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Sharjah Chamber hosts charity exhibition showcasing handcrafted products made by orphan girls
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holds CSR event in partnership with Sharjah Social Empowerment FoundationJuly 22, 2010 - The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI)The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI)
and the Sharjah Social Empowerment Foundation (SSEF) recently hosted a charity exhibition showcasing handcrafted products made by orphan girls, at the SCCISCCI headquarters recently. The exhibition, which is part of the local chamber's corporate social responsibility (CSR) and services initiatives, aimed at offering a wide array of hand-made products and accessories to chamber employees, clients and visitors who visited the exhibition. Proceeds of the event will be used for the benefit of the orphan girls who are under the care of SSEF.All products that were showcased at the exhibition are a result of the Foundation's production workshop program, which seeks to teach the orphans how to create products for a livelihood. Showcased products included Arabic-themed living room accessories and handmade fabrics like table linen, bedroom linen and prayer carpet sets. The exhibition reflects the SCCISCCI's continued commitment to support the government's key social and humanitarian programs and also complements the chamber's thrust towards implementing CSR based initiatives that can be of great benefit to the local community.
, said, "We are pleased with the positive response received from hosting this charity exhibition; not only were we able to showcase the talent and creativity of the orphans who are presently under the SSEF's care but we were also able to help raise funds for their benefit. The event reflects the chamber's continued commitment towards various humanitarian issues and our efforts to strengthen and promote productive social involvement programs for the UAE community. The SCCISCCI affirms its support to the SSEF and its aim to provide assistance and care to orphaned children. Moreover, hosting the event complements the SCCISCCI's thrust towards communicating with the society - directly and effectively - and participating and rendering support to various activities organized by social organizations and entities, and reinforcing our partnerships with government agencies, foundations and other key organizations in the emirate."Mona Bin Huda Al Suwaidi, Director, SSEF, said, "The SCCISCCI's show of support for this exhibition demonstrates the chamber's strong commitment towards humanitarian efforts and initiatives. Their efforts will surely help the Foundation's aim to improve the status of orphaned children by providing them with the necessary educational, social, health and psychological support. Allowing us to hold the exhibition at the SCCISCCI headquarters provided us with the two-fold opportunity of showcasing the skills and creativity of our orphans and increasing public awareness on the Foundation's humanitarian mission and implementation of programs for orphans in Sharjah and the rest of the UAE. The SSEF extends its heartfelt gratitude to the SCCISCCI for the assistance and support that they have provided not only to us but also towards other social foundations with similar goals."
The Sharjah Social Empowerment Foundation was established under the directive of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al-Qassimi, Member of the UAE Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, in 2002. The center's role is to give educational, social, health and psychological services to orphans in Sharjah. The center specializes in making orphans more active in their society via anything that they may need in order to create social Empowerment. The SSEF vocational and career empowerment programs provide its wards with the necessary training and rehabilitation that will develop skills, confidence and self-reliance -- preparing them to take up business and career opportunities in the future.
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