Abu Dhabi (WAM)
The Emirates Red Crescent Authority, under the follow-up of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, representative of the ruler in the Al Dhafra region and Chairman of the Authority, inaugurated three technical colleges to support the education sector in the areas affected by Hurricane Winston, which struck the Fiji archipelago three years ago. Each college consists of three complexes, including classrooms, technical laboratories and administration offices, at a cost of 18 million and 365 thousand dirhams, benefiting 3,000 students annually.
The Red Crescent Authority had initiated the establishment of these colleges after the hurricane, which caused great damage to the infrastructure in those areas, especially the education sector, which was greatly affected by the repercussions of the disaster. Therefore, “the Commission” paid great attention to it, and the regions of Lotoka, Sigtoka and Lubao Namwe were chosen, to achieve the aspirations of the rational leadership in advancing the level of education in the archipelago, which faces great development challenges due to hurricanes and natural disasters that it is exposed to from time to time.
A delegation from the Authority recently visited Fiji to implement a number of humanitarian tasks, headed by Hamoud Abdullah Al-Junaibi, Secretary-General of the Red Crescent Authority, with the inauguration of technical colleges, in the presence of a large number of officials and people in Fiji.
In his speech during the opening ceremony, Al Junaibi stressed that these projects establish a new phase of the UAE Red Crescent’s development and educational efforts in Fiji, pointing out that the authority’s presence in the South Pacific embodies the global mission it undertakes without considering any inhumane considerations. Considering that the need is the basic criterion for providing the necessary services and implementing development projects that the population needs in countries and arenas that witness frequent natural disasters, especially on islands and coastal areas, as is the case in the Fiji archipelago, it also confirms the great spread achieved by the Authority in implementing Projects and programs that serve those affected by disasters and crises in all continents of the world. He added: “This approach that is purely from serving humanity has earned our national body the confidence of the international community and international humanitarian organizations.” Al-Junaibi said: The initiatives of the UAE Red Crescent in the field of education are a true embodiment and actual translation of the efforts of the Authority and its moves with the aim of investing in the human being, achieving his aspirations and preserving his dignity by rehabilitating him and preparing him well for a better future for him and his family, stressing the efforts of the Authority. To expand in this aspect due to its importance and constructive role in preparing the generations that bear the burden in advancing the desired renaissance and development process, pointing out that education is the main entrance to bring about comprehensive development in the various regions and squares. Bonds of love and peace grow and the values of human brotherhood are strengthened.”
building specification
Al-Junaibi said: The Red Crescent Authority was keen to ensure that the building specifications in those areas are of high quality and characteristics that fit the nature of disasters that strike Fiji from time to time, and that they are resistant to hurricanes, winds and earthquakes. It is noteworthy that the Fiji archipelago, which consists of more than 300 islands, has been subjected in recent years to a number of successive cyclones (Gita, Jose, Jose, and Winston), which greatly affected the humanitarian conditions of the local population there, and led to massive destruction of basic infrastructure services, especially in the education sector.
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