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::Bernard Malik - Founder and Executive Director:
 

Being deeply concerned with the overall progress of the minority communities, Bernard Malik has founded the Minority Empowerment organization and has taken the responsibility of being its first Executive Director.
 
Vision
 
  1. To help minorities in all possible ways, so that they may live and enjoy respectable lives via education and employment

  2. To promote people to people contact across the globe where our ever-conflicting world will find a platform to debate and brainstorm issues to peaceful solutions

  3. To create a multicultural society where one is not judged by the color of the skin and the status in the society, where global friendship and people to people contact overshadow the political boundaries of the world

  4. To work towards the all-round progress of the individual at the micro-level and the society-at-large
 
Belief
He is a devout Christian and firmly believes and practices:
"There is neither Jew nor Greek,
there is neither bond nor free,
there is neither male nor female:
for ye are all one in Christ ... " [Galatians 3:28.]
 
Associations
Being a person committed towards the betterment of the society, he is associated with numerous non-profit, non-governmental organizations:
 
  • International Council of Evangelical Churches

  • Federation of Indian Christian Organizations of North America

  • Save Girl Child Organization

  • Organization for Eradication of Illiteracy and Poverty

  • Minority Empowerment Organization
 
Philanthropic work
A true philanthropic soul, he has involved himself with many human rights issues and has always tried to champion the causes of the downtrodden, the voiceless, and the deprived, to the authorities in concern, so that an effective change may be brought about.
 
  1. He has been part of Interfaith Delegation of Non Resident Indians to Gujarat for healing communal wounds

  2. He has been a pioneer and lead voice on issues of Human Rights for Indians

  3. He has been associated with and has made representations to the Prime Minister of India, President of the United States of America, many ministers of Indian Government, US Government, White House Advisors, Members of Parliament in many countries, US Senators, Congressmen, US State of Department, United Nations and International Human Rights Organizations
 
Honors and Awards
The global community has acknowledged his outstanding work. Besides the following numerous other human rights and church related associations in US, Canada, India and Africa, have honored him. He also has been felicitated with numerous awards and distinctions:
 
  • Sole NRI invite to 2000 Years of Christ (Krist Janti) celebrations in Bangalore

  • Invited to the State Dinner at White House by President Bush

  • Honored by Canadian Council of South Asian Christians

  • Honored by 7-Eleven Franchise Owners Association of Delaware

  • Honored by Universal Human Rights Organization

  • Invited for the visit of His Holiness Pope John Paul II to India

  • Honored by 7-Eleven Corporation
 
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