ABU DHABI, 6th March, 2023 (WAM) — Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination (ZHO) produced bags made by Women of Determination – by recycling fabrics and materials – to be donated to the Sheikha Fatima Fund for Refugee Women.
Dr. Maitha bint Salem Al Shamsi, Minister of State, appreciated this initiative of supporting the participation of People of Determination in the UAE’s efforts, upon the directives of H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women's Union, Chairwoman of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation.
Al Shamsi emphasised the significance of consolidating the culture of sustainability and the participation of women of concern in supporting displaced women and providing them with their daily needs, reflecting cooperation between agencies and institutions at the local, regional and international levels.
The fund reinforces Sheikha Fatima's continued efforts to empower refugee women economically and socially, noting that her initiatives of supporting refugees made her at the forefront of supporters of their conditions, humanitarian issues and capabilities.
Abdullah Abdul Ali Al Humaidan, Secretary-General of ZHO, praised Sheikha Fatima's humanitarian attitudes, thanking Her Highness for supporting and encouraging citizens in various fields.
Al Humaidan also lauded her prominent role in supporting ZHO's humanitarian activities, in addition to voicing his happiness for Women of Determination's engagement in the UAE’s humanitarian efforts to support refugee women.
“Her Highness is a symbol of unlimited humanitarian giving not only at the local level, but also at both regional and international levels,” he said, stressing her pioneering role in adopting core humanitarian issues.
Rashed Alzaabi