QCDC organises webinar series to raise awareness of ASD
18 Apr 2021 - 10:17
Samantha Campion Gibson (left) and Sabika Shaban
The Peninsula
The Qatar Career Development Center (QCDC), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), has organized a webinar series to raise awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), to coincide with April - Autism Awareness Month.
QCDC will hold the next live webinar via Zoom in English, titled ‘Autism Awareness Month: Ordinary Heroes – Nurturing People with Autism’. Taking place on Monday, April 19, at 8 30pm, it targets parents and young men and women with autism.
Special guests Sara Coleman, Special Education Teacher at Awsaj Academy; Samantha Campion-Gibson, Autism Specialist at the Learning Center; and Sabika Shaban, a parent of two neurodiverse children, will speak at the webinar. They will tackle the blessings and challenges of raising and educating children diagnosed with ASD, speaking about experiences and lessons learned. The webina
602 children enrolled to EAA’s Second Assalam School 14 Apr 2021 - 8:52
Students during a lesson in a classroom of Second Assalam School.
The Peninsula
The Education Above All (EAA) Foundation’s Second Assalam School, established in partnership with Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) has made a successful transition from the academic year 2019-20 to 2020-21, during the fiscal year 2020, with 602 children enrolled.
Established under EAA’s Together Project in partnership with MOEHE, and funded by Qatar Charity (QC) and Afif Charity, the Second Assalam School provides tuition-free schooling to Arabic-speaking children that were previously not enrolled in school.
Following the COVID-19 outbreak, the school promptly adopted alternative measures to ensure all students had continued access to education. Talal Al Hothal, Director of EAA’s Al Fakhoora programme, said: “With our partners and donors, EAA proudly reflects on the achievements of the Second Ass
Qatar s UN mission holds event on autism & COVID-19
10 Apr 2021 - 9:30
QNA
New York: Qatar s Permanent delegation to the United Nations in New York, in cooperation with the permanent missions of the State of Kuwait, Poland, Brazil, Bangladesh, South Korea and Autism Speaks, organised a virtual event on COVID-19 and autism and how technology can support the global response and recovery.
The event saw representatives from the State of Qatar and a number of states and international organisations, discuss how to benefit from technology effectively to address the uneven impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the autism community, in addition to the role partnerships can play in supporting families during the ongoing crisis.
13 Mar 2021 - 18:00
The Peninsula
Doha: World Economic Forum has selected Sheikha Alanoud bint Hamad Al Thani, Managing Director of Business Development at Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority, to join the Young Global Leaders (YGL) for the class of 2021. This recognition makes her the youngest and the only Qatari to join this year.
Each year, the Forum of Young Global Leaders identifies the world s most promising leaders under the age of 40 who are driving innovation for positive change across civil society, arts, culture, government, and business. Sheikha Alanoud is one of only 112 driven researchers, innovative entrepreneurs, activists, and promising political leaders representing 56 countries to be selected for the Young Global Leaders Class of 2021. As a Young Global Leader, Sheikha Alanoud will be taking part in a five-year programme that offers executive education courses, expeditions, and opportunities to collaborate and test ideas among a trusted network of peers.
Women playing leading role in Qatar’s healthcare sector
08 Mar 2021 - 10:28
Dr Barbro Friden
By Fazeena Saleem | The Peninsula
Doha: In Qatar, the role of women’s participation as leaders plays an important part in improving the healthcare system. They also play a full role in shaping the pivotal decisions being made right now as the country respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
As International Women’s Day is marked today under the theme, ‘Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world,’ The Peninsula spoke to several women leaders in healthcare.
Qatar has been proactive in having women leaders in healthcare, said Medical Director of the Communicable Diseases Center of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Dr. Muna Al Maslamani.