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Registration open for 12th Arab Children Forum

Sharjah - Children can register for the forum through the event's official website: http://children-centers.ae/shj/acf/ where participation requests are accepted until March 7, 2106.

Registration is open for Arab children from across the Arab and MENA region to participate in the12th Sharjah Arab Children Forum (SCAF), a top official said on Wednesday.
The forum, organised by the General Department of Children Centres (GDCC), a Department of the Sharjah Supreme Council for Family Affairs, will take place in Sharjah from March 28 to April 3.
Those who wish to participate in the forum titled “Hear us…we are the future” can register their names on http://children-centers.ae/shj/acf/ until March 7.
Held under the patronage of Shaikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Wife of Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi and Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA), the forum seeks to empower Arab children to become stronger and more effective leaders, taking their society to great heights.
Reem BinKaram, Director of the GDCC said: “All preparations for the SCAF 2016 are complete and we are pleased to announce that registration is now open for Arab children from all over the Arab and MENA region to participate in its 12th edition. Children who are participating in the forum will be able to express themselves as well as discuss various issues with their peers from other Arab countries. Through this forum we aim to strengthen the ties and cooperation between Arab countries so that together they can support and uplift children and help them become future leaders of the world.
BinKaram said the organising committee of the forum has sent official invitations to all children centres in the UAE and across the Middle East.
Invitations were also sent through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to embassies and consulates as well as to the Ministry of Education in order to find and register the most apt candidates with the right skills to present and discuss their ideas.
The forum The forum will grant access for Arab leaders and key Arab decision makers to witness the innovation and intellectual development bestowed in these children, and to consider taking initiatives in investing in them and investing in their developments.
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