The Charitable Society for Orphan Care in the Eastern Province (Benaa) held a press conference today, ahead of the launch of the initiative to build capabilities and exchange experiences of workers in orphan associations (3), which His Royal Highness Prince Ahmed bin Fahd bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Emir of the Eastern Province, will launch tomorrow.
Member of the Shura Council and Director General of the Society, in attendance, Abdullah bin Rashid Al-Khalidi, explained that this initiative was launched from the vision of the Charitable Society for Orphan Care in the Eastern Province (Benaa), due to its keenness to contribute to supporting the charitable sector in accordance with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, which focuses greatly on building the capabilities of the non-profit sector as a tributary of development. The orphan sector is considered one of these important sectors because orphans are among the groups most in need, and we can, God willing, with our development initiatives and programs, provide them with quality programs that contributeIn shaping their personality and making them active contributors to building their country.
He stated that this initiative is being held for the third year in a row under the guidance and follow-up of His Royal Highness Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd Abdulaziz, Advisor to the Royal Court, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and members of the Association’s Board of Directors. The initiative aims to raise the gross domestic product in the third sector, and this is our role in building capabilities and transferring the expertise and experience that the Benaa Association has gained over the past years and has achieved many achievements that have qualified it to obtain a number of important awards at the level of the Kingdom, the Gulf states, and the Arab world.
Al-Khalidi pointed out that the number of orphan associations in the Kingdom is 24 associations specialized in serving orphans, in which more than 1,300 male and female employees provide care for more than 135,000 orphans, males, and widows across the Kingdom. He noted that in the third edition of the initiative to build the capabilities and exchange experiences of workers in orphan associations in the Kingdom, 100 leaders and executives from the Kingdom’s associations will be hosted, and they will be trained in very important specializations that workers in orphan associations need.
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