CISCO India honours Bahrain for All, All for Bahrain

Bahrain for All, All for Bahrain (BHR4All) team was honoured yesterday for its social responsibility activities during a three-day Cisco India & SAARC Partner Confluence 2019 (CIPC 2019) held at Sofitel Hotel, Zallaq.  The conference which was held under the central theme ‘Leading Together’ witnessed Cisco India and SAARC’s leadership team network with some of its top partners to strengthen ties of their valued partnerships and pave the way for a brighter future. 

  BHR4All team, which has the vision to promote the successes of the country and its people, showcased the abilities of some of the differently abled youths from Bahrain during the event. A poem ‘My body is handicapped, but my soul is free’ written by Mansour Mirza Mahfouz, Arabic teacher at the Saudi Bahraini Institute for the blind was recited by 13-year-old Abdul Rahman.  Following which, a team of boys from the Hidd Rehabilitation Centre for Special needs performed Ardha.

BHR4All motivational speaker Ali Mohammed Moussa gave an inspiring speech about the differently abled community, who spoke on behalf of his friends.  In a surprise move, Cisco announced two customised wheelchairs and an Apple Mac Desktop computer for Ali and his friend Fadhel. “We are deeply honoured to have been invited by CISCO India and to be offered such an influential platform to showcase the abilities of Bahrain’s differently abled youth. The surprise with wheelchairs and a computer has left us speechless.

These are very much appreciated and will be life changing for Ali and Fadhel,” Nivedita Dhadphale, founder of BHR4All told Tribune.  BHR4All, Nivedita said, is an opportunity to mobilise social groups in Bahrain to engage with one another, to showcase the culture and highlight strength of ‘unity in diversity’ with a focus on inclusivity.  BHR4All now works with over 40 communities in Bahrain which include social groups, NGOs, special centres, societies, women’s groups and senior citizens.

The three-day event witnessed the participation from some of Cisco’s most senior leaders such as Nirav Sheth, Vice President Global Partner Organization, Sameer Garde, President for the India & SAARC theatre and B. Raghavendran, Managing Director, Partner Organization Cisco India and SAARC along with other senior executives.