Social care homes in Makkah and Jeddah with the cooperation of the Saudi Corvette and Kamaro club are organizing a festival to support orphans and social charity in the Makkah region. The five-day “Fulla festival” starts in Jeddah Feb. 15. The aim of the festival, a senior official from the organizing committee said is to create public awareness and seek support for orphans. The organizing committee has formed a working group to oversee the festival's activities with a number of Saudi youth being involved as volunteers as an expression of their social responsibility, Saud Al-Aqeel, head of the organizing committee of the festival, said. Over 300 orphans and 1,000 families will attend the festival which includes social and cultural events, competitions and a car race with Saudi champion Sultan Hamidi. The festival, he said, will also try to inculcate a culture of charitable voluntary work by underlining the importance of caring for orphans and making them happy. “This festival comes with the aim of establishing role models for orphans and organizing programs that will allow them to display their creative talents. Orphans will have a chance to enhance their creative skills which will help them integrate into the social system,” he said.
