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Tamkeen Centre honours students

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DUBAI — Tamkeen Centre, dedicated to the rehabilitation and training of the visually impaired, organised recently in collaboration with Nokia, a ceremony to honour best high school graduates for the academic year 2005-2006.

Published: Thu 24 Aug 2006, 9:30 AM

Updated: Sat 4 Apr 2015, 6:15 PM

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The ceremony, held under the patronage of Dr Abdullah Al Karam, Secretary-General of DEC and Director of Tamkeen Centre, was attended by the meritorious students along with their friends, instructors and teachers of Tamkeen Centre.

Dr Karam, said: “We, at Tamkeen, have focused on the training and rehabilitation of the visually impaired. We provide our ambitious students with the professional skills required to achieve the best results and make the best of all the provided opportunities.”

“”Tamkeen has enjoyed working with this excellent group of visually impaired students and has trained and provided them with the required skills to continue their education. They have proved to be a great success by intense study and focused training.” he added.

Additionally, Dr Karam stressed on the importance of empowering the visually impaired with education, saying: “The visually impaired have equal capabilities and potentials as their peers, if and when nurtured correctly; the visually impaired will become a productive member of society. Tamkeen will continue its mission with these visually impaired students throughout their university education and career development to allow them to obtain the highest and best academic degrees.”

On their part, Mohammed Rashed and Ahmad Rashed, two of the honoured students, expressed their gratitude to Tamkeen Centre for its advanced training and support for their studies.



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