February updates

Brainstorming through an asset mapping exercise.

In February we were blessed to kick off our Healers of Tomorrow Program.  This initiative is a 10 week course for adolescents from the Makkah Islamic School.  Our hope is that youth who complete this program will learn to identify themselves as leaders in their community, understand their inherent value, and begin to envision what role they will play in healing and leading-- now, and in the future.

This month our Healers learned about Asset Mapping.  Mashallah, they completed an advanced Asset Mapping exercise and displayed their ability to think creatively and critically.

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Have you considered the strengths of your community are in addition to the needs?

What does it take to make a community healthy? What resources do we already have to build on?

Please stay tuned as we have many exciting activities planned for March.  Future posts will also discuss our long-term vision, and how Muslim students from other schools can apply for the next academic year's program.  We are still fundraising for our youth-led project grants, which cannot begin until we have raised the full amount.

Special thank you to our partners who have helped us come this far: 

• Mercy Association (http://www.mercyassociation.org), 
• Native Health Initiative (http://www.lovingservice.us/), 
• and our generous donors! 

In Health and Peace,
Dr. Malik