THE RAMADAN YOUTH CHALLENGE 2004

1. AN INTRODUCTION

The Ramadan Youth Challenge (RYC) is a community-wide effort to motivate Muslim youths to take ownership of their self-development, taking advantage of the blessed month of Ramadan to do so. The youths would demonstrate their commitment by making pledges of their desired outcomes before the fasting month.

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE RYC

a) To help the youths realise the true meaning of Ramadan and the Eid celebrations.

b) To challenge the youths to make the change for the better, using Ramadan as a timely platform.

c) To bring forth the positive characteristics of the youths, i.e. one who takes ownership of his self-development and strives to do good and discard evil deeds.

d) To provide an opportunity for Mosque Religious Officers, Youth Wing leaders and mosque activists to work together on a large-scale project; in doing so, it further promotes and enhances networking and bonding.

3. TARGET AUDIENCE

Youths aged between 13 and 25 years old.

4. KEY ACTIVITIES

a) Tilawah Day

Over 2 weekends, RYC participants would gather at either of the following mosques to Tilawah (recite the Quran) together. Asatizah and facilitators will be present for guidance. The participants will then break fast together.

Schedules of the Tilawah Day are as follows:

• Sat, 16 Oct 2004, 5.00pm, the Al Istiqamah Mosque,
2 Serangoon North Ave 2.

• Sat, 23 Oct 2004, 5.00pm, the Assyaakirin Mosque,
550 Yung Ann Road.

b) Mass Iftar (breaking of fast), Sat, 6 Nov 2004, the Al Falah Mosque, Bideford Road. *Programmes catering to the youths are being designed.

c) Community Service

Participants will perform community service at either of the following schedules:

Dates	Mosques
Sun, 31 Oct 2004 9.00am – 1.00pm	Al Ansar Mosque, 155 Bedok North Ave 1
	Al Mukminin Mosque, 271 Jurong East St 21
Sun, 7 Nov 2004 9.00am – 1.00pm	Al Muttaqin Mosque, 5140 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6
	Darussalam Mosque, 3002 Commonwealth Ave West

Together with Muis officials, the participants will either:

• Distribute Fidyah and/or Hari Raya packs to recipients of Muis’ financial assistance grants and/or

• Help clean between 5 and 10 homes of recipients of our financial assistance schemes.

d) Successful Completion of RYC

The RYC participants are considered to have successfully completed the challenge when they participate in:

• Tilawah Day on either 16 Oct 2004 or 23 Oct 2004 at the Al Istiqamah or Assyaakirin mosques.

• Mass Iftar on 6 Nov 2004 at the Al Falah Mosque.

• Community Service on either 31 Oct 2004 or 7 Nov 2004 at the 4 mosques mentioned above.