Protocol inked to empower persons having disabilities
Charitable projects launched in Kyrgyzstan
Officials from the two authorities at the press conference. KUWAIT CITY, Nov 5, (KUNA): The General Authority for Youth and the General Authority for Persons with Disabilities Affairs signed on Sunday a protocol of cooperation to invest and empower youth with disabilities and prepare them to develop their skills and talents to contribute to the development of the society.
Director General of the General Authority for Youth Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi said at a news conference that this approach aims to provide opportunities for young people with disabilities and organize joint programs between the two authorities in the fields of innovation, craft, art, sports and entrepreneurship of small projects.
Al-Mutairi added that the protocol will allow young people with disabilities to benefit from the various facilities rendered by the Youth Authority, pointing out that it has been coordinating with the NGOs sponsoring the disabled to activate these facilities and make the most of it for the development of young people from such category in all areas of youth work.
He said that the two sides started implementing this protocol today through convention of a workshop with the participation of concerned figures, specialists and specialized schools for people with disabilities to explain the objectives of the project which aims to provide a safe and secure environment for young people with disabilities.
Meanwhile, Kuwait’s Al-Salam Humanitarian and Charity Society Director General Dr Nabil Al-Oun has underscored significance of launching Al-Salam charitable compound in Naryn, Kyrgyzstan, to provide humanitarian services for Muslims there as part of current “Al-Khair” convoy 38. He added in remarks to KUNA on Sunday that the society started constructing this facility last year, explaining that it would secure educational and professional training for the orphans in particular. Three floors will accommodate 420 orphans with full time residency in addition to 720 with part-time stay, he said.
The compound includes two schools, Holy Qur’an memorization centers, mosques, a tailoring center, a central market and a playing field, he said.