Under the patronage of Sheikha Fatima, the projects of people of determination were included in ’My Store Virtual Market for Productive Families’

26 April 2021

Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the GWU, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), the General Women's Union (GWU), in cooperation with the Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination (ZHO), has incorporated a series of economic and commercial projects for people of determination within the 'My Store Virtual Market for Productive Families' to empower people of determination, encourage their social inclusion, and achieve their development and economic productivity.

Noura Khalifa Al Suwaidi, Secretary-General of the GWU, said that the inclusion of a series of economic and commercial projects for people of determination within the virtual market will help develop sustainable social solutions that will improve the lives of people of determination, stressing that the GWU, under the framework of Sheikha Fatima’s directives, aims to identify and promote the potential of people of determination.

"H.H. Sheikha Fatima has always been the leading supporter of the concept of care, development, well-being and suitable standards of living for women, in particular, but also for society, in general, especially people of determination, who are a fundamental pillar of society and have continually demonstrated their competencies, skills and special abilities, especially in the field of crafts."

Abdullah Abdulalee Al Humaidan, Secretary-General of the ZHO, said that in implementation of the leadership’s directives, the organization’s is not only continuing its mission to offer care, rehabilitation, and treatment services to its affiliated people of determination but is also striving to enhance their cognitive, social and interactive capacities and daily living skills.