DUBAI: On the occasion of Zayed Humanitarian Day, Dubai Cares, the organization mandated to lead the Reading Nation campaign, sorted more than 80,000 books and prepared over 600 boxes for distribution to the campaign’s beneficiaries, collected from more than 500 schools in UAE.
Held at Al-Boom Tourist Village in Dubai, the eventful day witnessed the participation of Jamila bint Salem Al-Muhairi, UAE Minister of State for Public Education, in addition to officials from the Ministry of Education and more than 400 multinational volunteers from across the UAE aged between 10 and 60 years. Working in morning and afternoon shifts, the volunteers sorted the books according to their language, scientific and literary content, and target age groups.
Ahead of the sorting and preparation process, Dubai Cares had distributed special boxes to over 500 schools in the UAE in early June. The boxes were used to collect the books donated by students and place the tags in which students had written personalized messages to beneficiary children.
With the completion of the sorting and packing process, Dubai Cares has announced that the shipping and distribution of books will be conducted in cooperation with various government entities that are responsible for implementing the Reading Nation campaign, as directed by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
Jamila bint Salem Al-Muhairi said: “Today we remember the great heritage, wisdom and generosity of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan who was, and still is, a teacher and a role model to all of us. Citizens and residents of the UAE are continuing today the legacy of a wise man whose charitable works and initiatives had transcended borders to include Arab and Muslim countries as well as other developing countries.”
She added: “We encouraged students to donate used books to express their support of their student counterparts in the Arab and Islamic world who are living extremely tough conditions and are often deprived of education and knowledge.”
The Reading Nation campaign is one of the UAE’s humanitarian initiatives that was launched during the Holy Month of Ramadan. Previous campaigns achieved their targets by providing shelter, food and water to millions of needy people across the globe.
Held at Al-Boom Tourist Village in Dubai, the eventful day witnessed the participation of Jamila bint Salem Al-Muhairi, UAE Minister of State for Public Education, in addition to officials from the Ministry of Education and more than 400 multinational volunteers from across the UAE aged between 10 and 60 years. Working in morning and afternoon shifts, the volunteers sorted the books according to their language, scientific and literary content, and target age groups.
Ahead of the sorting and preparation process, Dubai Cares had distributed special boxes to over 500 schools in the UAE in early June. The boxes were used to collect the books donated by students and place the tags in which students had written personalized messages to beneficiary children.
With the completion of the sorting and packing process, Dubai Cares has announced that the shipping and distribution of books will be conducted in cooperation with various government entities that are responsible for implementing the Reading Nation campaign, as directed by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
Jamila bint Salem Al-Muhairi said: “Today we remember the great heritage, wisdom and generosity of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan who was, and still is, a teacher and a role model to all of us. Citizens and residents of the UAE are continuing today the legacy of a wise man whose charitable works and initiatives had transcended borders to include Arab and Muslim countries as well as other developing countries.”
She added: “We encouraged students to donate used books to express their support of their student counterparts in the Arab and Islamic world who are living extremely tough conditions and are often deprived of education and knowledge.”
The Reading Nation campaign is one of the UAE’s humanitarian initiatives that was launched during the Holy Month of Ramadan. Previous campaigns achieved their targets by providing shelter, food and water to millions of needy people across the globe.
