Date: 10/02/2023
H.E. Abdullah Al Muwaji, the Chairman of the Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), received H.E.Sheikh Ali bin Mohamed bin Ali Al Nuaimi, Executive Vice President of Aletihad Charity Foundation in Ajman, to discuss ways of joint cooperation and strengthening relations in the field of social responsibility and discuss ways to implement joint community initiatives and activities that serve the goals of both parties and enhance quality of life for the individual and society. The meeting was attended at the headquarters of the (ACCI), H.E. Salem Al Suwaidi, Director General of the (ACCI), and Nasser Al Dhafri, Executive Director of the Member Support and Innovation Sector in the (ACCI) - CEO of Ajman Center for Social Responsibility (Ajman CSR), and from Aletihad Charity Foundation, H.E. Hareb Al-Ariani, Secretary General, and Nasser bin Ali Al Junaibi, Executive Director of the Foundation. At the beginning of the meeting, H. E. Abdullah Al-Muwaiji welcomed the attendees, praised the efforts of Aletihad Charity Foundation and its social and humanitarian role, especially in the field of education, as well as its efforts to launch quality initiatives and projects to serve members of society and achieve the quality of life. Al-Muwaiji stressed that the Ajman CSR - one of the initiatives of the Ajman Chamber - is keen to strengthen its partnerships with Aletihad Charity Foundation, and directed the need to open channels of direct communication between the private sector establishments of the Chamber's members with the Foundation to discuss opportunities to participate in community and charitable activities, emphasizing the vital role of private sector establishments in supporting the field of social responsibility. The meeting also included the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the (Ajman CSR) and Aletihad Charity Foundation. The memorandum was signed by Sheikh Ali bin Mohamed bin Ali Al Nuaimi, Executive Vice President of Aletihad Charity Foundation, and Nasser Al Dhafri, CEO of the Ajman Center for Social Responsibility (Ajman CSR). The memorandum stipulates the importance of exchanging experiences, information and best practices, and participating in initiatives, events, specialized workshops and conferences organized by both parties with the aim of building capabilities and raising the competencies of workers, and the need to cooperate in achieving the common goals of both parties through the implementation of joint projects and initiatives, in addition to developing relations in the field of media cooperation and promoting the activities of both the Ajman CSR and the Foundation. For his part, Sheikh Ali bin Mohamed bin Ali Al Nuaimi - Executive Vice President of Aletihad Charity Foundation in Ajman said: “In the interest of the Foundation to cooperate and integrate in the fields of charitable work, and to achieve partnership between institutions working in the field of community service, the Foundation has concluded a strategic cooperation agreement with Ajman Chamber." Al Nuaimi added, "We seek to strengthen cooperation relations and activate joint activities of interest to both sides in the humanitarian, charitable and voluntary aspects, and in various social events." He stressed the importance of establishing partnerships with various government sectors, in pursuit of Aletihad Charity Foundation to achieve the largest possible amount of assistance projects, indicating that from this standpoint, the cooperation agreement was signed with the Ajman Chamber, to be a great example of fruitful cooperation between institutions, especially at the level of Ajman to implement community projects that serve members of society. Nasser Al Dhafri stressed the importance of the memorandum of understanding and its role in providing a common platform to enhance cooperation between the Ajman CSR and the Foundation to serve Ajman's community through a set of initiatives and training courses in the field of social responsibility. He explained that the cooperation with Aletihad Charity Foundation comes as a continuation of the efforts of the Ajman CSR exerted to enhance cooperation with public interest entities in order to achieve the goals of the Center aimed at intensifying social responsibility activities and events to ensure a high degree of long-term social and economic well-being in Ajman, and enhancing the Center's role as a pioneering platform that provides guidance and technical support to various government and private entities and institutions. Al Dhafri explained that the Ajman CSR is keen to diversify its partnerships with the entities concerned with the activities and areas of social responsibility in the Ajman and the UAE, which enhances the Center's efforts in providing proactive services and launching and implementing innovative community initiatives and projects. The meeting concluded with the exchange of commemorative shields between, H.E. Abdullah Al-Muwaiji and H.E. Sheikh Ali bin Mohamed bin Ali Al-Nuaimi.