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Press report

FDF organises dialogue sessions to enhance quality of life for senior

citizens in Abu Dhabi

This move aligns with FDF’s dedication to meeting the requirements of senior citizens and

designing social services that align with their aspirations

Abu Dhabi, June 04, 2025: The Family Development Foundation (FDF) has launched a series
of interactive dialogue forums for 2025, exclusively for senior citizens. The key objective of
this move is to increase the contributions of elderly people in shaping the future of social
services and support them to express their requirements and dreams.

Last year, FDF organised nine dialogue forums, which had the active participation of 273
members from different community categories. In 2025, seven out of planned 16 forums has
already been conducted, engaging 154 senior citizens, their companions and partners. This
initiative underscores the pivotal role of elderly people in designing social services to serve
them.

These forums seek to improve community participation in future planning processes,
understand the needs of senior citizens for programs and services and create supporting policies
for elderly community in collaboration with strategic partners. Furthermore, it evaluates the
preparedness of families to meet the psychological, health and social needs of senior citizens
while contributing to creating comprehensive, high-quality services in line with FDF’s
dedication to support this significant category of society.

His Excellency Abdulrahman Al Baloushi, Director of the Strategic Planning and
Institutional Development Department at FDF, emphasised that the series of interactive
discussion forums’ focus on this vital community group aligns with the Foundation’s recently
updated mandates and its continuous efforts to improve social services for senior citizens.

In addition, H.E. Al Baloushi pointed out that these forums seek to reinforce community
engagement in future planning, identify the service and program needs of seniors and ensure
that comprehensive, high-quality services are offered. This move comes in alignment with the
vision and directives of H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, ‘Mother of the Nation,’
Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for
Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development
Foundation (FDF), who constantly supported the provision of a supportive environment for
elderly community which boost their societal role, safeguard their dignity and ensure continued
contributions.