Representative of His Majesty the King for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, and President of Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa has launched a programme called “Istijaba” or “Response” to develop the youth and sports sectors in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The programme represents an initiative to implement a key part of Bahrain’s Reform Programme which is spearheaded by His Majesty King Hamad and the vision of Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
It was officially unveiled during the meeting of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, which was chaired by Shaikh Nasser in the presence of First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and President of the Bahrain Athletics Association Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa and Second Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports Shaikh Isa bin Rashid Al Khalifa, and a number of sports officials and members of the Council.
The Response Programme came under Decree 1 for the year 2018 to form a committee for coordination, implementation and follow-up, that is specialised in preparing periodic reports and recommendations to develop the youth and sports sector in Bahrain and to find required solutions to achieve the Council’s ambitions.
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Composed of Abdullah Jehad Al Zain, Ayman Tawfiq Al Moayyed, Anmar Ahmedi and Ahmed Abdulghani, the Committee will work hand in hand with Shaikh Nasser, the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the BOC and all the government agencies involved in this sector.
Shaikh Nasser said the launch of the Response Programme also aims to organise and better manage the government budgets for the youth and sports as well as to increase its revenues and assets to boost the effectiveness of this sector. He urged all members of the sports and youth sector to cooperate with the Committee.