Study materials distributed to 900 needy kids
abu dhabi — The Ministry of Community Development, in cooperation with the Emirates Red Crescent, distributed school bags and stationery to 900 orphans and children from poor families ahead of the new school year.
The items distributed under the ‘school bag initiative’ included notebooks, paper, pens, pencils, colours, geometry sets and other stationery materials.
The initiative is in line with the 2030 sustainable development agenda that aims to provide a range of social assistance programmes to the needy and lowincome families in the UAE who are unable to provide everything for their children.
Saeed Al Khattari, general supervisor of the social development centres at the Ministry of Community Development, said: “The ministry is keen on providing support to orphans and families of low-income citizens through the School Bag Initiative to save them from the burden of buying study materials for children at the beginning of the school academic year.”
“We have coordinated with the Emirates Red Crescent to distribute study materials and stationery to hundreds of children in various emirates.”
Mohammed Al Zarooni, director of the Emirates Red Crescent Branch in Dubai, said: “The School Bag Initiative aims to support the government’s strategy of promoting the corporate social responsibility among community institutions and bodies by giving back to the people.” The ministry has dedicated
The ministry is keen on providing support to orphans and families of low-income citizens” Saeed Al Khattari, general supervisor of the social development centres at the Ministry of Community Development
We have coordinated with the ERC to distribute study materials to hundreds of kids.
Mohammed Al Zarooni, director of Emirates Red Crescent Branch in Dubai
several initiatives to children, including the ‘Month of Reading’ which is observed across the UAE in March every year.
Also, the ‘Learning My Rights’ event that coincides with Emirati Children’s Day on March 15 is hosted at community development centres across the UAE.