DR. SUMAYAA – A
PRINCIPAL WITH A DIFFERENCE
By V.M. Khaleelur
Rahman
It gives us a great pleasure to
know that Dr. Sumayaa, the Principal of the Kilakarai based Thassim Beevi Abdul
Kader College for Women (Autonomous) was honoured with “THE BEST SOCIAL WORKER AWARD FOR WOMEN’S WELFARE” in recognition
of her continuous yeoman service towards the welfare and well being of women by
the government of Tamil Nadu. She received the award from the honourable Chief
Minister of Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa on 15th August 2012 in
the 66th Independence Day Celebrations at Fort St. George, Chennai.
DR. SUMAYAA RECEIVING THE AWARD
Dr. Sumayaa has not only been
administrating the college very efficiently as a Principal for the past 25
years but has also involved herself in social welfare activities as a Programme
Officer of the Seethakathi NGO. It is learnt that she collected a sum of
Rs.18,41,000 as donation in Ramanathapuram district and distributed scholarships
and financial assistance to 840 women through the Muslim Women Aid Society
there.
Besides all this, she also
created awareness among men about drunkenness and its consequences through the
self help groups as a result of which many broken families were reunited. She
also initiated Vocational training such as Entrepreneurship Training and
Training for the production of Marine Organisms to enable the members of SHG to
generate income.
She has also been creating
awareness among the people through self help groups about important issues such
as Family Planning, Eye Donation, Blood Donation and AIDS. She also has the
credit of monitoring the Emergency Tsunami Reconstruction Project (ETRP) and
Rajiv Gandhi Rehabilitation Project (RGRP) programme in Ramnad district for
some time. She has also served in the National Commission for Minority Educational
Institutions, New Delhi and contributed significantly all over India by being
its Committee Member on Girls’ Education during the years 2007-2009 and 2010-2013.
Dr. Sumayaa is an
inspiration to the Muslim community. Allah loves those who love His
creations.
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