The Inception

Vazhakkad is a border village in Malappuram district near to Calicut in the state of Kerala, India. A village, that has excelled academically and socially, it has experienced the pros and cons of the Grasim wood pulp factory which was territorially on the other bank of river Chaliyar in the village of Mavoor in Calicut district.

 

Vazhakkad has given birth to many productive civic leaders who have served in the state leadership on different domains. Koyapathodi Ahmed Kutty Haji was the MLA of the Madras Assembly. Kanniyath Ahmad Musliyar, President of Samastha, Islamic Renaissance leader MT Abdurahman Moulavi, former Education Minister ET Mohammad Basheer MP, former Industries Minister Elamaram Kareem MP, former Chairman of Minority Commission M Veerankutty, former Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer T Arifali and Chaliyar activist KA Rahman.

The village is also on the path of making progress, prospering on economy of gulf migration that began in the 1980s. The Vazhakkad expatriate community in the gulf countries has been spearheading a lot of charitable activities for the upliftment of the village.

 

Founded in 2007, the Vazhakkad Association of Qatar (VAQ), a charitable organization initiated charitable activities with an emphasis on the health sector.

 

In the first phase, a medical shop was started to distribute free medicine to needy patients. In the second phase, the VAQ Dialysis Centre was started to help kidney patients in the village and of the neighborhood villages. Since 2015, free dialysis has been provided to patients with the unconditional support and cooperation of the natives. In the Supporting Committee formed to coordinate the activities of the Dialysis Centre, the representatives of all categories of organizations, irrespective of party affiliation, are working towards the same goal. Similarly various community welfare, relief and awareness programs were conducted on respective occasions till date. Now we are in the verge of executing our dream project ‘’VAQ Tower’’; one-place destination for all our activities…!

 

Only your love and support will make our dream a reality.

 

Praying for God’s blessings.