Shaikh Isa Award playing key role in promoting volunteering culture

Manama : Heads of students’ councils in Bahraini universities have stressed the importance of training and rehabilitating Bahraini youth in order to participate effectively in serving their society, affirming that Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa’s Award for Voluntary Work has contributed to encouraging various voluntary work initiatives, and to shed light on youth’s voluntary projects.

Abdulla Shawqi Al Mannai, Head of University of Bahrain (UoB)’s student council, said that voluntary work reflects societies’ progress, noting that youngsters, the generation of the future, should adopt such humanitarian habits. He pointed out that his team’s winning of the award has encouraged them and helped them to expand their activities and establish the first GCC voluntary educational platform, A Academy.

Head of the Kingdom University’s student council, Mohammed Bader Budawas, indicated that voluntary work is essential in consolidating youth’s social role in advancing their communities. He pointed out that he had taken part in voluntary projects launched by his university, citing the Ramadan Basket aiming to support needy families. He stressed that the HH Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa’s Award for Voluntary Work is a unique initiative that honours voluntary projects.

Abdulhadi bin Saleh Al Qahtani, Head of the Applied Science University’s student council, affirmed that voluntary work is deep-rooted in Bahrain, which, he said, makes Bahrain a regional and international leader in this field, noting that voluntary work is an integral part of the Bahraini identity and society. He emphasised that the award has contributed to honouring voluntary work pioneers. The distribution ceremony of this year’s edition of the HH Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa’s Award for Voluntary Work, organised by the Good Word Society will be held in September.