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Al Mansoori noted that the library is preparing to honour the winning families in the ‘Family Reading
Challenge – Second Edition.’ The competition was held with an aim to nurture the culture of reading within

families, encourage positive knowledge dialogue and contribute to improving effective family communication,
while providing innovative and sustainable solutions to reduce family challenges.

Furthermore, she noted that more than 130 families participated in the challenge, with 12 families qualifying
for the final stage and the top three being selected as winners. Along with the challenge, various other

workshops were also conducted, such as ‘Planning Family Reading’ and ‘Techniques for Documenting
Family Activities to Support and Educate Participating Families,’ in addition to various dialogue sessions that

highlighted the success stories and facilitated the exchange of experiences and knowledge.
In line with its commitment to foster a knowledge-driven work environment, ZHL introduced the ‘Reading
Corner’ initiative across FDF centres. The key goal of this initiative is to create a cultural environment that

motivates employees to engage in reading during working hours and breaks. It also enables employees to
reserve a reading corner for 10 minutes each day, which helps to enhance job satisfaction, professional well-

being, creativity and innovation. Furthermore, a competition will be held under the initiative in three
categories: Best Reading Corner, Best Employee Reader and Best Content Presenter Reader. The annual
award for the winners of the competition will be presented during the Foundation’s annual ceremony.

The Foundation also conducts regular book exchange sessions for employees and library visitors in order to
foster cultural sharing and knowledge-based discussions among individuals. Additionally, reading sessions

and discussions are conducted, featuring writers, intellectuals and experts to explore the recent literary and
cultural publications and to exchange perspectives and ideas.

The Foundation is dedicated to its role in developing a reading society that promotes knowledge. It aims to
encourage continuous learning among individuals, families and employees to support the development of an

educated and innovative society capable of navigating future challenges and achieving sustainable social
development through culture and knowledge.
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