DHAHRAN: The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture celebrated International Volunteer Day, which falls on Dec. 5 each year.
Ithra’s International Volunteer Day events are part of a series that the center is organizing from Dec. 5-14 with various activities, workshops and panel discussions.
The celebration highlights the importance of volunteering programs and their impact on developing young people’s skills.
Forum attendees will discuss sustainable volunteering and explore a variety of volunteer programs. (SPA)
More than 15,000 male and female Ithra volunteers have completed more than 600,000 volunteering hours in service of their communities.
The celebration includes the Dec. 14 launch of the International Volunteer Day Forum, titled “Sustainable Volunteering.”
The forum will focus on sustainable volunteer work and explore a range of volunteering programs and initiatives.
Lcal and international speakers, as well as experts from Gulf countries, will discuss the most effective ways and methods to achieve sustainability in volunteering.
The center will also hold an accompanying exhibition under the slogan “Ithra Volunteering,” comprising four stations.
The first station will feature a screen displaying the achievements of Ithra’s volunteer services unit.
The second station will include a visual presentation summarizing the work carried out by volunteers last year, while the third will tell the personal stories of Ithra volunteers, including young people and cultural volunteers.
Virtual reality technology will be used in the fourth station, with visitors getting a glimpse into the Ithra volunteering experience while taking part in interactive games.
