The organized community life is in existence with
its several advantages amongst members of Memon
Community. Its members have linked themselves
with smaller communities according to the settlements
of their forefathers in different parts of undivided
India several deeds ago. The Okhai Memon Community,
which in broad analysis forms part of Memon Community
and in final analysis proudly attaches itself
with Pakistani Muslim Society, derives its origin
and organization through the settlements of our
forefathers in or around the place called Okhai.
Large number of the Okhai Memon had settled in
the city of Karachi long before the Independence
of Pakistan.
The generation to which the present youths of
Okhai Memon Community belong is generally indebted
to its forefathers who, despite great adversities
and extreme economic backwardness, gave attention
to educating their children, mainly towards boys`
education. This educated class grew and also got
conscious of its responsibilities to the Society
they lived in and emerged ultimately as potent
group in forming the Okhai Memon Youth Services
with formal and realistic organization structure,
in July, 1968.
The `Youth Services` was born out of the desire
to locate, unite and explore the potentialities
of the young educated people of the community,
to their more, mental and cultural developments
and putting these organized talents to constructiveness
so that, through educational and other social
welfare activities, the reforms could be brought
about. The young and educated membership of `Youth
Services` which prescribes age limit of 21 to
45 years and minimum education upto matric to
qualify for ordinary membership, immediately got
engaged and has carried out all round activities
in the short span of two years. It has established
library, Reading Room, Study Center and Ladies
Industrial Homes. The students welfare program
aiming at helping needy students with scholarship,
school uniforms and books and stationery has been
organized involving expenditure of over Rs. 17000
during the year 1969-70 alone.
Youth Services organizes from time to time literary
meetings and members` social get-togethers where
prominent personalities are occasionally invited
to speak and guide its members by their knowledge
and experience. In February this year we organized
an elaborately arranged Education week, which
helped spread widely the message of education,
and created intense interest.
Youth Services is body registered with various
authorities and it has democratic functioning
under proper Constitution.
