Beth: On Sunday evening, Ramadan 9, 1443 AH, the “Artisans” event for productive families, organized by the Social Security Office in the Qatif Governorate in strategic partnership with the Qatif Governorate Municipality, concluded in the Nazareth neighborhood park in Qatif and aims to encourage tourism and support productive families and craft owners.
The Mayor of Qatif Governorate, Engineer Saleh bin Muhammad Al-Qarni, said that the activity of craftsmen is a heritage demonstration that revived the craftsmanship and folklore in general and worked to support and introduce folk crafts and encourage its practitioners in particular.
Such events are also an ideal platform to celebrate and introduce the heritage, crafts and products of the vibrant Qatif Governorate, culture and creativity, and this heritage embodies the concepts of one of our most important basic goals in community partnership programs with various government and private sectors and a hub for all our activities and initiatives.”
Emphasizing the importance of paying attention to handicrafts, supporting their owners and encouraging them to practice them, and establishing markets and heritage events for them, to the development of crafts and handicrafts; To achieve job opportunities for individuals and turn them into an active element in the national economy and employ them as a tributary of tourism.
M confirmed. Saleh Al-Qarni said that the municipality, through its partnerships and support for all heritage, artistic and cultural forums, aims to contribute to raising awareness of the importance of heritage, support and support specialized productive families, introduce and promote traditional crafts and industries inherited in the governorate and the various elements of heritage, which is reflected in the quality of life, and maximizing social impact. Contribute to the promotion of Qatif as a distinctive tourist and cultural destination.
For his part, the Director of the Social Security Office in Qatif Governorate, Dr. Farouk bin Abdul Hamid Al-Kawy, explained that the event, which spanned over 9 days, included many heritage and educational programs and activities that interacted with the audience, which amounted to more than 30,000 visitors, and 103 diverse productive families participated. A database was prepared for all families and complementary meetings were held to promote the establishment of this type of event to contribute to sustainable development, praising the strategic partnership with the Qatif Governorate Municipality in everything that serves the citizens and residents of the governorate.
He stressed the importance of building bridges of social partnerships to implement effective development plans and achieve national goals and objectives.