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Press Release
To promote reading and knowledge
Family Development Foundation launches cultural initiatives
through Zayed Humanitarian Library
Abu Dhabi, April 14, 2025: The Family Development Foundation (FDF) has
launched a series of initiatives, events and workshops through the Zayed
Humanitarian Library (ZHL) for senior citizens and all members of society. This
comes in line with the relentless efforts of the Foundation to foster a culture of
reading and build a society based on education and knowledge.
Through these initiatives, FDF aims to make reading a constant part of lifestyle,
which plays a pivotal role in shaping a cultured and modern society.
Fatima Obaid Al Mansoori, Head of the ZHL team and Director of the Al Marfa
Centre, said: “At ZHL, we are actively implementing the ‘Reading Community’
initiative. As part of our efforts, we have conducted more than 15 interactive
workshops with the participation of over 250 members from families and
communities across FDF’s centres in Abu Dhabi, Al Dhafra and Al Ain.”
The workshops covered various fields, such as the presentation of valuable books,
awareness messages on speed reading techniques and panel discussions to evaluate
the practices for nurturing a love of reading within families and promoting 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
