Emirates News Agency – Under the guidance of Sheikha Fatima.. “The Red Crescent” lays the foundation stone for the “Mother of the Nation” center for girls’ education and training in Zanzibar province.

Zanzibar, 5 July / WAM / Under the direction of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, President of the General Women’s Association, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, Supreme President of the Family Development Foundation, Honorary President of the Emirates Red Crescent, and His Highness the Representative of the Ruler of Al Tafra Region. The Emirates Authority decided to create the Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak “Mother of the Nation” Center in succession to Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Red Cross. About 4,000 women from the region and neighboring regions benefit annually for education and training of women in Zanzibar, Tanzania, as part of Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak’s efforts in the field of empowering and improving the opportunities of women in general. Life and the good life.

Today, in Zanzibar, the center’s foundation stone was laid, marking the start of its installation work, by Dr. Maida Bint Salem Al Shamsi, Minister of State, H.E. In the presence of Hamoud Abdullah Al Junaibi, Secretary General of Red Organization. Crescent, and many officers, officials and people in power are in large part in the region.

Speaking on the occasion, Her Excellency Dr. Maida Al Shamsi emphasized that the support and continuity of Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak in many fields for the empowerment of women is a natural extension of the philanthropic path. The whole world is working under the leadership of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the State of the United Arab Emirates, may God protect him.

He began his speech by extending the greetings of Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak to the government and people of Tanzania and wished them further progress and prosperity. And he added: “We are delighted to be with you today to lay the foundation stone. For the “Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Center for Women’s Education and Training” project, which aims to empower women and strengthen their skills by acquiring knowledge, science and training, which qualifies them to enter the labor market. Achieving women’s access to economic and social empowerment, many means of production can be owned.

His Excellency said: “To this end, the initiative of the “Mother of the Nation” Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak came to establish this center for women’s education and training, in coordination and consultation with the President of Zanzibar, Her Excellency Samia Hassan. .” and providing better living conditions for her and her family, and includes her keen interest in promoting cooperation and social participation between the UAE and Tanzania.

His Excellency added: “As we gather today to mark the inauguration of this humanitarian and development building, we look forward to everyone’s cooperation to achieve it as soon as possible. We will address the education and training needs of targeted women so that women in the region can fulfill all our aspirations.” We complement, and we are confident that this project will achieve growth, prosperity and stability and make a quality improvement in empowering women. Skills, and contribute to supporting human development efforts by empowering women human workers who are important in building society.

Hammoud Abdullah Al Junaibi, for his part, emphasized that this development and civilization building is included in the UAE’s humanitarian and development achievements in Tanzania in general and Zanzibar in particular. Housing and others.

He further said: “Today we are moving to another axis where empowerment of women, development of their skills, paving the way for more efforts, service to their local community, their advancement is not less important than the fields like family rehabilitating them, training them well and better. Giving them full opportunity to showcase their potential for the future.

This effort to establish this project, where we are the first of its daughters today, is not strange to Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, the “Mother of the Emirates”, who has always used us to undertake constructive initiatives. Her Highness is regarded as one of the greatest advocates of dignified women’s rights, making a difference in the development and reconstruction efforts of fraternal and allied countries, especially in projects related to empowering women and enhancing their role in human and human development sectors. Improving life and stability and opportunities to live in peace and harmony.

Al Junaibi emphasized that this quality initiative embodies the growing role of the UAE and its wise leadership in meeting the development and humanitarian needs of the Tanzanian people. Today, you have a strong message of solidarity of the people of the Emirates with humanitarian and development. The situation in the Zanzibar region.” He pointed out that the programs and projects of the Emirates Red Crescent Commission in Zanzibar find great support from the wise leadership of the Emirates, which is always eager to strengthen the efforts of the Authority and its efforts. is coming

It is noteworthy that the training and rehabilitation center has several facilities including 3 classrooms, a health clinic, a training workshop and a nursery, multi-purpose halls, administrative offices and boarding houses for its beneficiaries. Services from outside the province of Zanzibar with 36 cabins.