Gulf Today

Ministry fulfils dreams of orphans

- Jamil Khan, Senior Reporter

Dubai: The Ministry of Community Developmen­t fulfilled the wishes of 12 orphan children as part of the ministry’s initiative named “Fi Al Shoufa” (as you wish) to celebrate the Orphan Day in the Muslim World, coinciding with 15th of the Holy Month of Ramadan each year.

The “Fi Al Shoufa” (as you wish) initiative that was supervised by the Social Protection Department at the Ministry of Community Developmen­t, came as part of providing support and welfare to orphans, with the aim of bringing them joy and pleasure through fulfilling their dreams and wishes.

The initiative was implemente­d in collaborat­ion with Emirates Islamic Bank by providing financial support for purchasing their wishing gits, the purchase of wish gits and Emirates

Red Crescent, Ajman Centre to provide the list of orphans named crescent buds who are eligible for the support and wish-making.

On this occasion, the Customers’ Happiness Centre of the Ministry of Community Developmen­t celebrated Orphan Day in the Muslim World (15th Ramadan 1443) through organising the “orphan’s joy” activity which included the distributi­on of purchase vouchers from Al Waha Shopping centre, in addition to “Sidret Al Omniat” activity to fulfil the wishes of the orphans and giving them gits, as well as “orphan child eidya” i.e. a type of a money git given to younger children during Eid as part of celebratin­g the joy of Eid.

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