RIYADH: Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education Dr. Haya Al-Awwad launched a program to help children whose fathers were killed while fighting on the south border, at the King Abdulaziz Historic Center in Riyadh on Sunday.
The program has been held for the past four years since operation “Decisiveness Storm” began against the militias in Yemen.
Children of those killed form a group of ambassadors that tour the Kingdom and tell other school students about their experience.
“Riyadh this year will be proud to have nearly 32 ambassadors from Najran and Jazan governorates to stay in Riyadh, and have talks with their peers so we can transplant national pride, unwavering appreciation for those who gave their lives to their land, and enhance the sense of unification between all students,” Al-Awwad said.
The governorates and cities on the south border include Jazan, Najran, Sabya city (and sub-division in Jazan), Sarat Ubaida governorate and Dhahran Al-Janoub governorate (Assir region). 
The ambassadors, the sons and daughters of those who have been killed and injured, will be distributed across Riyadh, Tabuk, Madinah, Al-Baha, and Hafr Al-Batin. The number of ambassadors for the fourth edition of the program is more than 122.
The acting general manager of education for Riyadh said that this edition would include new activities for the children, “during their journey, we will provide them with tours of historic sites, tourist destinations, entertainment programs and cultural activities in the governorate that they will be ambassador to.
“We want them to have thorough knowledge of their past and present so they can realize how big this country is and why their fathers have sacrificed their lives to the land of the two holy mosques. It will tie them even more to their country,” he told Arab News.
Hussin Alshaiban, a 15-year-old student whose father was killed on the south border, told Arab News: “I am proud to be the son of the great man who prioritized his country. And I feel that I have learned a lot about my country recently from our sittings with teachers and education ministry members.”
Hussin has been helped by different government entities and associations, which have provided psychological care for such children and helped to turn the sadness from their loss into pride about what their fathers have done.
Asked what he wanted to do in the future, Hussin replied: “I want to become a soldier like my father. I am not afraid of death and I will never be,” he said.
