The Ministers of (Works) and (Social Development) inspect the Budaiya Social Center project
25-01-2023
Manama, Jan. 25 (BNA): His Excellency Eng. Ibrahim bin Hassan Al-Hawaj, Minister of Public Works, and HE Mr. Osama bin Ahmed Khalaf Al-Asfoor, Minister of Social Development, paid an inspection visit to the Budaiya Social Center project, accompanied by a number of officials from the two ministries, to follow up on the implementation work of the project in preparation for handing it over to the Ministry of Social Development. On this occasion, the Minister of Works stated that the Kingdom of Bahrain attaches great importance to projects in all fields, in accordance with the visions and aspirations of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of Kingdom of Bahrain, and the directives of the esteemed government headed by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister. The Minister of Works said that the Ministry provides support to all ministries and government agencies to implement their plans and programmes, within the framework of continuous interest in the various service projects that the Ministry designs and supervises their implementation, indicating that the Budaiya Social Center project was designed and implemented according to the requirements of the Ministry of Development and in a way that serves its goals that are based on achieving community partnership with various civil society institutions and the private sector. Engineer Al-Hawaj indicated that the Budaiya Social Center building is being designed on a building area of (3,783) square meters and a land area of (5,227) square meters, as the building consists of three floors and includes a main hall that can accommodate 200 people. M- Welfare and social development services, in order to raise the level of developmental support provided to all groups and ensure facilitating their access to these services. On this occasion, the Minister of Social Development affirmed that the Ministry is closely following the pace of implementation of development and social initiatives and projects, in accordance with the priorities, goals and axes of the government's program, to consolidate community security in a way that supports development and prosperity efforts, in cooperation and coordination with the various relevant official authorities. Minister Al-Asfoor said that the implementation of the Alba Social Center project, in coordination with the Ministry of Works, reflects the level of cooperation and integration between government institutions within one team, and comes in response to the needs of the villages located in the Northern Governorate, especially the villages of Diraz, Bani Jamra, Budaiya, Saar, Karana, Abu Saiba, Al-Markh, Al-Shakhura, Sadad and Al-Qadam. The Minister of Social Development thanked all the partners and supporters of this development project, in particular the Aluminum Bahrain Company "Alba" for its donation to finance the largest part of the center's cost, based on social responsibility, as the center aims to spread cultural and educational awareness in areas that affect the lives of citizens, as well as rehabilitation and economic and social empowerment for individuals and families with limited income, which contributes to the establishment of their own projects, in addition to providing social assistance, family guidance, and nearly 20 specific programs and workshops. In the areas of family, children and youth development, and other joint programs with civil society institutions, in order to achieve the principle of community partnership.