Nama Centre officials visit Factory of Sheikha Haya

Nama Centre has conducted an official visit to the Factory of Sheikha Haya for Industrial Sewing to observe the progress of work there. The visit included meetings with factory officials and workers, who talked about their most important achievements and addressed the challenges and difficulties facing them, especially in light of the current crisis. They discussed measures to overcome them and get past their side-effects.Nama is one of Qatar Foundation for Social Work’s centres.Since its inception in 1997, the Factory of Sheikha Haya for Industrial Sewing – a non-profit developmental institution with administrative and financial autonomy – has achieved a “qualitative leap through the implementation of its charitable, developmental and humanitarian goals”, according to a statement from Nama. The factory provides many training, recruitment and employment opportunities for families, individuals, people with special needs, as well as women with low incomes. At present, the number of workers at the factory stands at 72, including 67 women. There is also a plan to increase that number and expand the factory in the future.The factory aims at empowering families in need across Qatar, with the provision of training and qualification courses, and the creation of job opportunities that provide families with a sustainable source of income in order to help them improve their standard of living, cope with the daily burdens of life, as well as overcome their problems and achieve social integration. “The factory adopts a high-quality management approach to ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction and sufficient cash flow to support the continuity and independence of the factory’s activity and development,” the statement explained.Maryam bint Abdullatif al-Mannai, acting executive manager at Nama Centre, said: “Our visit to the factory is an affirmation of our keenness to provide all forms of support for national products as well as to promote women’s participation in development and improve their contribution in all fields so as to build a society of justice and efficiency.“During our regular supervision of the factory, we have witnessed the extent of development and progress taking place at the management, manpower, equipment and production levels, and noted the suitability of the work environment for female workers who have been working with great vigour, co-operation, team spirit, friendliness and harmony.”Denis Adriano Bellaya, acting director of the Factory of Sheikha Haya for Industrial Sewing, said: “We thank Nama Centre for this constructive initiative and are very pleased with this visit, which affirms the centre’s keenness to support national products. The officials stressed the importance of the continued support of civil society organisations and government institutions for national products, especially in light of the phase that the country is currently going through, to improve production capacity and increase competitive opportunities in the local market.”Hadiyya Abu Zour, a worker, added: “I am very happy with this visit as it has raised our morale and boosted our enthusiasm at work.”The factory provides official uniforms for major economic institutions and local companies such as Qatar Petroleum, Woqod, Woqod Vehicle Inspection (Fahes), Seef Limited Company, Qatar International Beauty Academy (Tajmeel), Dolphin Energy, Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club and Qatar Independent Technical School, among others.