The Ministry of Social Development participates in the 2nd preparatory meeting for the 7th Disability Theater Festival in the GCC countries.

24-05-2024

Mr. Sadiq Sahwan, Rehabilitation Welfare Director at the Ministry of Social Development, participated in the2nd preparatory meeting of the Supreme Committee for the 7th Disability Theater Festival in the GCC countries, which was organized by the Ministry of Social Development and Family in the state of Qatar, in order to review the preparations for the new version of the festival, which will be held during the end of next November in the Qatari capital, Doha. On this occasion, the Rehabilitation Welfare Director stressed the importance of participating in the theatrical festival, to keep the attention to the multiple artistic theatrical talents of persons with disabilities in the GCC countries, and works to integrate them into cultural and artistic community activities and events, in addition to providing opportunities to achieve their ambitions. And sharing their talents and abilities in the arts of acting and theater, adding that the festival represents one of the forms of supporting and enabling persons with disabilities to show their talents and artistic abilities in the field of theater in all its types and forms. During the preparatory meeting, the program of the 7th Disability Theater Festival in the GCC countries. was discussed and the event was supervised, in addition to discussing the media plan and members of the arbitration committees, and following up on the readiness of the Gulf countries to actively participate in coordination with the Executive Office of the Council of Ministers of Social Affairs in the GCC countries. Arabic, and a number of theaters were also visited to choose the most suitable for presenting theatrical performances. The Gulf Theater Festival for People with Disabilities is held periodically every two years, hosted by the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and aims to integrate them into Gulf societies and raise the level of community awareness of their talents and abilities in the theatrical field. It is also considered an opportunity for them to present their various topics in their own way within the framework of artistic work and In order to integrate them into society.