Charity award recipients honoured

A ceremony was held yesterday at the Sofitel Hotel Bahrain Zallaq to distribute His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa Charity Work Award. Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa attended the prize-distribution ceremony, which was held under the patronage of Southern Governor Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa.

The Deputy Premier reiterated the Government’s drive to encourage all initiatives, which as to foster the culture of charity work and promote the values of giving and dedication. He hailed the ever-growing charity works and initiatives in the prosperous era of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, paying tribute to His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister.

He stressed the importance of the ten-year-old award, which was launched in 2008, congratulating the 2018 edition of the charity work prize. Southern Governor Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa addressed the prize-distribution ceremony stressing the crucial importation of fostering the values and culture of charity work in society.