(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Qatar Charity (QC) has called on donors to improve conditions at Quranic schools (khalwas) in Niger by sponsoring tutors and provide more copies of the Quran for students.
Niger has around 50,000 small khalwas which are in a bad condition. QC focused on improving them through its office in the capital Niamey.
The khalwas do not have classrooms, so students gather under a tree or a roofed shelter. That is why people usually do not go to khalwas and it is hard for those who stay to understand and memorise the holy book.
There is no curriculum and most of those who graduate do not memorise the suras (chapters of the Quran), verses and recitation rules well.
They do not have Tafisr (interpretation of the Quran) books to help them understand, or learn what the Quran says.
Most tutors need training to enhance their skills and potentials and students need professional teachers.
The khalwas also need money to build classes, acquire copies of the Quran and basic books of recitation, commentaries and language. They need sponsors for teachers who have secluded themselves from life to help fellow Muslims memorise the Quran. Most teachers leave their positions to find another source of income.
The Khalwas need someone to offer scholarships to brilliant students and organise Quran memorisation competitions.
QC implemented projects to help solve these problems. It has built classrooms, sponsored teachers and distributed copies of the Quran.
It has also built 169 Quran memorisation centres across the country, sponsored 12 imams, 34 preachers and four teachers and distributed over 10,000 copies of the Quran.
QC has also implemented 10 projects to serve educational and cultural needs.
Following request by families and approval by authorities, QC has built 56 mosques.
In coordination with the Nigerian Ministry of Education, QC has built classrooms in a region where students used to meet in schools made of straw which did not protect them from rain or storms. Such places hindered the process of teaching, leading to a high drop-out rate.
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