Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) distributed 60,000 school bags in Saudi Arabia through 128 charities under its annual 'Back to School' programme for the academic year 2015-16.

 

A ceremony to mark the successful conclusion of the programme was held at the Al-Khozama Hall in Riyadh in the presence of Dr Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Sadhan, Deputy Minister, the Ministry of Social Affairs; Mohammed A Al-Morshid, director general, Directorate of Education, Riyadh; Dr Talaat Al-Dhafer, Sabic vice president, Saudi Arabia and Middle East/Africa; and Ali Al-Shamrani, Sabic vice president, chief executive officer, Business Support and Executive Affairs, and vice opresident, Corporate Communications. 

 

The bags were filled with basic school supplies by Sabic employees in Riyadh, Jubail, Yanbu, Al-Khobar and Jeddah, along with a number of volunteers from the company and outside.

 

The programme was the result of the fruitful co-operation between Sabic and the Ministry of Social Affairs, said Al-Shamrani.

 

“The ministry provided all the support required to ensure the success of the programme,” he said. 

 

“Once again Sabic has demonstrated that it considers its social responsibility strategy as a long-term investment for the development of society. The company implements its strategy through several initiatives to develop innovative and sustainable projects. For Sabic, social responsibility is a way of life, which we have adopted in all our operations for a better future for the community," he added. - TradeArabia News Service