Minister of Labor and Social Development sponsors the mass marriage ceremony (Takamul 2)

21-12-2019

His Excellency the Minister of Labour and Social Development, Mr Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, met with members of the Coordination Committee for the Mass Wedding Project in the Villages of the Northern Governorate (Takamul), comprising representatives from eleven charitable societies, headed by the Chairman of the Shakhurah Charity Society, Mr Salman Al Asfoor, at his office at the Ministry. During the meeting, the ongoing preparations for holding the second wedding ceremony, Takamul 2, in February 2010 were reviewed, following the success of the first experience in the mass wedding ceremony, Takamul 1, which the committee held last year for a number of young men and women about to get married from the areas represented in the committee; namely the Karrana Charity Society, Abu Saiba Charitable Society, Al Shakhura Charity Society, Maqaba Charity Society, Al Hajar Charity Society, Al Qadam Charity Society, Jannossan Charity Society, Al Hilla Charity Society, Jid Al-Haj Charity Society, Karbabad Social Charitable Society. On this occasion, Humaidan praised the efforts of charitable societies in serving citizens and addressing their needs; he expressed his approval of the committee’s request to sponsor the upcoming mass wedding ceremony, Takamul 2, stressing the importance of the role played by NGOs in supporting young people, especially in educating them about married life and guiding them to obtain the rights and gains guaranteed by the state in the areas of employment, improving wages, and social assistance. These rights raise their standard of living and ensure the stability and development of their families within the social protection system in the Kingdom of Bahrain. At the same time, he noted the Ministry’s keenness to support charitable societies and civil society organisations and to facilitate the procedures that ensure they carry out their work and achieve their goals in serving the community smoothly and effectively. For their part, the members of the Coordination Committee commended the support they receive from the Ministry of Labour and Social Development, which enables them to competently carry out their assigned role in serving the nation and its citizens, based on the principles of effective community partnership among the Kingdom’s institutions.