CDA and Marriage Fund sign MoU to cooperate in social service sector

Dubai, 15 December, 2010: The Community Development Authority (CDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Marriage Fund to co-operate in the field of social work to strengthen guidance for UAE families for those planning to get married.

As per the MoU, Marriage Fund will organize awareness seminars and family guidance to the targeted sectors as per CDA, and develop concerned policies on building the family in terms of social, educational and economic development.

The two organisations will organise programmes and events aimed at promoting a culture of social responsibility among the private sector, and strengthen public private partnerships in the social sector.

Her Excellency Dr. Maitha Salem Al Shamsi, Minister of State, Chairwoman of the Marriage Fund, and His Excellency Mr Khaled Al Kamda, Director General of CDA, signed the MoU recently at CDA's premises.

Commenting on this collaboration Mr Al Kamda said: "We are pleased to sign the MoU with the Marriage Fund, which complements our strategic goal of developing the various segments of the UAE community, as well as strengthen family stability and develop the skills of young UAE nationals. Through the MoU, we will exchange knowledge and experience, statistics and publications that promote the development of the social sector in the Emirate."

The Community Development Authority in co-operation with Marriage Fund recently organized awareness workshops on premarital counselling targetting the UAE nationals. The workshops focused on issues affecting future family life, including child-rearing, early intervention, disability and family matters.

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Community Development Authority (CDA):
The CDA is a government entity mandated with enhancing the social development in Dubai to achieve the Dubai strategic plan 2015 which was announced by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum on February 2007.

The CDA will work towards promoting and raising the social standards in Dubai, and increasing the role of citizens in the community by cooperating with concerned entities in order to achieve the goals of the development sector and to develop the basic structure necessary for this.

The CDA will work on setting up the necessary policies and standards pertaining to social services providers based on its five strategic goals including promotion of national identity, social protection, social inclusion, social empowerment, and social cohesion in Dubai.

For further information, please contact:
Rana Ghazi Demloge    
Director - Marketing & Corporate Communications  
Community Development Authority         
Tel: (971 4) 4299884
Email: rana.demloge@cda.gov.ae             

Nedal Alasaad/Nafisa Marzouki  
ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller
Tel: (971 4) 3344550

Fax: (971 4) 3344556
Email: n.alasaad@asdaa.com n.marzouki@asdaa.com

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