Directorate of Tareq region, of Greater Amman Municipality (GAM), organized a symposium titled “the Voluntary Work, a Turning Point for Local Community Development”, on the occasion of the Kingdom’s celebrations of the Independence Day.
During the symposium held at the Islamic Sciences University, City Deputy Manager for Cultural, Social, and Sports Affairs, Eng. Haitham Jweinat, reviewed GAM’s role in providing social voluntary services serving the local community, through an independent and integrated section for social, cultural, and sport services, and by creating partnerships with charity societies, and the private sector within the social responsibility framework.
The Islamic scholar (Mufti) Ahmad Al Hasanat from the Public Directorate of Issuing Fatwas (religious regulations), addressed the aspects of voluntary work in Islam during the symposium presided over by the Head of the Local Committee of Tareq region, Bandar Al Hadban, and managed by the Students Dean Assistant at the University, Dr. Adab Al S’oud.
He added that the Holy Quran and the Prophet’s Sunna encourage voluntary work, as God calls on the people to give alms, such as Zakat, donations, and bringing opponents together.
Director of International Cooperation Organizations at the Higher Council of Youth, Mousa ‘Odat, stressed the importance of voluntary work in promoting the goodness and kindness of the students and youth’s spirits, and in utilizing their energies in voluntary works such as planting trees, building and painting fences, cleanliness campaigns, and assisting the public sector’s institutions to serve the citizens.
The symposium was attended by the region’s manager, Eng. Abdel Haleem Wreikat, and a huge audience of students and teachers at the Islamic Sciences University, as well as officials and VIPs of the region.
In the same context, Tareq Directorate also organized awareness lectures at the University’s schools, and Hijaz Community School, about traffic safety matters, road accidents, and public health, aiming at raising awareness, spreading knowledge, and exchanging experiences.
