Care provided by Kuwait to kids of social nurseries highlighted

DUBAI, Dec 30, (KUNA): Kuwait’s Ministry of Social Affairs participated in the activities of the State of Kuwait’s pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai on Wednesday, during which it highlighted the great care and attention provided by Kuwait to children of social nurseries and special groups in the social care sector, to be able individuals, to produce, give and work for their country.

Undersecretary Abdulaziz Shuaib said in a press statement that the ministry’s participation in Expo 2020 Dubai comes from the standpoint of the pioneering humanitarian aspect of Kuwait, which has become a beacon of humanitarian work, stressing the ministry’s keenness to be part of the successes of this pavilion in light of the high number of visitors and the image it provides.

Shuaib, who was accompanied by the Assistant Undersecretary for Social Welfare Muslim Al-Subaie and the children of the family nursery, in addition to a team of craftsmen and productive families, praised the efforts of the Ministry of Information workers who presented a bright image of the State of Kuwait that reflects its authentic history and heritage, as well as its future vision under the leadership of His Highness the Amir and His Highness the Crown Prince.

He explained, “This global event is an opportunity to meet the world, especially the brothers from the Gulf countries, who were honored to visit the pavilions of some of them, such as Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman, and the pavilion of the General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and to inform them of the Kuwaiti pioneering experience in humanitarian work under the auspices of very special groups of children.

Shuaib and Al-Subaie gave the commissioners and managers of the pavilions of the Gulf countries gifts of handicrafts made by the Expo Craft Team accompanying the delegation of the ministry.

In a similar statement, the Assistant undersecretary for social welfare affirmed the ministry’s keenness on the presence of family nursery children in international forums to benefit from expertise and experiences, in addition to transferring Kuwait’s experience in care in its various sectors.

Al-Subaie praised the efforts of workers in the care sector and the family nursery administration, which took the initiative to participate with the children in the Kuwait pavilion to display their works, crafts, drawings and other creations in all homes in the care sector in this international forum.

The delegation included the observer of the family nursery, Iman Al-Enezi, the head of the section, Abdullah Al-Mutairi, in addition to the public relations observer at the Ministry of Social Affairs, Ahmed Al-Enezi.

For his part, founder and general coordinator of the Expo965 team for heritage, crafts and Kuwaiti innovators participating in the exhibition, researcher Mohammed Kamal said in a statement to KUNA that the team aims, through displaying handicrafts that embody Kuwaiti heritage professions and tools, to highlight the Kuwaiti heritage and the authentic crafts that Kuwaitis used it in the past.

Kamal added that the participation also aims to encourage young people to practice their craft hobbies, motivate talented people, nurture them, teach them to love heritage, and inform them about the crafts practiced by ancestors in the past and how to preserve them.

He indicated that the participating team are the Dean of the craftsmen, Muhammad Dashti (craftsman of built-in boxes and heritage models), Dr. Hamed Kamal

(practicing the profession of ancient goldsmiths and designer of jewelry and accessories with electrical wires), and the craftsman Fahd Al-Saad, who specializes in making knives and socks and the profession of ancient mills.

He pointed out that the team participates in a special corner of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Social Affairs in the Kuwaiti pavilion, during the Expo week for productive families.

He pointed out that the Kuwaiti exhibition, which will continue until the beginning of next January, includes direct workshops for the public to familiarize them with how they work, how they are prepared and how they are implemented.

He praised the role of Undersecretary of the Ministry of Social Affairs Abdulaziz Shuaib, Assistant Undersecretary for Social Development Hana Al-Hajri, Director of the Department of Community Development Dalal Al-Mutairi and all officials in the ministry for their support of the (Expo965 Kuwait) team.