(KZN.RU,
May 18, Alsu Safina). Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, visited the Mosque
“Yardem” in the Decade of Good. He met with blind and visually impaired people
who are being rehabilitated in the treatment and educational center of the
Islamic charitable foundation of the same name.
This year,
the holding of the Decade of Good coincided with the month of Ramadan. The
Mayor of Kazan congratulated the believers on the approach of the Muslim holy
month and presented a double bicycle to the therapeutic and educational
rehabilitation center. Sultan Umalatov from Astrakhan was the first to test it
with his escort. Sultan is currently involved in the Center for the Study of
the Holy Quran at the Mosque “Yardem” and memorizing it on the Braille system.
He had already visited Kazan several times to rehabilitate courses at the NIMB
“Yardem”.
The medical
and educational rehabilitation center at the Mosque “Yardem”, created by the
efforts of philanthropists, is a unique complex built for the rehabilitation of
the blind and visually impaired. There are a hostel, a dining room, therapeutic
and massage rooms, computer and training rooms, a library, a mini printing
house. All the conditions for living of visually impaired (point-relief and
color designations, sound elevator, handrails) are provided in the premises. A
special program has been prepared, including lessons on studying reading
techniques in the Louis Braille program, studying the basics of Islamic
culture, fiqh, sira, tajvid, massage, outdoor walking, medical lectures,
applied arts, and much more. This time more than 40 people came to Kazan for
courses from different regions of the republic, as well as from Orenburg,
Samara, Chuvashia, Bashkortostan, and other regions of Russia.
Ilsur
Metshin was also shown a sports ground, where construction works are currently
underway. After the reconstruction, it will be multi-functional. Students will
be able to play futsal, volleyball, badminton, tennis, and basketball. In
winter, the ice rink will be there. Rustam Ramazanov, the general director of
the company “Dorstroy komplektatsiya”, said that a new platform was made, the
artificial lawn will be replaced by a rubber coating. It will be marked with a
bright yellow color for visually impaired people. The same markup will be on
two entrance groups and along the perimeter of the entire sports ground. The
installation of the rostrum for 50 spectators is planned. The site will be
ready for operation soon. Ilsur Metshin expressed gratitude for this charitable
project.
The head of
the city told guests from other regions about the traditional decade of good
that takes place from 14 to 24 of May in Kazan. In particular, he told about
school charity fairs where children's crafts are sold. All funds collected from
their sale are sent to charity. “It is important that children are accustomed
to the fact that there is an opportunity to help other people”, said Ilsur
Metshin. “If we teach this in the school, there will be a different city around
us, different world”.