Mawhiba Concludes Participation of 387 Students from 16 Arab Counties in Creativity Program

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Mawhiba Concludes Participation of 387 Students from 16 Arab Counties in Creativity Program

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King Abdulaziz and his Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity "Mawhiba" celebrated Wednesday the closing ceremony of “Arab Talents” Initiative which saw the participation of 378 female and female participants from 16 Arab countries.
The Arab Talents Initiative, which was part of Mawhiba’s 2023 Creativity Program and was implemented in partnership with the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), aimed at empowering talented students from Arab countries and improving their skills, according to SPA.
The activities of the three-week initiative were organized at King Saud University and Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, and covered various fields, including engineering, physics, medical, chemical, and biological sciences, mathematics, astrology, among others.
Mawhiba Secretary-General Dr. Amal Al-Hazzaa explained that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has demonstrated a role model in discovering and empowering the talented people with an expertise in the field extending to more than 25 years.
She also said that the initiative was centered around discovering talents and empowering them as“leaders of change” in the Arab world.
Besides Saudi Arabia, the initiative saw the participation of students from Jordan, UAE, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Sudan, Iraq, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, and Yemen.



NCVC Launches One Million Seedling Planting Project in Mahayel Aseer

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NCVC Launches One Million Seedling Planting Project in Mahayel Aseer

Photo by SPA
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The National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC) branch in Aseer Region launched an environmental project to plant one million seedlings in almadra forest in Mahayel Aseer Governorate, located 80 km northwest of Abha.

This comes in support of the Saudi Green Initiative, according to SPA.
The project aims to promote community engagement by involving local volunteer teams in planting efforts.

The main goal targets reducing carbon emissions, restoring plant biodiversity, combating climate change, and supporting ecotourism activities in the region.