- MAKKAH: Social Affairs Ministry Undersecretary for Development Abdul Aziz bin Ibrahim Al-Hadlaq opened the annual meeting of social development center directors at Al-Shouhada hotel in Makkah on Tuesday.
- Women also attended the event.
He said the two-day meeting would discuss all issues concerning social development centers and the responsibilities of the ministry toward society. "The meeting will provide participants with the opportunity to tackle all matters of concern to them with a view to establishing a mechanism for the settlement of any obstacles," he added.The undersecretary reiterated the ministry would support any social project that would benefit society.He said the ministry had supplied all the centers with guidance brochures to develop their own resources and to make their internal organizational structures.Al-Hadlaq, on the other hand, denied the ministry had cancelled its cooperation with the Ministry of Education to enable teachers to work as social workers at the social development centers on a full time basis."We are cooperating with all government ministries including education, health, agriculture and others according to our needs," he said.Director of Social Affairs in Makkah province Abdullah Al-Tawi said workshops and exhibitions would be organized during the meeting.



