Al-Manal Humanitarian Initiative launched a campaign “To Connect her # - ReacHer #”, with the aim of providing psychological and social support to women, preserving their health and enabling them to play their family, social and economic role, under the current circumstances resulting from the repercussions of the emerging corona virus (Covid-19), and its implications for everybody.
This campaign will be implemented over the coming weeks, in partnership between the Al-Manal Humanitarian Initiative and the authority of Dubai Healthcare City, and in cooperation with a group of doctors, consultants and psychologists and specialists in mental health, self-development and personal skills, who provide their consultations to women through a variety of secure channels.
The campus of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the Emirates Council for Gender Balance, President of the Dubai Women’s Foundation, said that this campaign is based on the positive messages that it cultivates The rational leadership in the hearts of the Emirati people in all its categories, and its eagerness to support and stabilize it, to overcome the effects of the "Coffed-19" crisis, and its permanent assertion that human health and safety is a priority and honesty, must be preserved, especially in this exceptional sanitary circumstance, which has cast a shadow over the various countries of the world Her Highness, stressing that this campaign, which mainly targets women, supports the efforts of all state institutions under the guidance of good leadership, to reduce the health, social and economic consequences of the Corona virus.
Women are a priority
Her Highness stressed the priority of supporting women and consolidating their role, present and future, in the thinking and approaches of the rational leadership of the UAE, which reflected positively in enhancing gender balance in all sectors of the state, and it was evident in the tangible and effective presence of women in the front ranks in the face of "Covid-19", in the forefront of which The medical and health sectors, the police and educational sectors, the media field, and remote work, to ensure the functioning of the institutional work, in addition to its family giving, which is to care for children and help them receive and deal with the remote education system, and Her Highness said: «Certainly this pandemic, and what it imposed from the survival At home for a long time and controlling feelings of fear and anxiety on women, the pressures that children are exposed to, their psychological and health effects on many women, and their need to deal and adapt to this new and exceptional reality and overcome its repercussions, by creating a healthy environment that helps them to fulfill their roles, which is what we seek To him through a campaign (to get her), by providing psychological and social support to those who need it, ”indicating her Highness that the psychological stability of women and the family is a main pillar of a safe and stable society.
Seeing Mohammed bin Rashid
Her Highness added: “The campaign (to reach it) comes within the framework of our commitment to the goals and mission of the Al-Manal Humanitarian Initiative that we launched in 2013, which translates the thought and vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, for humanitarian and development work Based on the importance of investing in the human industry, and making hope, for a better life for millions of people. ”
Sustainable impact
Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said: “We are proud to be part of this development vision, and accompanying it by launching innovative initiatives and projects, we seek to be milestones in the lives of beneficiaries, and with a sustainable impact aimed at building capacities and enabling the human component to contribute The real and effective in economic and social development, and our happiness more that the initiative mainly targets women, as interest in them, refining their personal, professional and educational capabilities and enhancing their social and economic role within the goals and axes of the Al Manal Humanitarian Initiative besides their humanitarian role locally and internationally ».
A humane approach
Deputy Chairwoman of the Emirates Council for Gender Balance, Chairwoman of the Dubai Women’s Foundation and Managing Director, Mona Al Marri, valued the charitable and humanistic approach of Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, towards all members of society, praising her highness’s care for women inside and outside the UAE, and her keenness to provide A healthy environment that supports its family, social and economic role.
She said that the campaign “To Connect It” comes as a continuation of the series of projects and efforts that the Al Manal Humanitarian Initiative has been implementing since its inception by Her Highness Sheikha Manal Bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in 2013 to consolidate the Emirati values that enhance the importance of development and humanitarian work, since the initiative has been implemented since then. Now many projects and programs that touched several humanitarian groups and issues in various fields such as health, education, food, and others, praising the sustainable impact of these initiatives, and the positive impact and qualitative difference they have had on the lives of those who benefit from them.
Psychological aid
Mona Al-Marri announced the launch of a call center, to receive inquiries and provide advice and guidance to mothers who face challenges in adapting to this exceptional circumstance and the new reality, as the number 0504068222 has been allocated, to receive inquiries via WhatsApp from eight in the morning until eight in the evening, and respond to and inform That the inquiry or advice will be dealt with immediately, if it is urgent, or within 24 hours for regular consultations and inquiries, and she said that the initiative aims to reach the largest segment of women who need these services, stressing that mental health is a social and economic priority, within the framework of the UAE’s commitment By empowering community members, by constantly strengthening mental health services and systems, which is confirmed by the Ministry of Health and Community Protection.
Dubai Healthcare City
The Executive Director of Dubai Healthcare City, Jamal Abdul Salam, expressed his happiness with this partnership with the "Al-Manal Humanitarian Initiative" and said: "We are happy to partner with Al-Manal Humanitarian Initiative in this campaign, within the projects of His Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanity, which It strengthens national efforts in mental health, and in support of the orientations and policies of the UAE government, which aims to improve the mental and psychological health of all members of society, especially in light of the current conditions that have affected all aspects of life, and people of all age groups, as we are happy to contribute to these The campaign, by providing our medical expertise in the field of mental health, and employing it to serve members of society, as well as providing psychological and social support to women, in light of this new life stage ».
Manal bint Muhammad:
“(The initiative) translates the thought and vision of Mohammed bin Rashid, for humanitarian and development work.”
«Advice provided by a selection of doctors, psychological counselors, and health experts».
"Supporting women and consolidating their role, present and future, is a priority in the approach of good leadership."
"The psychological stability of women and the family is a main pillar of a secure and stable society."
Mental health is a social and economic priority within the framework of the UAE's commitment to empowering members of society.
The "Campaign" supports the efforts of all state institutions under the guidance of good leadership.
The "pandemic", and what it imposed, had had psychological and health effects on many women.
A call center to advise and counsel women who face challenges in this circumstance.
Jamal Abdul Salam:
"(The initiative) strengthens national efforts in mental health, under the current circumstances."
Multiple support channels
Inquiries and cases will be dealt with by several mechanisms, including booking an appointment with the specialist doctor, or telephone conversation, and through video conferencing technology, for whomever you wish, or the response recorded by the specialists, or chatting via "WhatsApp".
The campaign also includes inspirational sessions in personal skills and self-development, broadcast from six to seven in the evening, starting from Monday this week, through the account of the Dubai Women's Club on the social networking site «Instagram», and provided by consultants and experts in these specialties, including: Dr. Amal Al-Otaibi, Hoda Al-Ali, Jihan Safar, and Layal Taher.
The initiative deals with many issues, including disorders, anxiety, fear, depression, eating disorders, children’s disorders, and other effects that Covid-19 has had.