Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi (L), director general of Kuwait's Youth Public Authority (YPA), and Abdul Rahman Al-Farsi, vice president of Kuwait Voluntary Work Center, present an award to young volunteers at a celebration ahead of the International Volunteer Day in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Dec. 4, 2019. Kuwait will develop a new volunteer strategy to enable youths to fulfill their noble mission, Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi, director general of Kuwait's Youth Public Authority (YPA), said on Wednesday. (Photo by Ghazy Qaffaf/Xinhua)
KUWAIT CITY, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait will develop a new volunteer strategy to enable youths to fulfill their noble mission, Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi, director general of Kuwait's Youth Public Authority (YPA), said on Wednesday.
He made the remarks at a celebration held in Kuwait City ahead of the International Volunteer Day, which falls on Dec. 5.
The strategy aims to provide support and opportunities for young volunteers who invest their time and efforts to serve the community, he said.
YPA will organize seminars in cooperation with partners from the public and private sectors of Kuwait to solicit the opinions of those interested in volunteer work, he noted.
Abdul Rahman Al-Farsi, vice president of Kuwait Voluntary Work Center, said that the strategy aims to support the positive values of volunteers and finding the best ways to promote their training capabilities.
The strategy also aims to institutionalize the work of volunteers and facilitate their service in society as volunteer work contributes to achieving equality, solidarity and social integration, he added.
