JEDDAH - Princess Nuha Bint Saud, wife of Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Majed Bin Adbul Aziz, the Governor of Madina, opens the Taiba Educational and Recreational Festival at the Equestrian Club in Jeddah on Saturday (April 4) under the guideline of Taiba Women's Charity Group.
The event is launched for the benefit of Taiba Children Village of Madina which specializes in the care of orphans.
Commenting on the festival, Tahir Bawazir, CEO of Knowledge Economic City (KEC) in Madina, said: Under the direction of King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Knowledge Economic City supports charity projects like this one which aims to increase family bonds and foster dedication to the community."
KEC is the diamond sponsor of the festival. Around 600 women participate in the auspicious occasion.
Bawazir further said the festival "encourages work and services for the good of the community, aside from promoting educational value and social networking."
Bawazir added that the KEC project is a proof of King Abdullah's commitment to support charitable activities for the advancement of the society and the citizenry.
"As a diamond sponsor of this festival, we know its noble objectives aimed at reviving the archaeological and historical heritage in the town of Mustafa (peace be upon him), and (we hope this festival) achieve objectives that will contribute further to family social and educational cohesion and bring about friendly atmosphere and strong comprehensive care program in Taiba Children Village," the CEO of Knowledge Economic City noted.
About KEC
Knowledge Economic City is located approximately 5 km to the east of the Prophet’s (pbuh) Mosque along the King Abdulaziz Road and 7 km from Al-Madinah Airport. It is one of the four economic cities that have been launched out of the planned six economic cities in the Kingdom. Knowledge Economic City has been designed to be a master-planned community with smart environment over a land size of about 5 million sq. meters. The development includes residential, commercial, retail, hospitality, knowledge-based industries and healthcare.
Knowledge Economic City offers a platform that will assist the transformation of the Kingdom’s economy to knowledge-based one.
The development of the Knowledge Economic City has been projected to create more than 20,000 jobs, have a population of about 150,000 people, attract an aggregate investment of more than SAR30 billion and take approximately 10-12 years to complete.
