Community Development Authority head lauds PAD’S efforts towards Pakistanis
DUBAI: The CEO Clubs Network has announced, during a fundraising evening, to extend Dhs100,000 (worth of 1,000 bricks) towards the Medical Centre of Pakistan Association Dubai. The event aimed to raise awareness and fundraise for the community’s medical centre, in the presence of over 200 guests from diverse nationalities.
Dr Omar Al Muthanna, CEO Community Development Authority (CDA), who was the chief guest, lauded the Pakistan association’s role in welfare and social works that not only benefit Pakistanis living in Dubai, but other beneficiaries too.
The event, “CEOS Legacy”, was a collaborative effort by PAD and CEO Clubs Network. It raised awareness amongst CEOS of various corporations to leave a legacy through their Corporate Social Responsibility for the first community healthcare facility in the GCC.
The ceo clubs network pledged 1,000 bricks towards the upcoming Pakistan Medical Centre.
The CEO Clubs Network is the largest business networking club in the world, with a presence in 20 countries and more than 16,000 exclusive elite CEOS and high executives’ members worldwide.
“Going through the files of the not for profit clubs (in 2008), who were really serious in being on the frontline of community development,” Al Muthanna recollected, “I was right in the impact of the clubs and the potential that I saw back then.”
The Community Development Authority regulate sand provides licensing services to non-profit Civil Society Organisations and associations.
“Be it honouring labourers during Ramadan or the recently launched community youth council, in every activity I have seen the familiar faces of Pakistan Association,” added Al Muthanna.
The Medical Wing of PAD has served over 23,000 patients in over 90 free medical camps since 2009, which led to the unprecedented not-for-profit Pakistan Medical Centre, which will remain open to all nationalities.
“The challenge is to not construct the medical centre but to sustain it. We need support and strength from individuals and corporate who believe in giving back to the community,” said Dr Faisel Ikram, President of PAD.
“In the Year of Zayed, we should all be motivated to leave a legacy behind and what other way than contributing towards a centre that will be a beacon of hope for thousands of people,” added Dr Ikram.