The UAE support a culture of reading for young prisoners in Greece

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The UAE support a culture of reading for young prisoners in Greece

The UAE Government attaches great importance to the role of youth and their empowerment in order to enable them to take responsibilities, lead innovative actions and contribute to the country’s welfare. The UAE government believes that it is through education and vocational training that the youth can become successful and therefore has launched several programs to provide job opportunities and vocational training to empower young Emiratis. Also, Emirates provide excellent educational opportunities for Emirati youth, in addition to scholarships, provided by the Ministry of Education in a number of fields, such as: medicine and health sciences, engineering sciences, environmental sciences, energy sciences, space sciences, etc. since the success of the country should be based on the continuous provision of education, should face no boundaries and be accessible to all.

In this framework, the UAE Embassy in Athens, in collaboration with the Arab-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Development in Athens and especially the Secretary General, Mr. Rashad Mabger, following the request by the Greek Ministry of Citizen Protection, has provided a number of historical, literature books and magazines in the Arabic language for the prisoners of the Neapoli prisons in the Greek island of Crete. This initiative aims to enhance the learning and educational opportunities of youth even under specific situations of exclusion from learning. Further, the idea of providing books assists in the access to education in prisons and enables the learning needs and the individual’s personal development as well as the future social integration in their communities, as Mrs Eman Al Zeyoudi, the Charge ’d’ affaires of the Embassy stressed.

The UAE pay special attention to the importance of education as it is a key driver for the social and economic growth, the sustainability and the innovation of the country. Therefore, the Emirates are strongly committed to nurturing the new generations who are aware of their responsibilities and duties towards their country, family, and society while adopting the values of moderation and promoting the values of tolerance, in a society in which there is no place or future for extremism and where education can meet the needs of the youth while taking into account their expectations.

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