The World Disability
Union honors the Sharjah Livestock Market for its application of international
standards to serve people of Disability
press releases
July 20, 2022
In recognition of its contributions to
supporting people of determination, the International Federation of the
Disabled honored, at its headquarters in the Emirate of Sharjah, the management
of the "Sharjah Livestock Market", one of the projects of the Sharjah
Asset Management Company, the investment arm of the Government of Sharjah, for
applying international standards to serve people of determination and adopting
it as a friendly entity for them.
His Excellency Dr. Tariq Sultan bin Khadim,
President of the Emirates Federation for the Disabled, and Vice President of
the World Federation for the Disabled, in turn, handed a shield and a certificate
of honor to Eng. Abdullah Al Shamsi, Director of the Sharjah Livestock Market,
in the presence of Fatima Al Banna, Acting Director - Media and Communication
Department at Sharjah Asset Management Company, and Eng. Hanan Al Jasmi Head of
Department - Livestock Market Operations.
His Excellency Dr. Tariq Sultan bin Khadim said:
The work of the World Federation of the Disabled is in line with the directives
of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi - Member of the
Supreme Council - Ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah (supporter of the disabled),
to make the Emirate of Sharjah a friendly emirate for people with disabilities.
As the efforts of the Federation in evaluating public places in the city of
Sharjah, in an effort to make the largest possible number of places
environmentally qualified and considerate for persons with disabilities, and to
spread the culture and standards of the World Federation of the Handicapped.
On the largest possible area, not only at the
level of the Emirate of Sharjah and the United Arab Emirates, but at the world
level.
Bin Khadem added: Considering that the Sharjah
Livestock Market is one of the important places that people with disabilities
can visit, the evaluation committee of the World Federation of the Disabled conducted
a field assessment of the market and the slaughterhouse, and found that it is
one of the places that take into account people with disabilities and the
elderly at the same time, so they were honored. The culmination of their
efforts to make the market an environmentally qualified place for people with
disabilities, and this is not strange for the government service departments in
the Emirate of Sharjah, especially the departments and entities affiliated with
Osoul Company.
He stressed that we, at the World Federation of
the Handicapped, are working to put all our capabilities to provide
consultations and assessments, whether in the field or through live programs
for any governmental or private agency, in order to integrate people with
disabilities into society. The Federation is still evaluating many places
inside and outside the United Arab Emirates.
Eng. Abdullah Al Shamsi said: “This honor comes
in appreciation of the great and continuous efforts made by “Sharjah Asset
Management” to achieve its social responsibility towards the people of
determination, by making all the projects that fall under the company’s
umbrella appropriate for them, supporting them and helping them to achieve
their aspirations by providing the services and facilities they need and
overcoming them. Sanctions that facilitate their tasks and work within the
highest standards applied internationally in this field and the provision of
techniques, mechanisms and systems that
It helps them to use all facilities, visit and
move between various projects easily and conveniently, which contributes to
their integration into society.
Al Shamsi added: “We are very proud of this
honor that was won by the Sharjah Livestock Market, which came as an inevitable
result of the diligent and continuous work we are doing to develop all
facilities and services on an ongoing basis to suit the different segments of
society, especially the category of people of determination. Easy access to all
market facilities.
It is noteworthy that Sharjah Asset Management
Company is a company with a global reputation in the field of building wealth,
and was established exclusively by the Government of Sharjah. For the Sharjah
government, the path to achieving economic diversification is through the
expansion of multiple industries and the development of world-class facilities
for sustainable investment opportunities.