His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has received the team of the Fatima bint Mohamed bin Zayed Initiative (FBMI) for traditional Afghan carpet weaving project and development of Afghan countryside.

Sheikh Mohamed expressed his happiness to meeting them and exchanged with them greetings on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan.

He received a briefing on the initiative, its projects and objectives so far achieved to support Afghan women and encourage them to work as well as generate job opportunities in the light of the traditions of the Afghan society. The initiative gives the Afghani women the opportunity to work in carpet industry at their homes.

Sheikh Mohamed hailed such kind of initiatives which focus on enhancing social and economic life for a large segment of the Afghan people and contribute to provision of decent life for them.

He also confirmed the UAE's successful and pioneering role in the humanitarian and social fields at the regional and international level as well as its noble goals. He also noted that these initiatives reflect the deep-rooted values instilled in the Emiratis, especially provision of assistance to the underprivileged and others without waiting for return, given the teaching of the Islam and the UAE traditions.

Source :WAM