Bodour Al Qasimi leads Kalimat Foundation donation visit to Hellenic Republic

Bodour Al Qasimi leads Kalimat Foundation donation visit to Hellenic Republic

SHARJAH / WAM Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi, Founder and Chairperson of Kalimat Foundation, and a champion of youth development, has led a book donation visit to the Thessaloniki Central Library in the Hellenic Republic to improve children’s access to literacy and reading, under the Kalimat Foundation’s ‘Pledge a Library’ initiative. The visit witnessed the attendance ...

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Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi, Founder and Chairperson of Kalimat Foundation, and a champion of youth development, has led a book donation visit to the Thessaloniki Central Library in the Hellenic Republic to improve children’s access to literacy and reading, under the Kalimat Foundation’s ‘Pledge a Library’ initiative.

The visit witnessed the attendance of Dr Ali Obaid Al Dhaheri, UAE Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic, Ahmed bin Rakkad Al Ameri, CEO of the Sharjah Book Authority, and board member of Kalimat Foundation, and Vassilis Gakis, Thessaloniki Deputy Mayor of Culture.

The visit was part of the foundation’s participation at the Thessaloniki International Book Fair, where Sharjah was the official Guest of Honour. Through this donation, the initiative has provided the Greek institution with a compact library containing 100 Arabic language books to enrich the reading and learning experiences of disadvantaged young Arab children in the Hellenic