His Excellency Dr. Abdulrahman Abdul Mannan Al Awar, Director General of the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR), revealed that FAHR has launched eight humanitarian campaigns, at the Federal Government level, in cooperation with Al-Jalila Foundation, under "Sandhom Amanah"initiative, since signing of the memorandum of cooperation between the two sides in April In 2018. The outcome was allocating nearly AED 700,000 as humanitarian aid by the Foundation to help needy people, he said.
HE made the remarks while receiving a delegation from Al-Jalila Foundation, headed by its Executive Director Dr. Abdul Karim Sultan Alolama, Suleiman Baharoon, Director of Corporate Sustainability Department, Aisha Shahdad, Director of Treatment Program, and Khulood Bouaisha, Senior Manager of Marketing and Corporate Communication. They were received, along with HE Dr. Al Awar, Mahmoud Al Mazrouqi, Director of Government Communications Department at the Authority.
The delegation honored FAHR in recognition of its humanitarian efforts and supporting role as a strategic partner of the Foundation in the implementation of a series of humanitarian and charitable campaigns during 2018 and 2019, which received great response and appreciation from the Federal Government employees, and society in general.
In his speech, HE Dr. Abdulrahman Al Awar welcomed the Foundation's delegation, expressing his thanks to the noble efforts of those in charge of the Foundation, as well as its supporters.
“The UAE has been at the forefront in establishing humanitarian and endowment institutions,” he said, stressing the Authority's keenness to play an active role in supporting the Foundation’s humanitarian efforts, as part of its humanitarian and community initiatives launched annually, and a sense of social responsibility.
For his part, Dr. Abdul Karim Alolama praised FAHR’s efforts as a strategic partner of the Foundation and supporter in the implementation of its humanitarian initiatives at the the Federal Government level.
He said: “We are pleased to be in partnership with FAHR, so that we can provide treatment for patients who cannot afford health care through “A,awen” Program, sponsored by Al Jalila Foundation. We strongly believe in the active role that government institutions can play, to help us give hope and quick recovery to many patients, and to realize the Foundation’s mission of investing in medical research, which will have a significant impact on the lives of patients”.