Batelco backs event for the disabledBatelco, Bahrain’s leading telecom provider, has announced its support for a popular event held annually to raise funds for the kingdom’s disabled athletes. The Batelco Melodic Meet 2012, which has been taking place fo More… |
Creativity awards launched in BahrainPeople with disabilities who are highly creative are to be rewarded for their work through a new award, said a senior official of Bahrain's Human Rights and Social Development Ministry. "This award is a great support for the disabled and g More… |
Bahrain centre for disabled to open next JuneA major new centre to help people with disabilities will commence operations in Bahrain next June, said a top official. "Those with disabilities and special needs require a highly qualified team made up of specialists to look after them an More… |
Bahrain in move to protect rights of disabledBahrain is preparing a national strategy to protect the rights of disabled and also promote the inclusive development of people with disabilities through mainstreaming of services such as education, health and housing. The initia More… |
Enoc, CDA team up to empower disabledEmirates National Oil Company (Enoc) and the Community Development Authority in Dubai (CDA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to empower and integrate people with disabilities into the mainstream. The MoU provides a framework More… |
Bahrain launches driving school for disabledA driving school for the disabled has been re-launched by the Bahrain Mobility International (BMI) in Isa Town. The school was started by BMI in the 1980s and then taken on by the Labour and Social Development Ministry. But it has now retu More… |
CDA, Desert Group in pact to aid handicappedThe Community Development Authority (CDA) in Dubai has signed an MoU with Desert Group, a leading provider of landscape leisure and lifestyle solutions, aimed at developing the skills of people with disabilities. The scope of the agreement More… |
RAK foundation honours visiting US scholarThe Dubai School of Government (DSG) said Dr Victor Santiago Pineda, one of its visiting US scholars, has been awarded a public policy fellowship by the Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research (SSFPR). Dr Pineda, a Fu More… |
Goodyear & Swaidan donate to Al NoorGoodyear, one of the world’s largest tyre companies, and its sole distributor in the UAE, Swaidan Trading Co, contributed Dh50,000 ($13,612) to Al Noor, a Centre for Children with Special Needs run under the auspices of the Ministry of Social Affa More… |
Disabled to get gardening lessonsBahrain's disabled will soon be trained in gardening and agriculture as part of a new initiative to help them find jobs. A new purpose-built centre is now under development in A'ali and could be up and running by next month. More… |








