by GIO Gujarat requested our very own co-secretary of GIO Chennai, Sister Atoofa Nasiha, to act as the tutor of the workshop. The workshop focused on teaching BASIC DIGITAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT such as image and video making only for the cadre of GIO Gujarat.

To conclude the activities for the month, a fun and creative workshop focusing on the BASICS OF WEAVING was conducted by GIO Chennai as a part of the monthly workshop plan on 28th March, the final Sunday of March. The workshop was mentored by Sister Maimoona Bushra, the State President, GIO Tamil Nadu & Puducherry, exclusively for girls. About 40+ girls participated in this workshop and most of them shared their works with us. Alhamdulillah!

Other regular activities included daily posters which were circulated everyday on all social media platforms. GIO News was uploaded everyday through social media platforms as well. The weekly classes discussing Deen and Dunya, were continued in several areas, both live and virtually, with new and innovative ideas and topics.

We pray that Allah SWT make our schedule for the remainder of the year work as per plan and we make an even better use of the time. Ameen!

Author: Fathima Noman Ibadullah (LAC Member, GIO Chennai)

Pic. Credits: Canva

Date: 6th April, 2021.