Dubai: In support of the UAE Initiative for Connection with Orphans and Minors that was launched by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to provide support for children without families, Shaikha Manal Bint Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Women Establishment, wife of Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, launched the ‘Selah’ art programme, which will capitalise on the therapeutic effect of art to help orphans ‘connect’ to their creative spirit.
The year-long ‘Selah’ art programme, which will comprise a series of fun, inspirational and therapeutic art workshops for children between the ages of 4-9 and 10-16, will be led by Emirati volunteer artists to encourage developing their art education skills and enriching the volunteerism spirit in them. The programme will be organised by the cultural office of Shaikha Manal.
On the occasion, Shaikha Manal expressed her appreciation for the noble initiative launched by Shaikh Mohammad that not only improves the lives of vulnerable children but also sends the invaluable message that they are also an important segment of society. She emphasised that the main objective of the ‘Selah’ art programme is to contribute to this positive social movement, in recognition of its objectives which is to entrench the principles of compassion, unity and harmony among all segments of society.
