Izah Azahari & Rokiah Mahmud
The Afiah Association held a ceremony to hand over donations to underprivileged families at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) Mosque on Sunday.
Legislative Council (LegCo) member Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Haji Awang Suyoi bin Haji Osman presented the donations.
Prior to the ceremony, a tazkirah was delivered by Yussof bin Haji Abdul Majid on ‘Productive in the month of Ramadhan’, followed by a speech from the Afiah Association President Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Nawi.
The donations, in the form of basic necessities, were given to 160 families listed under the Brunei Islamic Religious Council (MUIB).
The event saw 30 families receive the donations, while for the remaining 130 families, the donations will be delivered to their homes.
The donations were collected from the public who donated to the UBD Mosque between March 28 and April 1.
The event’s objective was to support those in need during Ramadhan and Syawal, along with establishing the association as a platform for the community to channel donations, while encouraging the public to be more attentive to those in need.
The Afiah Association is a non-profit organisation set up to support and realise Brunei Vision 2035 in producing quality human capital.
Meanwhile, 34 members of the Kembara Bikers Association and Brunei Darussalam Motoring and 30 members of the Lawas Bikers and Motoring organised a Sungkai ride to distribute food packs to the needy recently.
The first edition of the programme was carried out at two locations – Lawas Ramadhan Bazaar and Lawas Grand Mosque.
Some 150 packs of bubur kacang hijau were distributed to the public at Lawas Ramadhan Bazaar, while basic necessities were distributed at the Lawas Grand Mosque followed by a mass Sunnat Tarawih prayer and Tedarus Al-Quran.
Kembara Bikers Association President Alias bin Haji Md Salleh and Lawas Bikers and Motoring members handed over the donations.
The programme served to forge closer ties and promote unity between the associations while participating in charitable causes during Ramadhan.
