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Etihad Airways donates to underprivileged children

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has donated more than Dh100,000 to underprivileged children in Morocco.

A senior delegation from Etihad Airways visited Morocco this week to present the donation, which has been raised through the airlines’ various charitable initiatives that took place in Abu Dhabi during Ramadan. These initiatives include the ‘Etihad Garage Sale’, the ‘Ramadan Share To Care Vouchers’, and ‘Ramadan Football Tournament’ initiatives. The two day program included visits and donations to three schools in Morocco’s Safro province including Moulay Ismail School, Ayat Tanout School and Ayat Hussein School.

Mohamed Lakhal, the undersecretary of the Ministry of Education in the Safro Province, accompanied the Etihad delegation during their visit which saw the distribution of more than 700 school bags and stationary to the children.

The visit also included a donation to The Royal Moroccan Alawi Organisation For the Blind in Casablanca, Hope Association, and a stopover at the Moroccan Association for The Blind in Salé City, Rabat, where the airline officially opened the Etihad Workshop. The delegation was met by the Mayor of Salé City and Omar Ajbroun, the director of the Moroccan Association.

Khaled Al Mehairbi, Etihad Airways’ senior vice president of government and aero-political affairs, said: “This donation represents the kindness and generosity of our staff and partners, as well as the wider community in Abu Dhabi who participated in this community initiative. The donations also helped in putting a smile on more than 500 orphans at the Hope Association who received new shirts and garments just before Eid Al Adha.”

— business@khaleejtimes.com