The Ministry of Labor and Social Development launches an electronic platform for children's and youth clubs

10-06-2020

The Director of the Family and Child Development Directorate at the Ministry of Labour and Social Development, Ms Aisha Mohammed Al Zayed, announced that the Ministry has recently launched an electronic platform for children and youth clubs. The aim is to preserve the safety of children and youth clubs and the Sharifa Al Awadhi Youth and Children Club, affiliated with the Ministry, and to spare them the effects of social interaction and gatherings during these exceptional circumstances that the world and the Kingdom of Bahrain are experiencing due to the Coronavirus (COVID‑19). Al Zayed stressed that since the decision to suspend studies in public and private schools and activate the distance‑learning system to protect students and prevent infection with the coronavirus, the Ministry of Labour and Social Development has been keen to find an alternative to occupy the free time of children and youth during the summer holiday period, to protect children and youth and spare them any health risks, which may make them and their parents suffer from free time and ways to fill it;. Hence, the proposal to establish an electronic children and youth club came to overcome the problem of occupying their free time, in a way that benefits and contributes to spreading awareness among the target group, in addition to achieving the benefit of electronic devices purposefully. The platform address is (Instagram@child_youthclubs). Ms Aisha Mohammed Al Zayed explained that the Ministry of Labour and Social Development, in the context of continuing its developmental and care role for children and youth during the summer holiday, focused on activating the electronic club through a secure electronic platform for communication between children, and enhancing social communication between the target group and members of the children and youth clubs and the Sharifa Al Awadhi Youth and Children Club. The specialised team in the clubs began preparing interactive activities and programmes that children can implement from home, and they include several fields, most notably arts, handicrafts and reading the Holy Quran. The e-club receives contributions from children and youth via email (sharifa.club@mlsd.gov.bh).