Experts said: the Qatari institutions support social responsibility according to the national vision

29 Mar 2016

 

 Buthaina Abdul Ghani                                                                                        Hisa Al-Suwaidi      

 

During the session of analyzing the reality of responsibility

                                                                                                                              

Hisa AL suwaidi: the media was able to highlight social issues

Buthaina Abdul Ghani: the human building is the developments essence and corporates have community contributions

 

             Doha – Al-Arab

Tuesday, March 29th 2016

 

Media Departement – “Hadara”

The participators in the international conference on corporate social responsibility confirmed on the importance of the private sector companies to work on enhancement the social responsibility in its countries, and during the session entitled the analysis of reality of social responsibility in the Qatari community, they confirmed on the necessity of companies vision to be launched from a national vision.

Mrs. Buthaina Abdullah Abdul Ghani chairman of Abdullah Abdul Ghani foundation for cross-cultural understanding said: that vision of the corporate social responsibility should start from the homelands strategy and she added that the Qatari institutions are moving according to the 2030 vision and they work in the same following sectors which the vision works on environmentally, economically, socially and human building.

And she said: this building is the foundation of the development and its inexhaustible supplier, and the survey which conducted by Abdullah Abdul Ghani foundation for cross- cultural understanding showed  that a lot of companies and banks have contributions and managements of social responsibility, besides to trends which need to be supported by initiatives. 

Mrs. Bothina recommended in paying attention to studying the social responsibility, and conducting researches on its aspects, and putting legal legislations to support the social responsibility without affected its ability of the initiative, with the emphasis on the importance of the medias role on spreading the social responsibility.

Mrs. Hisa AL Suwaidi - a television presenter and training and development manager in ALrayyan TV satellite channel - mentioned the importance of understanding the exact influence, seriousness, importance of the media in the public life and its enhancement to the social responsibility concept. Also, the role of Qatari woman regarding it, the social awareness and matching the needs of communitys members in all categories.

She confirmed that the Qatari woman is an important category of society in media and its various influence aspects in the world, in the different ways of life regarding visual media as a source of education and guidance resources in the society.

She added that the Qatari womens progress in appropriate shape in the media, will not be accomplished overnight, as it will not be a result of some parts individual effort.

It is an educational cultural integrated process which participated by all sectors of society, working to promote the proper awareness of the womans role and her centrality in the construction and development as a first phase which pave for the transformation of this collective consciousness to a meaningful media contents, do justice to women generally in the Arab world and give them the noticeable status which they deserve.

She mentioned that Qatar has witnessed a remarkable progress in the media industry, and it was able to present clearly the societys issues even through radio and television or newspapers or websites.

And many figured women names were emerged in the media central centers, but she pointed that the Qatari working women in the media field still facing many difficulties.

 

 Source:  Al-Arab newspaper Qatar

 Publishing Date: March 29, 2016