Tamdeen Group’s ‘My Book My Friend’ 2016 reading session culminated with Amal Al-Randi’s creative workshop

‘My Book My Friend’, a CSR reading program by Kuwait’s Tamdeen Group, hosted its last reading session for 2016 in association with the well-known Kuwaiti author Amal Al-Randi. The Arabic reading session was held on December 17 at Make Meaning, 360 Mall, for children between 9 and 13 years old. As the finale for the season, the eminent author organized a special workshop for children on ‘How to Write a story’, with the aim to get children to freely explore their imaginative story-telling skills.

Muath Al-Roumi, General Manager, Corporate Marketing, Tamdeen Group, said: “While writing and reading skills are closely connected, writing is an often overlooked tool for improving reading skills and content learning. Studies have shown that the process of creating content prompts children to be more thoughtful and engaged when reading text produced by others.”

Roumi further added: “We are glad to associate our last reading session of the year with Amal AlRandi as she has been strongly advocating the importance of reading within the region. Our initiative is impelled by the directives of Tamdeen group’s responsibility towards future generations to spread knowledge and encourage reading among community members as a daily habit. ‘My Book My Friend’ is focused on creating a community of readers in Kuwait.”

Randi, who has won Kuwait’s children’s literature award, has been strongly supporting reading programs and praises the efforts of national organizations in developing a reading culture within the region.

The 2017 ‘My Book My Friend’ reading program will further offer children the space and opportunity to enjoy reading and storytelling sessions with their parents. The program will further aim to challenge not only children but also their parents in fostering a culture of reading which will see Kuwait grow even greater in the years to come.