Islamic Educational Welfare Association is a non-governmental organization and it is visualizing on creating a society which will be free from hunger, exploitation, and subjugation of any type. It will be based on justice, peace and equality irrespective of caste, gender, religions and political, where people will live in peaceful co-existence with nature; where people love, respect and co-operate each other for their self reliance and prosperity in the society as well as in humanity as a whole. It has grown to become a convergence point for economically disadvantaged groups who lack access to credit and other community sources.

Organization started with limited resources and manpower. The organization aims to empower the economically weaker & socially marginalized section of the society through capacity building of the people. Beside this, it is working with various NGOs, Governmental organizations, the group felt that rural development in District Malda, West Bengal need a different approach i.e. professional and scientific approach rather than conventional approach to take up the challenges of state for its overall development. In fact, the voluntary and non professional way of working has created innumerable problems in long run, which hamper the real growth after lots of financial & physical investment. Therefore, the group has initiated this institution with a belief of “Participatory Development Process” which will be sustainable in a long way.

As far as the legal status of Islamic Educational Welfare Association is concerned, it is a legally constituted voluntary organization having registered under Societies Registration Act of 1961. It works on No Profit-No Loss basis. It is also entitled to receive donation/contribution from outside India as it has FCRA certification, issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.