The Ministry of Social Development and Family inaugurated Wednesday the 2nd Annual Exhibition of Private Associations and Institutions in co-operation with the Katara – the Cultural Village Foundation, the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs, represented by the General Administration of Endowments, and Qatar Charity.
The opening of the exhibition, which was held under the slogan 'My Association in Community Service', was attended by HE the Minister of Social Development and Family Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser al-Misnad, several officials of the organising agencies, and representatives of the 20 institutions participating in the exhibition.
Assistant Undersecretary for Social Affairs Mubarak Ghanem al-Kuwari said that the Department of Private Associations and Institutions seeks to organise voluntary social work, activate social participation, raise the level of society's knowledge of private associations and institutions, advancing their role, and obtaining distinguished outputs from the exhibition that benefit society.
He affirmed that the exhibition reflects the role played by private associations and institutions through social responsibility, pointing out that the success of the first Exhibition of Private Associations and Institutions in 2019 reinforced the continuity of such exhibitions that organise voluntary social work and activate social participation.
Private Associations and Institutions Department director Naji Abd Rabbo al-Ajmi said that the exhibition is aimed at informing the community about the services provided by associations and their goals and activities.
The official also pointed out that the exhibition seeks to encourage innovation and creativity in the programmes and services provided by private associations and institutions.
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