Queen of Tonga visits facility for disabled people in UAE

ABU DHABI: Queen Nanasipauʻu of Tonga visited the Zayed Higher Foundation for People of Determination on Thursday, an organization that provides support services for people with disabilities.
The queen was accompanied on a tour of the facility by senior ZHO officials and learned about the services it provides to help people integrate into society, reported the Emirates News Agency on Friday.
She also attended a reception hosted by ZHO Secretary-General Abdullah Abdul Ali Al-Humaidan and Dr. Mugheer Khamis Al-Khaili, who heads the community development department in Abu Dhabi.
The queen, who is on an official tour of the UAE, said she was pleased to have had the opportunity to visit the foundation and expressed admiration for the services it provides, describing them as matching the best in the world. She also met a number of workers and students.
She added that she would like to see greater cooperation between the foundation and similar organizations in Tonga so that people in her country might benefit from Zayed’s experience and expertise.
Al-Humaidan said: “The foundation is proud to provide this service to groups dear to all of us, in light of the great support it receives from the wise leadership and the follow-up and supervision of Sheikh Khalid bin Zayed Al Nahyan.”
The UAE refers to people with disabilities as “people of determination” in recognition of their achievements in different fields.
The ZHO says on its website that it helps people “educationally, functionally, culturally and socially in line with their abilities and aspirations.”

Queen of Tonga visits facility for disabled people in UAE