Coventry Ummah Foundation

1. TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:• ESTABLISHING A PLACE WHERE MUSLIMS MEET, LEARN ABOUT ISLAM, AND HOLD PRAYERS;• CONTRIBUTING TO THE SPIRITUAL AND MORAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN;• CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS A BETTER SOCIETY FOR EXAMPLE BY PROMOTING SOCIAL COHESION AND SOCIAL CAPITAL AS WELL CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND RELIEVING OF POVERTY;• PROVIDING A BASE FOR ISLAMIC RESOURCES THROUGH LECTURES / SEMINARS;• PROVIDING A PLACE FOR CELEBRATIONS OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS/ RITUALS AND TO ORGANIZE FAITH CONGREGATIONS; AND• PROVIDING COMFORT TO THE BEREAVED;2. TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN COVENTRY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT; AND(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.3. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN COVENTRY AND SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH SUCH ASSISTANCE AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE.