“We are also providing Oxygen cylinders to the needy during winters when the concentrators do not work,” he said. “During Covid-19 waves, we worked with the Government departments to help people get free oxygen cylinders and concentrators,” he said.

The Trust runs its operations with donations from the general public. The Trust does not accept cash or money transfer since it doesn’t have a bank account “We make donors directly help the poor and we facilitate in providing the bank accounts of the needy people,” Wani said.

The trust has 87 volunteers between 18 to 24 of age. “It is good training for the youth to do social work,” Wani said. He says soon after setting up the trust the Mooj Kashmir group shared stories about those in need on social media.

“People liked it and came forward with new ideas. After the August 5, 2019 abrogation of Article 370, many people contacted us for help not only in Kashmir but also outside the valley including Delhi, Punjab, and Chandigarh. Many students from Kashmir needed help in these areas and we associated ourselves with Muslim-Sikh unity in Punjab. There was also a good response from Khalsa Group in Malerkotla, who would send us rations for the needy Kashmiri students in that region.

In addition to these facilities, the Trust has a mission titled “Let us support simple Nikah” for poor girls, whose marriages are solemnized by providing all the requisite items.

It plans to organize simple marriages of 250 girls this year and has already helped solemnize 40 marriages. The Trust has organized 67 marriages during the last year.

The Trust is also working on setting up Polyclinics and diagnostic centers and an educational trust to provide education free of cost orphans, Amir Rashid Wani said.