Saudi Rheumatism Association
Rheumatism Association Receives the Award for Best Charitable Performance in the Arab World
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Dr. Wafaa Suwairi, Vice Chair of the Board of the Charitable Association for Rheumatism Patients, received the Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Award for Best Charitable Performance in the Arab World at a ceremony organized by the Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Foundation, in cooperation with the Arab Administrative Development Organization, at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States. The Association won the award in recognition of its sustained efforts to advance social responsibility. The award reflects the Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Foundation for Human Development's belief in the importance of charitable institutions in community development, addressing the major challenges that hinder the advancement of charitable work in the Arab world in a distinctive and institutional manner, and developing innovative solutions to challenges facing human and community development. Dr. Wafaa Suwairi said the Association topped the list of winners of the Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Award for Best Charitable Performance in the Arab World in the small institutions category, based on the Foundation's multiple award criteria, most notably strategic planning, leadership, and operations,human resources, and beneficiary services. She noted that the Association received numerous social responsibility awards before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Suwairi described the award as a crowning achievement that would encourage the Association to pursue further accomplishments, institutional development, and excellence in community work. She praised the Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Foundation's efforts to support and encourage distinguished Arab associations and highlight the nonprofit sector's work in ways that improve the quality and efficiency of its performance. For his part, Association Executive Director General Mr. Mohammed Al-Tufaili Al-Zahrani, who accompanied the Vice Chair to the ceremony at the League of Arab States, said the Association had largely achieved its strategic objectives through diligent, sustained work to improve rheumatism patients' quality of life across health, social, and economic pathways. These efforts attracted donors and supporters in accordance with standards of transparency and quality in charitable and humanitarian performance,expressing his thanks and appreciation to His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Chairman of the Foundation's Board of Trustees, for launching and sponsoring the award and its events. The Association has received numerous honors, most notably the Princess Abeer bint Abdullah Award for Community Partnership in Arab Countries and the 2020 International Medical Excellence Award for Social Responsibility, in recognition of its efficiency and effectiveness in charitable work generally and in serving rheumatism patients in particular.
Published 8 December 2021
