Volunteer teams serving visitors at Two Holy Mosques

The volunteer teams provide welcome services, assistance for lost individuals, the elderly and children, management of women’s sections and water for worshipers and fasting individuals. (SPA)
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  • Supervisor of social responsibility and voluntary work at the Ministry of Education praised the efforts of the scout teams following a field visit to the Grand Mosque
  • Scout and volunteer teams at the General Department of Education in Madinah are continuing to serve visitors at the Prophet’s Mosque, Quba Mosque and Al-Miqat Mosque

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Education recently launched a seasonal initiative during the holy month of Ramadan to serve visitors at the Grand Mosque in Makkah.

A total of 900 scouts from the ministry served visitors through the Bader Scout Center, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The supervisor of social responsibility and voluntary work at the Ministry of Education praised the efforts of the scout teams following a field visit to the Grand Mosque.

He commended the efforts of the male and female volunteers in the mosque and its external courtyards.

Meanwhile, scout and volunteer teams at the General Department of Education in Madinah are continuing to serve visitors at the Prophet’s Mosque, Quba Mosque and Al-Miqat Mosque.

During Ramadan, 600 male and female students as well as 30 leaders will take part in activities in collaboration with the Madinah Region Development Authority, the General Authority for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques and several other authorities.

The volunteer teams are deployed across 15 field locations.

They are providing reception and welcome services, assistance for lost individuals, the elderly and children, management of women’s sections, water for worshipers and fasting individuals, meal distribution for the city’s charity, crowd management and emergency services.