Zohra destitute home continues to aid women, destitute children

Bengaluru: Zohra Destitute Home for Girls in Gulbarga, Karnataka has supported many orphans with their higher education by aiding them in medicine, engineering, degree, journalism, and other allied fields.
Two destitute girls have secured government seats in MBBS and since then have been employed in rural areas as doctors on behalf of the government. Zohra trust has made education more accessible to orphans for over 40 years.
Zohra Home run by the Zohra Women and Children Charitable Welfare Trust was set up by Mohammed Nasir Ali and a group of social workers in 1979 on the Old Jewargi Road in Gulbarga. It is located on half an acre plot of land and can accommodate 250 girl inmates in its 60 room facility. The entire home is looked after by a single warden and four cooks man the kitchen.
The trust was set up with an initial contribution of Rs 100 from each of the seven trustees and in the year 1979 it started functioning with eight girls. Currently, the trust houses over 270 girls.
Speaking to Siasat.com , President of the trust Mohammed Azam Ali said, “One of the orphan girls who have been admitted in our destitute home in the year 1995, has become the headmistress of our Zohra Kannada Medium School.” According to Azam Ali, 25 girls have completed diplomas in engineering, four girls have completed bachelor in engineering, two girls have completed their bachelor’s degrees in architecture and have secured jobs.