KUWAIT: Reinforcing its CSR efforts Al-Sayer Holding celebrated Kuwait National and Liberation Day partnering with "Play and Think" a specialized educational and counseling center for the children with intellectual disabilities. "Play and Think" center, with certified staff and rehabilitation services offers an early, ongoing interventions to improve lifestyle functioning of these children, and develop them to be independent.
The spirit of the event was to encourage human rights-based approach to ensure more than 20,000 persons with intellectual disability and special needs have equal opportunities for development, learning, social inclusiveness, and welfare. Such initiatives motivate everyone to support Kuwait Vision 2035 (New Kuwait) and UN Sustainability Development Goals 3 - Good Health and Well-Being, 4 - Quality Education, 5 - Equality, and 17 - Partnerships for The Goals.
Dr Awathif Al-Rubaian, Founder of Play and Think informed, they trained around 100 children to identify their skills and enhance it to empower their gifted talents gradually and scientifically. This shall be achieved with the support of all including parents, society, authorities, and companies who value it as their responsibility to care.
Event celebrations at Kuwait Sea Club was attended by more than 250 communities including 50 special need children with their families, volunteers, and key delegates to view the creative activities and fun-filled games for the children to make it memorable for them.
According to Nehad Al Haj Ali, Group Manager, Corporate Excellence "Al-Sayer welcomes every opportunity to build a social partnership to empower differently abled individuals. Our aim is to integrate children with special needs and raise awareness about their potential to lead productive and dignified lives. So, we encourage private sectors and voluntary groups to adopt such initiatives to build a change to bring quality human values."