Jotun Paints, one of the world's leading producers and suppliers of paints,
has teamed up with two prominent charity events, Gulf For Good's Musandam
Challenge and Al Noor Centre's Fun Fair Day, with the aim of mobilising
funds for children with special needs. The charity tie-up is the first
step in a heightened community relation's campaign the company is instigating
throughout the region.
Al Noor Centre is a dedicated institution that provides comprehensive care
for children with special needs run under the auspices of the Ministry
of Social Affairs. Passionately committed to helping children from their
infancy to adulthood, Al Noor's goal focuses on integrating its students
into society. Al Noor Training Centre opened its doors in 1981 and has
been developing its training programme to ensure that the special children
it caters to, receive quality and enriching experiences towards a more
independent and functional life.
"We are pleased to support events in the community and feel that sponsoring
activiites of the Al Noor and the Gulf for Good are vital to providing
children with an environment to learn and excel while tapping their various
potentials," said Eirik Kristensen, Regional Marketing Manager, Jotun Middle
East. "Jotun has been operating successfully in the Middle East for over
30 years. Our support for these charity events is in line with the tenets
of Jotun's corporate social policy, and adds to our continuing involvement
in various pan-Gulf community projects, underscoring the company's commitment
to the region's economic and social development. Our goal is to be admired
as much for the tangible business successes we achieve as for the intangible
goodwill and community trust we continually foster," he added.
Gulf for Good is a Dubai-based charity under the patronage of His Highness
Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum. Previous fundraising expeditions have
included trekking, cycling and kayaking adventures in Morocco, Egypt, India,
Tanzania, Thailand, Nepal and Jordan as well as in the UAE itself. To date
it has raised over 2 million Dirhams for local and international charities,
through adventures in five countries involving over 200 participants of
30 nationalities aged between 16 to 63.
"Jotun's main inspiration to associate with the 'Gulf for Good' Musandam
Challenge is to bring together people of all backgrounds to push their
own limits whilst raising money for a good cause. This also underscores
the company's global philosophy of contributing towards the development
of communities," Kristensen concluded.
Jotun is a global group with 67 companies and 39 production facilities
spread across five continents. The company develops, produces and sells
cost-effective paints and coatings and provides customer service and technical
support to residential, marine and industrial markets worldwide.
