AZF delegation visits Shafallah

A delegation from the Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) has visited the Shafallah Centre for Persons with Disabilities, a member of the Qatar Foundation for Social Work, as part of a series of scheduled visits to social institutions before and during the holy month of Ramadan.
With the spirit of compassion being central to Ramadan, the AZF organised the visit to demonstrate its commitment towards the local community by reaching out to social institutions to spread joy amongst children, families and the elderly.
The Shafallah Centre provides specialised services in accordance with global best practices to help individuals with disabilities achieve maximum independence.
The AZF team’s visit is also aimed at helping to spread awareness of people living with disabilities.
The AZF team’s visit was arranged before the start of Ramadan as the Shafallah Centre’s academic year draws to a close soon.
Commenting on the visit, Salman al-Ali, a representative from the Public Relations and Communications Unit at Shafallah, said the visit by the representatives of the AZF, one of the leading sports institutions in Qatar and the region, underscores the meaningful social role that the AZF plays in the local community and demonstrates their ongoing commitment to local initiatives.
“It goes to show why the people of Qatar are known for their compassion and care. We have seen our students interacting joyfully with the visitors and I am looking forward to more visits from the AZF in the future,” he said.
The officials of the Shafallah Centre took the visitors on a tour of several departments and units that offer behaviour analysis services, evaluation and diagnosis, social services, and counselling to students and their parents in order to strengthen the learning process for students as well as assist them and their families with psychosocial and social adjustment.
Following the tour, the AZF delegates visited the classrooms where they interacted with the supervisors and the children, with the latter receiving sports-themed tokens and gifts.
At the end of the visit, the AZF team reassured the Shafallah Centre that the Foundation’s doors are open to their students, who are always welcome to practice physical activity and sports at its facilities.
The AZF’s social responsibility policy focuses on promoting a culture of sports amongst all members of the local community, and encouraging them to adopt healthy and active lifestyles.
The AZF continually engages with members of the local community and makes available to them all of its services as part of its efforts to contribute to the local society as part of the realisation of the Qatar National Vision 2030.