Al-Rajhi Charity holds an annual communication meeting with non-profit organizations in Jizan

On Wednesday evening, 1/11/2017, the branch of the Suleiman bin Abdulaziz Al Rajhi Charitable Foundation in Jazan held an annual communication meeting with non-profit agencies in the region, in the presence of the representative of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development, Mr. Khaled Maafa, and a number of senior figures and those interested in charitable work, in addition to representatives of non-profit agencies in the region. .

The ceremony began with a recitation from the Book of God Almighty, followed by a speech by the Director of the Foundation’s branch in Jazan, Mr. Ahmed Johari, during which he welcomed the attendees. He also reviewed the branch’s achievements in cooperation with the agencies implementing the projects, explaining that “212,823 beneficiaries” benefited from the total supported projects, which amounted to 136 projects that varied between social, advocacy, endowment, and development. In addition to the mosques, he also explained that the number of entities registered in the Manah system for registering non-profit entities is 99 entities from the Jazan region, indicating that this achievement is due to the complementary relationship between the Foundation and the non-profit entities and with the support and cooperation of the official authorities, pointing to the grant paths that It was approved last year, which represents a qualitative leap in the continuous development of the institution to achieve the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.

This was followed by a visual presentation of the 53 housing units that were established in the region, distributed among the governorates of the region according to need and in coordination with the associations in those governorates. In another visual presentation, examples of projects supported by the Foundation in various regions of the Kingdom were reviewed, bringing the number of supported projects to 1,300 projects in 140 cities. And villages in 13 regions. The grant tracks and their mechanisms were also reviewed, which are the regular projects track, the distinguished projects track, the capacity building projects track, the social investment projects track, the projects track for establishing independent entities, the track for projects for establishing affiliated entities, the track for granting knowledge enrichment projects.

The guest of the meeting, Mr. Ibrahim Al-Mohsen, also reviewed the grant tracks, explaining their developments and the development that took place based on studies and questionnaires through which the Foundation was keen to improve the mechanisms and facilitate procedures in a way that helps agencies apply for grants in a better way. He called on agencies to apply for more than one track in a way that serves their goals and achieves their aspirations, which is What the Foundation aspires to,” noting the importance of registering entities in the donor system; Especially since the Foundation is working on developing it in cooperation with the Ministry of Labor and Social Development to come up with an integrated work system that achieves common goals more effectively, stressing the importance of developing entities and seeking to participate in coming up with joint projects between more than one entity in a way that saves effort and achieves broader and more effective results.

At the end of the meeting, the door was opened for discussion and dialogue, which was characterized by transparency and clarity based on the Foundation’s values. It covered many topics related to grants and its paths, in addition to some interventions that raised the issue. The representative of the branch of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development, Mr. Khaled Maafa, also intervened, praising the Sulaiman Al-Rajhi Charitable Foundation and its pioneering role. In serving the region, stressing the Ministry’s keenness to develop the performance of the charitable sector, appreciating the Foundation’s role in this in integration with the Ministry’s direction.

As part of the Foundation’s endeavor to motivate entities towards greater creativity, three entities were honored with the Best Project in Implementation Award for the year 2016: Al-Ihsan Medical Charitable Society in the Jazan region for the Sanad project to secure medical devices, and the Charitable Society in Al-Dair Governorate for the project to sponsor and care for kidney failure patients and the most needy families. Finally, the National Social Development Committee in Samtah for the National Sense Development Project 3. The branch of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development in the Jazan region, the Social Development Center in Jazan, and the branch of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance were also honored. The former head of the Charitable Grants Department in the branch, Sheikh Abdullah bin Hasir Al-Dosari, was also honored, adding To the guest of the meeting, Mr. Ibrahim Al-Mohsen.

It is worth noting that the Sulaiman bin Abdulaziz Al Rajhi Charitable Foundation has worked in recent years to develop its granting mechanisms in order to achieve its strategy through which it seeks to pioneer charitable grants to develop society with mastery and faith, which has strengthened its pioneering presence in the charitable sector in integration with the public sector, leading to development. Community.