(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) A new home for 100 orphans will come up in Dubai next year with the Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) and SOS Children's Villages International - Gulf Area Office signing a memorandum of understanding on the foundation's Family Village.
The Family Village project will address the needs of the orphans and provide educational opportunities, health, food and primary care. The 'village' will be equipped with the latest in educational aids and medical services.
The project is a beneficiary of the endowments and investments directed to cover the Family Village's operational expenses as well as to provide for the needs of orphans and incubators.
The MoU was signed by Tayeb Al Rais, secretary-general of the AMAF, and by Nicole Nassar, managing director of SOS Children's Villages International - Gulf Area Office, in the presence of Helmut Kutin, honorary president of SOS Children's Villages International, in Dubai.
The agreement will help the AMAF leverage 65 years' expertise of SOS Children's Villages International in integrating best-in-class social, scientific, economic and cultural practices in child upbringing into the Family Village project with a view to providing the underprivileged minors with appropriate care, rehabilitation and protection.
Commenting on the MoU, Al Rais said: "The AMAF is delighted to join hands with a global leader in the field of child care for the educational and social development of the orphans who will find a home in the Family Village. SOS Children's Villages International will help the AMAF plan and manage the project on a par with best international standards. We are confident that the MoU will mark the beginning of a long partnership between our two organisations and contribute to the streamlining of our operations for the greater benefit of society in Dubai and the wider UAE."
He added: "This cooperation is in line with the Dubai government's aims to benefit from international experiences to help improve the lives of its citizens and promote human development in line with the vision of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and as per the directions of Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council."
"The MoU is proof of our continued long-term commitment to the region. We look forward to working with the AMAF on the Family Village project and are keen to explore new partnerships with other entities as well," said Kutin.
"When we team up, share knowledge and act together, we get that much closer to finding effective solutions to the critical problems and challenges children are facing today," he added.
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