This morning, the Department of Social Services in Sharjah organized the second social responsibility meeting, which is held under the slogan “The Impact of Social Responsibility” at the Sharjah Vintage Car Club. The meeting aims to identify the experiences of some parties in the field of social responsibility and consolidate social responsibility practices in line with the vision of the UAE. The meeting also aims to enhance the role of community partnership, and learn about the possibilities of maximizing the impact of social responsibility initiatives. The meeting targeted the private, charitable, semi-governmental, and governmental sectors and university students. It brings together the parties of social responsibility. In her opening speech, Hessa Al Hammadi, Director of the Social Cohesion Department, said that the meeting brings together the parties of social responsibility to discuss sustainable community projects that benefit society and all parties involved in social responsibility, which is the supporting party, the organizing party and the beneficiary of the support. She stressed that the Department of Social Services believes that the roles of institutions go beyond achieving financial profit to leaving an impact on the community and the environment surrounding the institution, by supporting community works, or sponsoring events that serve the community, to achieve the well-being of community members. She said that the goal of the meeting is to achieve communication, interaction, and community cohesion between members of society and its institutions, and to encourage institutions to achieve a balance between financial profit, community service, environmental safety, and social marketing for social responsibility projects and programs that harmonize community well-being and institutional work, and work to attract supporters and provide observations and inquiries. About their contributions and the growth and progress of society. Social Responsibility Platform The electronic platform for social responsibility was also introduced, which is an initiative launched by the department and allows entities and individuals to contribute to social responsibility by supporting the projects put forward by the department in the field of social solidarity throughout the year, and allows them to present their community projects that serve the community and its individuals, such as contributing to solving a problem. What a segment of it faces or contribute to the development of the community to improve the standard of living of its members, and provide sponsorship for events, events and activities that are held in the community in various fields, and allows the entity to support businesses and volunteer opportunities that serve the community such as contributing to solving a problem facing a segment of it or contributing to the development of the community to improve Standard of living, in order to facilitate procedures and bring about a positive change in the way the department works using a technical method that enhances the transparency of customer-focused operations. Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry Among the parties participating in the meeting is the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which reviewed its experience in the field of social responsibility, Aisha Saleh, Head of the Festival and Shows Department, especially the Sharjah Chamber’s platform for social responsibility, which was launched in 2021 with the aim of stimulating sustainable practices in the business environment in the emirate and consolidating and raising the level of Awareness of the concept of corporate social responsibility, highlighting members’ contributions, displaying and sharing inspiring models, strengthening partnership between the private and government sectors, encouraging companies and urging them to contribute to society, and stated that the Chamber launched the Sharjah Award for Social Responsibility and targets establishments from the public and private sectors and the National Fund for Social Responsibility. The dialogue session. At the conclusion of the meeting, a dialogue session was held entitled “The Impact Achieved from Adopting Social Responsibility Practices,” in which both the Sharjah Cooperative Society, represented by Faisal Al Naboodah, Director of the Marketing and Public Relations Department, the Abu Dhabi Zakat Fund, represented by Amna Abdullah Darwish, Senior Manager for Needy Families, and the Dubai Islamic Bank, represented by Nawaf, participated. Abdullah Al-Raisi, Head of the Community Support Services Unit, who stressed the importance of social responsibility employing sustainable development to meet the needs of society and individuals to enhance the quality of life. This is translated into providing services to members of society by providing them with material assistance, and thus this matter contributes to raising the quality of life of individuals and achieving Stability and raising their standard of living, and they unanimously agreed on the necessity of including in the strategies of various institutions the social responsibility, which has become an essential role in raising the level of society and individuals, solving their financial problems, and supporting them in overcoming financial obstacles, including paying off debts and paying the costs of university studies, as well as assistance in providing housing, food supplies, and other things.