The General Secretariat of the National Award for Voluntary Work announced the names of the winners of the award in its second season, which was launched by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development last September; In order to achieve one of the goals of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 by reaching one million volunteers, as well as one of the strategic goals of the National Transformation Program represented in encouraging volunteer work.
In the individual track, Saud bin Jaloud Al Jaloud won the first place, Fatima bint Mubarak Al Farsi won the second place, and Abdullah Al Yahya won the third place, while Shaden Al Fawaz won the fourth place, Rajeh Al Otaibi won the fifth place, and Saleh Al Zahrani won the sixth place, while Zaina bint won Mughrim Al-Shehri ranked seventh, Maha Al-Hamad ranked eighth, Faisal bin Faraj Al-Otaibi ranked ninth, and Suleiman Al-Enezi won the tenth place.
As for the volunteer teams track, the “Filipinos for a Green Saudi Arabia” team won the first place, while the Watan Tamouh volunteer team won the second place, while the Knights of Suffah team won the third place, and in the track organizing volunteer work in the government sector, the first place was won by the Center Health volunteering at the Ministry of Health, while the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah won the second place.
In the track of activating volunteer work in the government sector, the Social Development Bank, represented by the Delnee Business Center, won the first place, the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture won the second place, and the Riyadh Municipality won the third place.
With regard to the course of activating voluntary work, in the non-profit sector, the Charity Association for Orphans Care (Insan) won the first place, and the Al Ber Association in the eastern region won the second place, while the Charitable Association for Honoring the Elderly in Al-Baha Region (Ikram) won the third place.
As for the track of activating volunteer work, in the universities and education departments sector, Imam Abdul Rahman bin Faisal University won the first place, King Saud University ranked second, and Umm Al-Qura University ranked third, while the same track won, in the private sector, the National Bank of Saudi Arabia.
In the track of support with financial resources, in the non-profit sector, the Salem Bin Mahfouz National Foundation won the first place, and in the private sector for the same track, the Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) won the first place.
As for the enabling support track in the government sector, the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing won the first place, and in the non-profit sector, the Princess Al Anoud Charitable Foundation won the first place, and the Health Charitable Society for Patient Care (Enaya) won the second place, while the Sharek Research Association won the third place Health, while (SEDCO) Holding won first place in the same track for the private sector.
In the last track, support with human resources in the government sector, the General Directorate of Civil Defense won the first place, the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque came in the second place, and the Red Crescent Authority won the third place.
In the same track in universities and education departments, the Technical College in Abha won the first place, and the Education Department in Jeddah Governorate won the second place, while the Education Department in Onaizah won the third place.
The Award’s General Secretariat confirmed that all participating works were evaluated by independent arbitration committees, according to specific professional standards set by the Award Committee. To ensure the transparency of the results.
It is noteworthy that the "National Award for Voluntary Work" aims to stimulate voluntary work practices in a sustainable manner among individuals and entities, and to highlight and honor distinguished voluntary practices, and those in charge of them, to contribute to achieving sustainable development in the field of voluntary work in the Kingdom, in addition to enhancing the quality and quality of voluntary efforts and initiatives. It targets six categories: government, non-profit, private, and educational sectors (universities, colleges, education departments), volunteer teams, and individuals.
Main news link: https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewstory.php?lang=ar&newsid=2406824
The Municipality of Al-Baha Region and its affiliated municipalities handled 30,146 thousand communications during the year 2022 AD, related to visual distortion in the city of Al-Baha and its governorates. The supervisor of media documentation and marketing in the Al-Baha Municipality, Sami bin Hamdan Al-Ghamdi, explained that the Municipality and its municipalities are continuing to address and fix the elements of visual distortion and improve the urban appearance, in accordance with the plans and initiatives of the Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing, and in order to achieve the Kingdom's Vision 2030, to raise the level of quality of life in the region.
The Municipality of Al-Baha Region has initiated 114 notifications of rain gatherings in the city of Al-Baha and its affiliated governorates through the direct communications and emergency number 940 during the past three days.
The Municipality of Al-Baha Region and its affiliated municipalities carried out 3597 inspection rounds on commercial establishments in the cities and governorates of the region, which resulted in the closure of 41 violating commercial establishments, and the issuance of 246 violations of health procedures. The Secretary of the Al-Baha region, Dr. Ali bin Muhammad Al-Sawat, confirmed that the field teams in the Municipality and the municipalities of the region continue to intensify their field tours to monitor all establishments around the clock, stressing that violating establishments will not be tolerated, and all penalties will be applied, including closing the activity and imposing financial fines, calling Everyone is requested to report health violations and violations of precautionary measures by calling the unified number for municipal communications 940.
The teams and mechanisms of the Municipality of the Al-Baha region began their work to remove the remnants of the heavy rains that the region witnessed today, as a number of teams and workers were formed and supported by a number of mechanisms. The Municipality stated that it prepared early to face the rainy season in order to avoid any damage that might occur in various locations, indicating that the Municipality's emergency center receives communications on the number 940, or from the Civil Defense, the Ministry of Transport, and Traffic, and then distributes them immediately to the teams on duty at the sites. Pointing out that the reports were addressed and dealt with to avoid road closures. The Municipality confirmed the readiness of the teams and their preparations to deal with various emergencies, pointing out that the teams dedicated to the maintenance and cleaning of torrential drainage networks, ferries and canals carry out periodic maintenance work to ensure their efficiency during the rainy season.
Today, the Mayor of Al-Baha Region, Dr. Ali bin Muhammad Al-Sawat, launched the lavender garden afforestation initiative in Baljurashi Governorate, by planting 5,000 thousand lavender seedlings, which represents a first stage. Dr. Al-Sawat, accompanied by the Undersecretary for Municipal Affairs, Siddiq Al-Sheikhi, also visited the Baljurashi walkway project, which began to be implemented in Abadan Center. It is the longest in the region with a length of 1,700 linear meters. It includes walking paths, green spaces, venues for events, and various services and facilities.
The Municipality of Al-Baha Region launched the services of the municipal store through the "Baladi" application, which provides a set of municipal services that contribute to accelerating the pace of service provision between city residents and service providers accredited by engineering offices and authorities related to the population. The Mayor of Al-Baha Region, Dr. Ali bin Muhammad Al-Sawat, explained that the store provides the ability to review communication data for city service providers and the prices of services provided, in addition to the possibility of evaluating them, stating that the services provided include the services of the commercial sector, social housing and the construction sector, and the approval of plans and services of construction licenses and commercial licenses. And he indicated that there are many concepts that the municipal store is working on, including accelerating obtaining approvals from the relevant authorities, activating the concept of accredited partners, activating municipal advisory services, in addition to activating business excellence services, activating field visits and technical and immediate evaluation, indicating that the store It provides the approved engineering offices in "Baladi" and the rest of the service providers with multiple opportunities; To expand the scope of their business, and to provide their services to the largest segment of customers, to ensure their continuity in the labor market, achieve financial sustainability for their facilities, and create an attractive competitive environment in the labor market.