Mohebban Al-Mahdi Youth Foundation is a community based youth organisation founded in 1994. Although Mohebban was initiated by Shia Muslim youth, we strive to empower youth from our local communities without any discrimination of race, religion, cast, colour or ethnicity. We organise recreational, social and interfaith activities for our local communities and since restructuring of our organisation in 2006, we have enhanced our activity area to Greater Manchester.[۱]
MY Foundation is a national charity, committed and passionate about providing access to the latest, high quality services in every community so that young people are empowered and nurtured to build bright prosperous futures, regardless of their background or circumstances.
We are a volunteers-run organisation which is managed and run by youth volunteers. Our regular youth members get together every Saturday and participate in learning and sports activities.
MYF COMMITTEE
MYF has an active volunteer force of 15 – ۳۰ members. These volunteers range in experience and tenure with the organisation, and come from different cultural and occupational backgrounds. Majority of our volunteers are teenagers and young adults, however the age range of volunteers is from 10 years old to 50 years old. Our volunteers are skilled and well educated holding degrees in medicine, pharmacy, engineering, law and business amongst many others. Volunteers also use their skills such as media and literacy to benefit the organisation in its various goals.[۲]
REGULAR EVENTS
Our usual annual events include the following:
- Annual commemorative & celebratory events
- Annual lecture & eulogy series
- Weekly football classes
- Weekly youth classes
- Summer camps
- Trips & activities
MYF Aspire
A project focusing on building from the bottom up the skills the community of Manchester needs in order to progress and empower themselves.
The Aspire project is delivered via a series of workshops which discuss and implement strategies for empowering our youth and providing leadership skills. The course will focus on the participants learning and discussing key leadership skills and styles and then practicing to incorporate these skills through interactive sessions as well as being mindful of their individual personalities.
The MYF Aspire project also focuses on the mental and spiritual wellbeing of the community. There are open discussions and events held on the challenged of mental health and how to deal with these challenges in an open and productive manner.[۳]
In the period covering 2020-2021 MYF has secured its future footing by adapting to the Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic, it has resulted in a shift of its service offering and delivery:
- Online Services
- Annual Outdoor Events
- Community Drop in Sessions
- Community Work to support the pandemic – Burial support services
- Community Food Bank Support. [۴]
GET INVOLVED AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Our dedicated volunteers are at the heart of everything we do. Our incredible volunteers across the UK have been able to make a positive impact in spreading the message of the Ahlulbayt [as] and their teachings.
Our volunteering scheme is designed to help volunteers reach their potential and get involved in exciting new opportunities.
Our volunteering team includes a diverse range of people from all different age groups and backgrounds and the opportunities we offer reflect this.
From organising events to taking on one of our exciting challenges right through to supporting our social media and admin teams, there’s loads for you to get stuck into.
By joining our volunteer community, you’ll get to meet other fantastic volunteers, equip yourself with the skills you need to help you reach your potential and create some life-long memories along the way.[۵]
[۱]. https://yellow.place/en/mohebban-al-mahdi-youth-foundation-manchester-britain
[۲]. https://www.myfoundation.org.uk/about-us.html
[۳]. https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=2&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&p_p_resource_id=%2Faccounts-resource&p_p_cacheability=cacheLevelPage&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_objectiveId=A11585334&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_mvcRenderCommandName=%2Faccounts-and-annual-returns&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_organisationNumber=5048784
[۴]. https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=2&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&p_p_resource_id=%2Faccounts-resource&p_p_cacheability=cacheLevelPage&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_objectiveId=A11585334&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_mvcRenderCommandName=%2Faccounts-and-annual-returns&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_organisationNumber=5048784
[۵]. https://www.myfoundation.org.uk/volunteer.html