Comprising of ex-students of the highly renounced Military Collegiate School Khulna(MCSK), MExSA has always aimed to utilize its power of youth for the welfare of something bigger than themselves, i.e. the society we live in.
MExSA believes in the establishment of societal harmony amongst people of all walks, which starts with helping the people around you in need. During times of global and national distress, MExSA has collected donations from within and beyond the association to use the money for charity for those in need.
Coincidentally and fortunately, MExSA’s first-hand social welfare works began during the times of dire need of the underprivileged, when coronavirus infected the entire world. With everyone having to stay at home to fight against this deadly virus, those whose livelihood is dependent upon everyday physical labor suffered the most. When these people were fighting between risking the infection of the virus and risking hunger and homelessness, we came forward to help them with their basic everyday needs.
During the very primary phases of the pandemic, MExSA provided sustainable food necessities to 250 different underprivileged families. This was the beginning of many future humanitarian activities conducted by us.
The initiatives and teamwork to help those in need only grew wider within the organization and very soon after, with the help of the Executive Magistrate of Khulna, a donation project of distributing everyday food necessities to 300 families was completed.
While Covid-19 was a global and national concern, another natural disaster named Amphan, which was a deadly cyclone that struck the coastal regions of Bangladesh. Though this was less spread in terms of geographical extensity, it just as severe as the pandemic if not more. This cyclone hitting these helpless people during the month of Ramadan only made things worse. With the government being concerned about the bigger spectrum of the coronavirus pandemic, the people affected by Amphan were largely overlooked by many but not by MExSA. We stood beside 5 families around the city of Noapara who were facing lockdown conditions and are fighting for their lives because of it. We also distributed iftar to 50 workers who could barely afford basic necessities for their families let alone, sufficient food after a whole day of fasting. To put a smile on the faces of the vulnerable ones even in these times of distress, MExSA distributed Eid gifts to 100 people affected by the repercussions of Amphan.
In the month of Ramadan, we went to Jashore and helped more than 100 people in need by providing them with iftar after a whole day of fasting. We also bought two fans for a Madrasa for the heated summer and donated Tk 7,000 to be used for the necessary expenses of the orphans.
Overall, during the holy month of Ramada MExSA distributed grocery items and iftar to almost 1000+ people in Dhaka, Khulna, Jashore, and Rajshahi. Most of these donations were directed towards Madrasas, orphans, and other people in dire need.
We also try our best to make our donations regarding humanitarian affairs have a sustainable long-term effect. We arranged iftar for 15 orphans from Darul Ulum Madrasa and Yateemkhana(orphanage) coupled with a sum of monetary donation that will pay for their food expenses for nearly a whole month. We have also provided a sum of financial contribution to Sautul Quaran Madrasa and Yateemkhana for the underprivileged kids and orphans at Bashundhara R/A.
As former students of the prestigious Military Collegiate School of Khulna, we have been privileged enough to receive the very best of education in every aspect. As a country and a society, we are where we are because of the relentless labor of the working class of our nation. We feel responsible to give back to the very people who are the hardest of workers, the true architects of our economy, and the foundation of our community and nation as a unit. We believe that a significant portion of our future will be led by underprivileged youth and children. In order to live in the country that we dream of, it is us who must play our roles in nurturing and standing beside these blooming minds of tomorrow when they are in need. MExSA hopes to only enhance and broaden its reach in the acts of social and humanitarian affairs and hopes to truly have an impact on the social welfare of the country that we all love and cherish.