Sharjah: The Sharjah Municipality has concluded its fifth summer program. The event, part of the Sharjah summer programs, saw the participation of more than 110 children from 7 to 12 years old.
Sheikha Dr. Shatha Ali Al Mualla, Acting Director of the Institutional Support Sector at Sharjah Municipality, confirmed that the program created an attractive environment for children to benefit from the educational, recreational, entertaining, and sports workshops, developing participants’ skills and creativity and enriching their knowledge from the experiences of Sharjah Municipality and other entities participating in the program.
Dr. Al Mualla explained that the program is organized annually with the aim of making the best use of the summer vacation and involving children in purposeful workshops in an attractive educational and recreational environment.
Mr. Ali Obaid Al Hamoudi, Director of the Government Communication Department, remarked that the program targeted children from 7 to 12 years old and was divided into two phases, where the first phase included community children and was organized in Dasman Park, the second phase targeted municipality employees’ children and was organized in the municipality library in the building in the Al Musalla area.
The number of participants reached 110, and the program organized 24 different workshops.
Since its establishment in 1927, the Sharjah Municipality, one of the UAE’s oldest, has overseen public services and utilities in the emirate. Sharjah is the third-most populous city in the UAE, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi.