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The Ras Laffan Community Outreach Programme (COP) has announced its partnership with INJAZ Qatar to support the Maqad Al Duha Programme, organised by the Quodorat Training and Development Centre. |
Maqad Al Duha aims to provide support to an important group of society, namely female retirees and senior citizens who have life skills and practical experiences that can be utilised and taught to younger generations, by encouraging the spirit of volunteerism among them, and promoting their full participation at community events.
Between 2014 and 2016, Maqad Al Duha will transfer the knowledge and experiences of these women to younger generations of Qataris, either through conducting training workshops in schools, or organising site visits to various facilities of the state, and in turn activate their roles in the community as valuable and active contributing members.
In partnership with INJAZ Qatar, experienced volunteers among the retired women will be engaged in teaching the organisation’s curricula, by co-ordinating with the schools located in the northern region. Thus, for the first time, INJAZ Qatar will serve as a link between retirees and schools. Typically, INJAZ Qatar relies on the efforts of employees from various companies to teach its curricula at several secondary and preparatory local independent schools, and universities in Qatar.
A total of 10 retired women have been registered to teach INJAZ Qatar’s curricula at the participating schools in the northern region from November through January, for an hour per week over the span of five to six weeks.
Moza al-Mohannadi, the community liaison lead at Ras Laffan COP, said, “We consider elders as a very important group in our communities due to their wide range of expertise and skills. We believe that they can be used as a resource for the benefit of society, and this is what we are doing through our sponsorship of the Maqad Al Duha Programme.”
COP aims to build communication bridges based on trust and co-operation between the industrial companies located in the northern region of Qatar and the local community. It also serves to benefit the local community as a whole by working in partnership with public institutions in supporting several cultural, educational, health, environmental, security and safety initiatives.
The programme supports industrial companies in the northern region, including Qatar Petroleum, Al Khaleej Gas, RasGas, Qatargas, Dolphin Energy Limited, Pearl GTL and Oryx GTL; and covers Smaismah, Al Daayen, Umm Qarn, Al Khor, Al Dhakira, Al Kaaban, Al Ghariyah, Al Ghuwairiya, Madinat Ash Shamal, Al Ruwais, Abu Az Zuluf and Fuwayrit.
The programme also supports several initiatives across various fields, whether cultural, educational, health, environmental, safety or security, and contributes in providing direct support to local programmes/facilities, such as community cultural centres, youth centres, women’s associations and several
community initiatives.
