Family Village for orphans hosts iftar for benefactors
The Family Village, an Orphanage Project in Dubai by the Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF), recently organized an Iftar event for all its donors to reveal its gratitude for the significant donations they have made for assisting construct a protected house for orphans. An initiative by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, the task intends to offer a genuine home with a psychologically secured family environment for impoverished kids. The AMAF is the first approved recipient of endowments that is mandated to oversee the care of minors and orphans in Dubai.
During the event, H.E. Salem Ahmad Almoosa, Founder, Chairman & CEO of Salem Ahmad Almoosa Enterprises, was honoured by the AMAF for his contributions in making the Family Village a truth. The renowned entrepreneur donated a total of AED 3 million for the building and construction of a residential structure within the Village, which has actually been called after his family. The Family Village comprises of 16 rental properties that can accommodate approximately 8 kids in each rental property-- making each home as a bonded family unit with siblings and fulltime 'mothers and fathers' to supply them with love and care along with health and nutrition. In addition, a grandma oversees the everyday functioning of the town in addition to aunties and uncles as helpers.
H.E. Almoosa said: "The Family Village is a humanitarian project that has an honorable goal of providing a safe and protected homely environment to orphaned children so that they mature to become contributing members of the society. Our contribution originates from our social and humanitarian values guided by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) who constantly taught us to support and take care of orphans and react to the needy in our community. I prompt other philanthropists and business communities in addition to all segments of the society to make donations for such authorized charitable projects."
A project that deals with the requirements of impoverished minors and supplies them with instructional, health, food and medical care, the Family Village is located in Dubai and is geared up with the most recent educational helps and medical services. Each villa in the Village contains sections for young people according to different age groups together with a section for babies as much as 3 years under a monitored medical team from the Dubai Health Authority (DHA). It also has actually a completely equipped nursery for children up to 3 years of age, a kindergarten, and a medical center run by a resident nurse and a group of management authorities.
