QNB Group has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Qatar Autistic Society aimed at supporting its pioneering efforts to spread awareness and create an autism-friendly environment in Qatar, which contributes to enhancing the skills of people with autism and better integrating them into society, in order to achieve the Qatar National Vision 2030.
The agreement was signed by Ms. Heba Al Tamimi, Senior Executive Vice President of Communications Department at QNB Group, and Her Excellency Sheikha Jawaher bint Fahad bin Jassim Al Thani, President of the Founding Council of the Qatar Autism Society, during the signing ceremony held in the Museum Tower building of QNB Group.
This pioneering partnership comes within the framework of the group’s keenness to support people with autism and their families in breaking barriers and facing challenges, in line with the state’s initiatives in this field, which culminated in the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopting the State of Qatar’s proposal to adopt a World Autism Day on the second of April of each year and launching the plan. National Autism Committee.
It also reflects its firm commitment to empowering all segments of society and spreading the values of understanding and integration in all the countries in which it operates through its international network, thus strengthening its position as a financial institution that takes upon itself the development of groups with special cases because of the added value they represent in society.
Mrs. Heba Al Tamimi, Senior Executive Vice President of Communications Department at QNB Group, said: “At QNB, we are committed to promoting inclusion for a society in which everyone can achieve their goals. Through our partnership with the Qatar Autism Society, we will ensure that people with autism are empowered and provided with the best opportunities, in line with our vision to make a positive impact on society by building strategic partnerships with leading organizations and institutions in Qatar and abroad that have made QNB more than a bank, but rather a financial institution carrying a mission with specific goals. ».
For her part, Sheikha Jawaher bint Fahad bin Jassim Al Thani, Chair of the Founding Council of the Qatar Autism Society, said: “This partnership with a leading financial institution represents a unique opportunity to achieve our goal of building inclusive societies for people with autism. We look forward to strengthening this cooperation in a way that further helps implement our programs and initiatives that aim to support and integrate this category in Qatar.”
