Khilafat Centenary Souvenir 1908-2008 — Page 194
Khilafat Centenary Jaami 'a Ahmad i yya , Canada There are eighteen American students studying in Jaami'a Ahmadiyya, Canada, including three Waqf- e- Nau students who started in September 2007. An organized effort is being made to encourage more Waqf -e- Nau boys to seek admission into subsequent years' classes. Recent Initiatives at the National Le v el T he National Waqf -e-Nau department has undertaken a number of initiatives to improve the general level of support and guidance it provides to the US Waqifeen-e-Nau. An online database has been created to have an up-to-date and easy to maintain record of all US Waqifeen-e-Nau. Waqifeen-e- Nau aged 15 years and older have been sent a re- de dication form under instructions from International Head quarters. An English translation of the Waqf-e- Nau syllabus has been completed and is being prepared for publication. Waqf-e-Nau Programs at Jalsa Salana USA, 2006 and 2007 Special programs for Waqifeen-e-Nau boys and girls were held at the US J alsa Salana in 2006 and 2007. Duri ng these programs, 'Ameen' shields were distributed to all those Waqifeen-e-Nau children who had completed their first reading of the Holy Qur'an during the past year. Respected Amir of the US J ama'at, D r. Ahsanullah Zafar, distributed small tokens of recognition to all present. In addition, Amir Sa hib presented plaques and gifts to the Waqf-e-Nau boys who were admitted to Jaami'a Ah mad i yya Ca n ada. In 2006, Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih yaba watched that ceremony live on TV via satellite and ex pressed his pleasure on their admission to Jaami'a Ahmadiyya, Canada, during h is historic a dd ress to th conclu ding session of J al sa Sa lana, USA Regular Activities Monthly Conference Calls The National Wa qf-e-Nau team continues to hold monthly teleconference calls regularly during the first week of each month. The teleconference call is chaired by National Secretary Waqf -e-Nau; all Assistant National Secretaries as well as the Regional Secretaries of various regions and the National (honorary) Lajna Waqifat-e-Nau secretary attend the call. The teleconference agenda is prepared and usually made available before the call; teleconference minutes are distributed to all the National Waqf-e- Nau team members after the call. Six-monthly examinations to gauge progress relative to the Waqf-e-Nau syllabus are being held regularly through regional and local Waqf-e-Nau secretaries. The task of conducting the exams and collecting the papers after completion has been assigned to an Assistant National Waqf-e-Nau Secretary. These exams play a key role in the Waqf-e-Nau department's efforts to gauge the progress of Waqifeen-e-Nau of various ages according to their prescribed syllabus. Waqf-e-Nau Homepage www. Ahmadiyya. us The Waqf-e-Nau web page at the www. Ahmadiyya. us website is the focal point for all Waqifeen-e-Nau and their parents for information, guidance and help related to the Waqf-e-Nau scheme. In order to promote and facilitate Urdu language learning among Waqifeen-e-Nau boys and girls, a number of Urdu textbooks from Pakistan have been made available in electronic format via the Waqf - e-Nau web page. A number of key Friday sermons of Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih IV 1 a on the subject of the Waqf-e- Nau scheme have been obtained and made available on the Waqf-e-Nau USA web page. Photographs from regional ijtema'at and Waqf-e- Nau trips to Jaami'a Ahmadiyya Canada are also available on the website. Regional Ijtema ' at Every region holds at least one or two Waqf -e-Nau ijtema'at per year. In 2007 seventeen (17) regional Waqf-e-Nau ijtema'at were planned. In addition to academic competitions, Urdu and Career Planning workshops are held at each regional ijtema.