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The UAE Quality of Life Community Design Forum discussed mental health, physical health, financial health, giving and volunteering, and quality of social life.
This was done in separate sessions held within the framework of the forum organized by the Ministry of Community Development, under the direction and follow-up of Hessa Bint Issa Buhumaid, Minister of Community Development, President of the Council for the Quality of Life, represented by the National Program for Happiness and Quality of Life, through video communication technology, and hundreds of actors and community stakeholders participated: schoolchildren, young people, seniors, people determined and the rest of society.
The forum included 5 brainstorming workshops on 5 main themes, which brought together 154 participants and representatives from 36 federal and local government agencies and the private sector, as well as approximately 1,200 people from different segments of society who submitted their proposals and perceptions of future challenges. , initiatives, projects and policy proposals for quality of life through the community design platform.
forward thinking
During his speech at the beginning of the forum, Moza Ibrahim Al Akraf Al Suwaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Community Development, underlined that the ministry, through the organization of the forum, embodies a forward thinking through which we look forward to the next 50 years which will be the best for our society and our country, with efforts that we share with various parties and groups. The company, based on the vision and guidelines of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice- President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, God bless him, when he adopted the National Strategy for Quality of Life 2031.
Moza Al Akraf added that the forum is an opportunity for dialogue and integration in order to provide the best initiatives that match the aspirations of leaders for UAE society, noting the role and importance of the forum in collecting feedback. visions of government and private agencies, stimulating the role of basic sectors in the state, and the mobilization of all efforts, resources and capacities for all members of society and its groups. , which will benefit and positively affect the quality of life in vital areas of the country.
And she continued, “In the year of the resumption of the pandemic, which is the year of the fiftieth year, and the year of the Dubai Expo, we are looking for future quality of life policies that match the aspirations of leaders, and we seek to provide programs and initiatives that enhance the UAE government’s efforts for happiness, positivity and overall quality of life. “
Forum axes
The forum participants discussed in the mental health axis the mechanisms and initiatives of response and integrated psychological care, the principle of proactivity and integration of mental health services, and the idea of sustainability in the environment. work and education. In the field of physical health, they dealt with the means of being attentive to good nutrition and the physical health of students, of fighting against diseases and habits linked to the behavior of individuals (obesity, diabetes, smoking) , and promote healthy and active lifestyles for all segments of society. In the area of financial health, they discussed financial planning skills and the culture of spending and saving.
As part of the volunteerism and donation axis, participants in the Community Design for Quality of Life Forum discussed sub-themes related to enhancing the values of donation and encouraging the participation of members of the the community to volunteer work, global changes and the future of volunteerism and the role of educational institutions and employers in supporting volunteerism.
And in the axis of the quality of social life, which fell within the framework of sub-themes: cohesive and stable families, work-life balance, family relations and social communication.
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