Hamad Buhindi and Sultan al-Otaibi shake hands after announcing their partnership agreement
Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) has partnered with the Sheikh Eid Bin Mohamed Al-Thani Charitable Association to support its drug rehabilitation centre (Arshidni).
The move reinforces the commitment of one of the region’s leading sport hubs in using sports as a tool for social development and opening up new avenues of co-operation with like-minded organisations with charitable and social missions.
The continued agreement will see the AZF supporting the rehabilitation centre, extending the use of its recreational facilities and providing financial aid to help the organisation’s events and activities.
In addition to the financial support, patients of the centre will be able to avail of some of the world’s most advanced and engaging physical-health activities at the AZF. “We have long advocated the use of sport for the broader social development, including women empowerment, poverty reduction, conflict resolution, and community outreach.”
“This agreement is a testament of AZF’s commitment to harnessing the true power of physical activity and the health benefits it leads to,” said Hamad Buhindi, public relations manager at AZF.
“The promise to the Sheikh Eid association also forms part of our wide-ranging Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, while simultaneously acknowledging the wonderful, and often challenging, work by the charity organisation of integrating drug addicts back into society,” added Buhindi. 
Only in its second year running, the Guide Me Center offers specialised drug addiction treatments and draws its support from a network of local and international institutional partnerships. The Doha-based centre, whose General Manager is Sultan al-Otaibi, is aiming to be one of the top 30 rehab centres in the world by 2030.
As well as hosting internationally-recognised sporting events, conferences, and events, Aspire Zone Foundation actively backs a variety of social development initiatives ranging from UN-backed youth leadership camps to installation of free gym equipment for public use to diabetes camps all year round as part of its on-going CSR strategy to encourage healthy lifestyles.