Call for support from St. Joseph's AEL Chapter

On a hot day in June the AEL National Office staff were very pleased to receive an electronic mail from Eiman Heji an AEL Member from St. Joseph’s University’s Omega Chapter. The reason why the message delighted us so much is that we appreciate our Members’ taking time to write to us so as to keep us updated on what they have been up to so far, or what they would like to share with their AEL fellows. Eiman Khalil Heji was inducted into AEL through Omega Chapter at St. Joseph’s University on May 11, 2005. The same year, she obtained her Master’s degree from this school in Supervision of Special Education. And after her successful graduation, Eiman went back home to Qatar, where she has been upholding with loyalty and dedication the covenant to support and contribute widely to society.

At present time, Eiman is working as a supervisor of the Inclusion Mainstreaming Program at Al-Noor Institute in Qatar. The Institute specializes in educating students with visual impairments.

By supporting, aiding and educating the visually impaired, one of the main objectives of the AL-Noor Institute is to lead it students into working opportunities. Today, Al-Noor Institute has a vast number of visually impaired students of different ages for whom the school has implemented various special educational programs. It strives toward maintaining good conditions and providing every possible opportunity for its students to gain knowledge, and also seeks for cooperation and support for providing newcomers with special books and other needed educational tools.

AEL Chapters seeking an international community service project are invited to support Al-Noor Institute to further uphold its unique mission of educating visually impaired children.

If you want to learn more, contact Eiman at eiman_khalil@hotmail.com to see in which way you and your Chapter could support Al-Noor Institute. Your Chapter’s every donation, small or big, can make a difference in the life of blind children giving them an opportunity to learn to survive in life.