Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz, the Governor of Riyadh Region and the Chairman of Board of Directors of the Insan Society for Orphans’ Welfare yesterday patronized a ceremony at Riyadh Intercontinental Hotel for the establishment of a charity endowment whose revenue will be donated to Insan Society.
Upon arrival at the venue, Prince Salman was received by Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, Chairman of the Society’s Development Committee of Resources; Minister of Social Affairs Dr Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Namlah; and Dr Hamoud Al-Badr, Secretary General of the Shoura Council and Secretary General of Insan Society. Prince Salman was accompanied by a number of princes.
In an address on the occasion, Dr Hamoud Al-Badr said that there are 250 charitable societies in the Kingdom, which take care of 11,738 male and female orphans. Insan Society implements projects for the welfare of orphans, he said.
Attendees watched a documentary about the charity endowment, which will be a nine-storey building established on King Fahd Road, on a 2,255 square-metre area of land at a total cost of SR32 million.
The Kingdom’s General Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Al Al-Sheikh, who is also Chairman of the Commission of Senior Ulema (Muslim scholars) and the Department of Religious Research and Ifta, delivered a speech at the ceremony in which he explained the rights of orphans in Islam and urged Muslims to make generous donations to Insan Society.
Prince Salman announced the opening of the donations campaign, making a personal donation of SR1 million and a further SR1 million on behalf of his sons and grandsons.
Prince Salman delivered a speech in which he said that the government dedicates determined efforts to orphans’ welfare, and it is also the responsibility of the Muslim community to do so. A number of donations were then announced by princes, officials and citizens.
Source: SPA
