Civic body donates computers to Gaza children

Dubai: The municipality here has handed over 200 refurbished used computers to the Red Crescent for distribution among the children of Gaza.

The move is part of the "Gaza Children& Our Children" campaign taken up by the civic body.

The computers were handed over at a ceremony, held at the municipality's PC Refurbishment Centre in the Muhaisnah area, which was attended by Engineer Hussain Nasser Lootah, director general of Dubai Municipality, Mohammad Abdullah Al Haj Al Zarouni, director general of Red Crescent, Dubai chapter, Mohammad Abdul Kareem Julfar, assistant director general of Dubai Municipality for Corporate Support Services Sector, Hamdan Al Shair, director of Environment Department, and other muncipal officials.

Stressing the importance of the PC Refurbishment Project, Lootah said it helps realise the vision of the higher leadership to spread the e-culture in the society and create a technically capable society that can keep pace with the changes of the external environment.

"This project works by receiving contributions of old and used PCs and their attachments from individuals, establishments, government departments and private sector establishments.

These PCs are repaired and refurbished and later distributed to different categories of people who are in need of them. It is aimed at developing their technical skills and helping them achieve their tasks in a more effective way by using computers," he said.

"The project also aims at protecting the environment from negative impact that occurs when people dispose of these equipment in an improper way. It will also support the efforts of the government bodies in treating the negative results of the disposal of these equipment... We are happy to have any active participation from different bodies, whether they are individuals or establishments, government or private, as their participation will become a good build up for charity work."

Lootah said the support to Gaza children comes as part of the care taken by the Municipality within the framework of its social responsibility towards the needy categories, whether inside the country or abroad.

He said that this initiative will contribute to drawing smiles on the faces of Palestinian children.

Al Zarouni said the initiative is highly significant.