2011:
The organisation was created by a small committed group, and the overall vision and mission of the team were to help the people. In the first year, Taha Association faced numerous challenges both internal and external.
The internal challenges that we faced in collection donation to run and maintain Taha Association. However, the external challenges were we were unable to get funds from government associations, and the difficulty was finding a place permanently for the community.
2012-2015
These years, the organisation was growing, and Taha Association manage to start the organisation with 100 people from all different backgrounds. End of 2015 Taha Association membership grew to almost 300 people and the new committee made a plan for the future. The committee was putting extensive hard work to bring people and help as many as they could with a very high budget, and organise as many events as possible.
2016
The future plan homework began, and the team worked overtime to find centres with the help of all members we manage to find numerous places. However, at end of 2016, we find the property we all dreamed about (9-11 Patrona St). We negotiate with the vendor and were able to sign the contract with million-dollar, and we applied for the council for a place of assembly. The council took over 8 months to approve the permits and Dandenong Council was holding the file for too long but with the support of Mayor Jim Memiti, we are able to get the approval.
2017:
What a journey, it took over 5 years but it was worth, indeed all our prayers and hard-working paid off. It was the first Muharram, that we opened the door of Taha Association Centre to everyone, and it was amazing seeing everyone with joy and appreciation. A lot of things are happening in the centre, and with full weekend classes and other social, cultural, sports and religious events.
2018
Taha Association has a subcommittee that runs the Taha Funeral Service, and Ove the year the committee manage to control and provide the best service. Once a member joins Taha Funeral Service with specific membership requirements, the member service will be all paid from the moment from the hospital to the grave. In Mid-2018 we applied for a mortuary (to wash and store bodies) and after many hurdles, we manage to achieve another goal.
2019:
We continue to do our best by organising more events and we are having more people come to events, we have helped many vulnerable people with all types of challenges.
Overall:
The communities are providing services to accommodate people’s needs and we are doing to help fellow Australian. We spend many hours organising events to bring people together, and it important to help others.
