RIYADH: The Saudi Arabian Scouts Association organized a training trip for scout leaders in Florida, US, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.
During this trip, participants observed a US food bank in Orlando. Food banks collect and distribute food and clothing to poor and low-income people.
The scout leaders were able to explore the mechanism of gathering, sorting, inspecting and distributing items to community partners and nonprofit institutions.
They also discovered how to receive food, clothes and luxury items from farmers, manufacturers, banks, distributors, and retailers with a food surplus.
The head of the trip, Dr. Saleh bin Rajaa Al-Harb, stressed the importance of the visit in order to learn more about the workings of charitable operations and forge partnerships with authorities and other bodies.
He emphasized the importance of raising society’s awareness about preserving food and other needed items for the needy, as well as the importance of enhancing humanitarian work.
Officially founded in 1961, the Saudi Arabian Scouts Association’s message since its initiation has been to strengthen its relations with educational institutions and charitable entities, while working closely with Arab, Islamic and international scouts bodies.
Saudi scouts explore US food bank system
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Saudi scouts explore US food bank system
- Officially founded in 1961, the Saudi Arabian Scouts Association’s message since its initiation has been to strengthen its relations with educational institutions and charitable entities
Saudi Arabia reaffirms commitment to the two-state solution
- Waleed Elkhereiji stressed the “importance of mobilizing political and economic support and advancing practical steps that translate commitments into concrete measures and accelerate the realization of the two-state solution”
RIYADH: In Riyadh on Friday, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji participated on behalf of Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan in the extraordinary meeting of the Open-Ended Executive Committee at the level of foreign ministers of the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to discuss the Israeli occupation of Palestine, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Elkhereiji reaffirmed the Kingdom’s support for the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution and its efforts to unify international positions.
He stressed the “importance of mobilizing political and economic support and advancing practical steps that translate commitments into concrete measures and accelerate the realization of the two-state solution,” the SPA stated.
He also restated Saudi Arabia’s commitment to continuing this path with partner countries to achieve “a just and comprehensive peace that fulfills the aspirations of the Palestinian people to self-determination and the establishment of their independent state in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative.”
