Honoring the Sponsors and Participants of ‘We are with You’ Forum

Honoring the Sponsors and Participants of ‘We are with You’ Forum

February , 23 , 2020

Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Al Maktoum Foundation attended the closing ceremony of the ‘We are with You’ Forum, which was organized by the Foundation to support the people of determination, productive families, and senior citizens. Mohammed Obaid bin Ghannam, Secretary General of the Al Maktoum Foundation, attended the ceremony, where the sponsors and participants of the Forum were honored, in the presence of the Sudanese vice consul in Dubai, and Saeed bin Mubarak the vice president of Beit Al Kheir Society.

Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum explained that ‘We are with You’ Forum is concerned with heritage and enhancing its value, in addition to providing care and other economic dimensions for the targeted community segments, such as the people of determination, senior citizens, and productive families. This is achieved by allowing those people to display the products of their creation at free-of-charge pavilions during the Forum, especially those bearing heritage characteristics or artifacts of heritage nature. He also added that the Forum has become a distinguished platform that provides people with the chance to present the authentic heritage products they created with their own hands, which consequently allows the people of determination and productive families to witness the demand for their products, giving them the strong incentive needed to move forward and achieve a higher level of excellence and empowerment in their creations.

For his part, Mohammed Obaid bin Ghannam praised the great and continuous support of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance, and Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Foundation Board of Trustees to all activities and programs carried out by the Foundation inside the UAE and abroad. He also pointed out that the Forum is considered as one of the most important charity initiatives that seek to implement the Foundation’s strategy and vision. as well as reviving the local and community heritage in order to consolidate the national identity.

He also stressed the significance of the initiatives launched by the Foundation with the aim of supporting and empowering the people of determination, productive families and youths, especially that the Forum is one of the most prominent events that reflect the noble UAE legacy and promote the concepts of originality and authenticity. He pointed out that he participated in the events of the Forum, which lasted for 12 days, with 74 pavilions presenting the products made by these segments that were met with great enthusiasm by the visitors of the Forum.

The Forum included various heritage art shows, theatrical performances, and games about the lives of the ancestors, and expressed the features of the Emirati society during the past decades, which comes in line with the directions of the wise leadership in preserving our cultural heritage.