(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Dar Al Ber Society (Dabs), committed to charity works locally and abroad, has run 127 charitable and humanitarian projects in three African countries.
An official delegation from the society based in Dubai, examined and followed up the development of the promising projects as part of a 20-day special mission. A top official with the 37-year-old charity society said the visits paid to Mauritania, Mali and Niger are in line with directives of the UAE's prudent leadership to support deprived countries all over the world. Abdullah Ali bin Zayed, Executive Director of Dar Al Ber, said the society, in a bid to closely follow up the developments of its charity projects, has started field visits to these schemes in collaboration with Dar Al Ber partners worldwide. "Senior staff and specialists are being dispatched on a regular basis to meet with Dar Al Ber partners across the globe to be updated about the developments of the ongoing philanthropic projects and their capability to run these schemes." The visits are also meant to check the prices, specifications and designs of the current and planned projects as initially proposed by strategic partners globally, and highlight the due remarks, he added. "To that end, a delegation of society experts and specialists, including Abdulkareem Jaafar Al Hassan, manager of projects department, and Abdulhakeem Mohammed Abdullah, property assessment specialist and head of entities accreditation and control, paid a 20-day visit to Dads projects in Mauritania, Mali, and Niger." Bin Zayed said the delegation discussed the standards of these projects to ensure compliance with due specifications. "These regular field visits help Dar Al Ber Society better communicate with strategic partners worldwide, and be in the loop about the development of the ongoing and completed projects as scheduled." Elaborating, he said they inspected 120 charity projects being done in Mauritania, Mali and Niger. "These include Islamic schools and centres whereas the delegation checked a number of sites recommended for building big educational institutions." Dar Al Ber has accomplished many projects in Mauritania, Mali and Niger, spanning building mosques, schools, and Islamic centres, digging water wells, sponsoring orphans, students, and Quran teachers, bin Zayed said. "We have also supported productive and low-income families in collaboration with a number of accredited charity entities." Dar Al Ber spares no effort to take part in relief work in coordination with concerned bodies at African, Asian, and European countries in association with the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai, he underlined. The delegation also discussed the prospects and potentials of some key educational and health projects to make the poor and needy people productive, bin Zayed underlined. "We have also followed up the projects being carried out there, and urged the contractors and consultants concerned to finish the job as fast and accurate as possible." Ahmed Shaaban Originally from Egypt, I have been in Dubai since December 2005. Before coming here, I worked as an English language instructor, chief En/Ar translator, proofreader, reporter in Egypt and Qatar. I have also worked as a reporter, correspondent and simultaneous translator with two satellite channels in Dubai. I have a masters degree in media, Cairo University, 2014, a bachelor degree in English language and translation, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 1996, and three post-graduate diplomas in English language and Instruction. With over 19 years of experience in translation, interpretation, EFL instruction, and reporting. I am interested in technology, aviation, politics, as well as community, parliament and defence issues. I enjoy reading, writing, exercising, and surfing the web.