KUWAIT: Kuwait Tomooh Sports Club for Mental Disabilities held its annual Girgian celebration in cooperation with Kuwait Society for Guardians of the Disabled at Saleh Shehab School in Mishref. The celebration was attended by the “mother” of the disabled Al-Sheikha Sheikha Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, chairpersons and board members of Tomooh Club and Kuwait Society for Guardians of the Disabled in addition to a large number of members of both the club and society.

Al-Sheikha Sheikha said she was pleased with the happy atmosphere as the disabled were enjoying the ceremony that revives “one of our old heritage customs, and contributes to connecting the present generations with their heritage that maintains the Kuwait identity”. Al-Sheikha Sheikha said various programs held as part of the celebration gave the opportunity to the disabled to display their talents and involvement with others in a show that embodied the importance of these activities and helped them integrate with the society.

She lauded the efforts of the club and Kuwait Society for Guardians of the Disabled in caring for the disabled both socially and psychologically, adding that this initiative will help them qualify, reach the next level of championship in the sports field and make achievements in the name of Kuwait.

Al-Sheikha Sheikha thanked Chairman of the Board of Tomooh Club Engineer Jassim Al-Nouri and KSGH Chairwoman Rihab Bouresli and members of both boards and all those who worked hard to make the celebration a major success. Secretary of the permanent committee for the rights of the disabled of the National Diwan for Human Rights Anan Al-Mutawaa commended the gathering and the organization of the celebration which was ‘a call to eradicate all social barriers’.

The celebration was a right platform for the disabled who were provided an equal treatment and social attention in a way that guarantees their self-reliance and self-esteem. “The cultural programs staged as part of the celebration helped them integrate with the civil society,” he added. The celebration witnessed several programs such as songs, cultural entertainments, chants related to Girgian, bu-tebaila and bu-Jassoum. Gifts were also distributed to the participants.