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4/15/25, 10:58 AM Family Development Foundation launches cultural initiatives through Zayed Humanitarian Library | Web Release
knowledge exchange across generations.

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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