ABU DHABI: The Authority of Social Contribution – Ma’an, participated in launching a volunteering event in Abu Dhabi with one of its Community Engagement Volunteering Programme (CEVP) operators from the “We Volunteer’ initiative, Haraka, to encourage the emirate’s residents to embrace an active and healthy lifestyle.
The event was attended by Dr. Mughir Al Khaili, Chairman of the Department of Community Development in Abu Dhabi (DCD), Qasim Al Hashimi, Executive Director of Beneficiaries Affairs at The Abu Dhabi Social Support Authority, Bushra Abdullah Al Mulla, Director-General of Family Care Authority, Abdullah Ismail Al Kamali, Executive Director of the People of Determination Sector at Zayed Higher Organisation, Ali Saleh Al Yafei, Chairman of Solutions Plus, Omaima Al Wedami, Acting CEO at Solutions Plus, and Muna Juma Al Bahar, Advisor at the Department of Community Development in Abu Dhabi (DCD).
Active Parks by Haraka is a DCD initiative developed in partnership with Abu Dhabi Sports Council and th
e municipalities of Abu Dhabi city, Al Ain city, and Al Dhafrah Region, and Community Management Department – Al Dhafrah Region Affairs, designed to encourage community members across Abu Dhabi to utilise public parks and green spaces to pursue an active, outdoor lifestyle.
The one-year programme was launched in September 2023 and have successfully hosted a total of 3,840 participants, with 164 volunteers across 498 sessions conducted to date.
Active parks is one of the programmes that received a Community Volunteering Program Grants (CVPG), part of Ma’an Grants Programme which aims to support Social Enterprises and not-for-profits to ultimately create collaborative communities and a culture of contribution in Abu Dhabi.
As part of Ma’an’s ongoing efforts to support initiatives aimed at developing projects which address various social priorities, such us encouraging physical activities and a developing a healthier lifestyle amongst residents of Abu Dhabi to deliver long-lasting impact and benefit individua
ls from the community.
Source: Emirates News Agency
