A cooperation agreement between the Ministry of Social Development and Al-Rashed Group to grant disabled a discount in shops

04-06-2023

His Excellency Mr. Osama bin Ahmed Khalaf Al-Asfour, Minister of Social Development, stressed the importance of strengthening effective partnership and expanding horizons of cooperation with various sectors, in order to integrate national efforts that pour into the development of society, and to improve the quality of development services provided by the Ministry, within the framework of strengthening protection and social care. This came during the signing of an agreement by the Ministry of Social Development with Al-Rashed Group Company, in the presence of the company's regional president, Mr. Sandeep Narain, which aims to grant holders of the identity card integrated with the ID of persons with disabilities a 15% discount when purchasing from all shops affiliated with Al-Rashed Group Company, which owns more than 30 shops and 3 commercial centers in addition to independent stores. His Excellency the Minister praised the initiative of Al-Rashed Group Company and its keenness to enhance partnership and social responsibility to achieve social solidarity among members of society, pointing out that the Kingdom of Bahrain has many successful experiences in social responsibility applications aimed at consolidating the concept of protection and care, and empowering individuals, in a way that contributes towards meeting the needs of different groups, stressing in this context that the Ministry will continue to provide more initiatives that contribute to promoting the integration of people with determination into society, by facilitating and providing various quality services.