Al-Zghailat confirmed that the Hussein bin Abdullah II Award for Voluntary Work represents an important space for appreciating the efforts of individuals, institutions, and initiatives that provide voluntary work with a tangible impact, pointing out that introducing the award aims to expand the base of participation and encourage young people, institutions, and associations to transform ideas and initiatives into sustainable voluntary projects that serve the community.
He explained that voluntary work is not limited to providing services, but also contributes to enhancing the spirit of responsibility and belonging, developing the capabilities of young people, and consolidating the culture of initiative and community participation, calling on institutions and concerned parties to document their voluntary experiences and apply for the award according to the adopted bases and standards.
For her part, Al-Nawaisat pointed out that the session came to introduce the participants clearly to the submission mechanisms and the award's axes, and to answer questions related to the participation process, which contributes to enabling those wishing to submit their initiatives in an organized manner and to highlight their impact and results.
She stressed the importance of spreading the culture of volunteering among different segments of society, especially young people, considering them an active element in implementing community initiatives, pointing out that successful voluntary initiatives stem from real needs and work to provide practical solutions that contribute to improving the reality of the local community.
For his part, the director of development in Al-Mazar Al-Janoubi, Dr. Najib Al-Dala'in, emphasized the importance of spreading the culture of voluntary work and enhancing partnership between official institutions, civil society institutions, and youth events, which allows the implementation of initiatives that respond to community needs and support local development paths.
He said that voluntary work forms an important tributary of development efforts, by investing the energies of young people and encouraging them to take the initiative, participate, and assume responsibility, stressing the importance of benefiting from the Hussein bin Abdullah II Award for Voluntary Work to highlight local experiences and initiatives that achieve a positive impact on society.
For her part, the president of the Shaqra Al-Gharbiya Women's Association, Dr. Ittihad Al-Ja'afra, said that associations and civil society institutions play an important role in enhancing voluntary work and implementing initiatives that address the needs of citizens, stressing the importance of introducing these institutions to the opportunities to participate in the award and benefit from it in developing their initiatives and documenting their achievements.
She pointed out that supporting voluntary initiatives contributes to empowering women and young people and enhancing their participation in community life, calling for expanding cooperation between associations, official institutions, and youth to launch qualitative and sustainable initiatives that serve the members of the local community.
The session included dialogues and discussions with the attendees, which dealt with the mechanisms of participation and submission to the award, the importance of documenting initiatives and stating their impact, in addition to answering questions related to the award's axes and nomination requirements, in order to enhance the chances of participation of institutions, associations, and local initiatives in the current session.
