Her Highness Princess Abeer bint Faisal bin Turki, wife of the Emir of the Eastern Province, sponsored the celebration of the Benaa Association for Orphan Care in the Eastern Province with the graduation of the sixth batch of the Empowerment Program for Mothers of Orphans, in cooperation with Imam Abdul Rahman bin Faisal University, represented by the College of Applied Studies and Community Service, which was held on Sunday evening, in the presence of the Vice President of the University for Development and Community Partnership, Dr. Nihad Al-Omair, the Vice President of the College for Development and Community Partnership, and the Secretary General of the Empowerment Program, Dr.Suhaila Al-Jamil, the deans of the colleges, the members of the association and the university, the graduates and their families.
Her Highness Princess Abeer bint Faisal bin Turki praised the “Empowerment” program for mothers of orphans, and congratulated the graduates for this success and distinction that will contribute to their upbringing of their male and female orphans and build their capabilities and personalities, appreciating the efforts provided by the university in cooperation with the Benaa Association for the Care of Orphans in the Eastern Province.
The Dean of the College of Applied Studies and Community Service, Dr., explained.Khaled Al-Shehri said that in the context of providing community service to a group that is dear to us and to the people of the country, who are the mothers of orphans, the college is honored this year to present the program for empowering mothers of orphans in cooperation with the Charitable Society for Orphan Care in the Eastern Province (Benaa) in its sixth edition, which comes within the framework of our constant keenness to develop the program, focusing on providing a comprehensive and balanced program in a positive incubator environment in which events and activities are practiced that raise morale and develop aspects of personality.
The General Director of Benaa Society, Abdullah binRashid Al-Khalidi said that the program was consistent with the time plan for public education, and was distinguished by its focus on the breadwinner mother.To be more qualified in taking care of her children’s affairs and taking care of their affairs, he pointed out that during the first semester of the program, 65 training hours were implemented while the number of beneficiaries reached 42. He added that during the second semester of the program the total number of training hours implemented reached 157 training hours and the number of beneficiaries reached 40.
He pointed out that the program aimed to provide mothers with diverse knowledge, skills, and behaviors, as they were trained in the best educational, professional, economic, personal, and psychological practices through the courses.And various workshops over a period of five months, in order for the breadwinner mother to be more qualified to take care of the orphans’ affairs and take care of their affairs. In addition, the distinguished trainee mothers were provided with training and education skills through the “Training of Trainers Principles” course, which constitutes an essential part of the program. The training packages were also developed in all axes in a way that suits the needs of the beneficiaries and the development of society.
Al-Khalidi pointed out that a number of new training courses were also added in various fields, “entertaining, enriching, and educational,” which were not present.In addition, vocational courses became optional according to the desire of the beneficiaries, and accordingly the training hours were redistributed to suit the content and the beneficiaries. Sports classes were also increased in order to improve the mothers’ physical fitness elements and motor skills. A pre- and post-measurement was conducted for the mothers to measure the extent of improvement in the physical fitness elements.He stated that the trainers were diverse from inside and outside the college for the purpose of diversifying experiences and different methods, and individual and group activities were also diversified to create a stimulating and good environment, in addition to organizing a number of recreational trips, enrichment visits, and meetings with inspiring personalities.
He explained that excellent graduate mothers from previous years were used to also train new mothers, which confirms the integration of the educational process between them and allows the largest number of them to benefit.
Al-Khalidi continued by sayingA pre- and post-questionnaire was filled out for all training courses - for female trainers and beneficiaries of the program - to raise the level of quality and in order to improve performance for the coming years, in addition to the presence of a unified evaluation form for all training courses, where each beneficiary evaluated the course she attended after completing each course, all of that to be based on it for development and permanent improvement.
He added that, from the standpoint of encouraging a culture of entrepreneurship and developing communication skills with the public, we sought to move the program from a theoretical space to a more expansive and participatory space, by holding (a market)Tamkeen 1444 AH) which aimed to empower mothers and provide them with the opportunity to display and sell their products, as a first experience for them that would stimulate the establishment of home investments and the creation of marketing channels.
Al-Khalidi expressed his thanks and appreciation to Her Highness Princess Abeer bint Faisal bin Turki for her sponsorship of the ceremony, her attendance, and the support she provided for the success of the program.
Al-Khalidi indicated that the association is proud of the qualitative partnership with Imam Abdul Rahman UniversityBin Faisal, in preparing studies that contributed to the training needs of mothers of orphans, and working with the University’s College of Applied Studies to design and implement the program that contributed to developing their skills, providing them with knowledge, and exchanging experiences among themselves to support them in raising, rehabilitating, and reforming their orphan children.
Al-Khalidi thanked all the mothers who participated in the program over the past years, looking forward to their continuing the training process, developing skills, and creativity in raising
He expressed his thanks to Imam Abdul Rahman bin Faisal University for the distinguished efforts made in planning and designing this qualitative program.
It is noteworthy that the “Empowering Mothers” program aims to raise the educational and family level of mothers of orphans regarding their children by providing them with appropriate means and methods and developing skills to become economically independent.
The program aims to develop the necessary basic knowledge and experiences that will enable mothers of orphans to carry out training operations in the future.