Khilafat Centenary Souvenir 1908-2008 — Page 74
(Organizations of Moosian; moosian is plural of moosi which means one who participates in the system of the Will) for the moral and spiritual development and progress of the Moosian. He assigned Moosian the job of carrying out the Ta'lirnul Qur'an and Waqf-e- Ardi agendas. The Nusrat Jahan Reserve Fund: In 1967, Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih Ill ra visited several European countries and announced in Copenhagen, Denmark the idea of the "Nusratjahan Reserve Fund". The funds collected under the scheme were to be used in establishing medical centers and educational institutions in Africa. After touring West African countries in 1970, Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih rnra announced in Gambia a plan to expand the activities of the movement in West Africa through the establishment of a number of schools and hospitals. On May 24, 1970, at the Fazal Mosque, London, UK , Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih rn ra announced the Nusrat Jahan Scheme in these words: "In Gambia, God Almighty forcefully inspired me that this is the time when I should spend at least 100,000 Pounds in West African countries. If I do so, God Almighty will bless the scheme and will produce excellent results. " Al-Fazl, July 15, 1970, p 7 The new scheme was named 'Nusratjahan Scheme' and Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih III ra requested the community to raise £100,000 over the next three years. Furthermore, he urged Ahmadi teachers and doctors to volunteer themselves for service in these African countries. The response of the community in making financial donations as well as volunteering their services was overwhelming. By the grace of God, the members donated £200,000 towards the scheme. Soon after, schools and hospitals started to be established in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Gambia and Sierra Leone. Just six months after the announcement of the scheme in September 1970, the Nusratjahan Academy was estabHshed in Ghana. On November 1, 1970, the first hospital under this scheme was established at Kokofu in Ghana. In just two years from the beginning of the scheme, by the grace of God, 14 Hospitals and 9 Higher Secondary Schools were established in West Africa. By the end of the third Khilafat there were 21 Hospitals, 35 Secondary Schools, and more than 100 Primary and Middle Schools established in these countries. Under the Nusrat J ahan Scheme, 18 Hospitals and 23 schools were operational by 1982 and the total budget of the scheme was more than rupees 4 million. Thus, the results of this scheme were most gratifying. The effort of the movement had not only provided educational and medical services in remote regions which were completely devoid of any such facility, but , more importantl y, the close contact of Ahmadi doctors and other workers with the local population had forged strong bonds of international brotherhood. Memorization of the First Seventeen Verse of Surah Al-Baqarah: In September, 1969, Huzur ra asked every member, y oung or old, to memorize verses of the Holy Qur 'an. Later, Huzur '• asked the members to recite several other Qu'ranic prayers daily. Educational Advancement Scheme: On March 7, 1980, Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih III'• announced a grand Educational Advancement Scheme. He said that there should be no child left behind due to lack of funds for education. Huzur'• said that the J ama'at would bear all the educational expenses of talented students and established a fund for this purpose, which he named "Fulfilling the Obligations Towards Education of the Students". He