at the Award headquarters at the League of Arab States
Dr. Wafaa Suwairi, Vice Chair of the Association's Board of Directors, 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 at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States, in cooperation with the Arab Administrative Development Organization. The Association won the award in recognition of its sustained efforts to advance social responsibility in the nonprofit sector. 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 may 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 that 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, operations, and human resources,and beneficiary services, noting that the Association received numerous social responsibility awards before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Suwairi described the award as a recognition that would encourage the Association to achieve further institutional development, excellence and success in community work. She praised the Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Foundation's efforts to support and encourage distinguished Arab associations and highlight the non-profit sector's work in ways that improve the quality and efficiency of its performance. The Association's Executive Director General, Mr Mohammed Al-Tufaili Al-Zahrani, who accompanied the Vice Chair to the ceremony at the League of Arab States, said that the Association had largely achieved its strategic objectives through diligent, continuous work to provide rheumatology patients with a better 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, He expressed his thanks and appreciation to the Foundation's Board of Trustees Chair, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, for launching and sponsoring the award and its events. The Association has received several awards, 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 rheumatology patients in particular.
