Under the slogan "We Volunteer for Sharjah", the Department of Social Services in Sharjah launches the activities of the 17th edition of the virtual Hassad Volunteer Camp, which targets children from 6 to 12 years of age, and will run from 16 to 25 August, from ten in the morning Until twelve noon. Hessa Al Hammadi, Director of the Department of Community Cohesion in the Department of Social Services, stated, for the second year in a row, that it continues to organize this camp by default due to the Corona pandemic and precautionary measures. The Director of the Department of Community Cohesion indicated that the camp includes a series of programs that are implemented during the camp period, which lasts for two weeks. and in turn; Sindia Abdel Rahman, Head of the Volunteering Department, explained that the Hassad camp begins with the "Little Volunteer" program, which is based on a set of attractive virtual activities that sow joy and entertainment in the hearts of children, as well as knowledge and interest, in addition to surprises and gifts, and the program is organized throughout the days of the camp. And within the program, "Develop your skill to prepare for volunteering", where the children harvest their volunteer hours by preparing and distributing 5 ice cream to the working group or the supporting hands. As for the "Cooperation" program to promote positive behavior, children participate through the "Our Cooperation Prospers" workshop, during which the participant harvests volunteer hours by helping his family members with homework, such as preparing the table, arranging the wardrobe, shoes and toys. And the "Giving" program deals with enhancing the positive behavior of the "young chef" by refining his skills about fruitful giving and voluntary duty, where the children participate with the supervisor from the Health Education Department of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah, to make a harvest of volunteer hours by preparing 5 healthy meals, placing them in boxes and distributing them on the working class. The Child Center at the harvest camp is participating in a workshop on "innovation and creativity", by explaining and training children to expand their perceptions in a three-dimensional design, and harvesting volunteer hours by designing a painting and presenting it to his parents. Among the children's favorite workshops is the "Test Your Intelligence" workshop, as it includes various games and competitions, and a virtual trip to the Environment and Natural Reserves Authority. Children will also have a date with the writer of the Hamdan series in the culture and knowledge workshop entitled "Enhance your culture", which will participate in writing a story inspired by The story of the Hamdan series works, invents, writes. Camp programs also include; A day about excellence and brilliance for the children participating in the harvest festival, and developing skills in the journey of brilliance, through the production of a video about volunteering. In cooperation with the Sharjah Radio and Television Authority. The participants also receive safety training, by learning the basics of safety and first aid, as well as arranging and organizing a first aid kit, in cooperation with the Sand program. Under the title "Environmental Sustainability", children participate in adopting the idea of ​​Earth Hour, by participating in turning off the electricity lights in the home facilities for an hour, in cooperation with the Bee'ah Company. Whereas, every weekend, a virtual trip is carried out and a program full of games and various competitions to test IQ is carried out.