“Restoration” enables Saudi girls to restore the houses of needy families in Ramadan

The community work arena in the Kingdom is witnessing a qualitative shift represented in the participation of Saudi women in housing restoration projects, as one of the most prominent aspects of giving during the blessed month of Ramadan, where volunteers in a restoration association in Makkah Al -Mukarramah region lead a field teams concerned with rehabilitating the homes of families with limited income, in a scene that reflects a cultural shift in the concept of volunteering and empowering women and explaining Dr. Abdullah Al Darba, CEO of the Association Restoration, that the association’s programs in Ramadan witnessed a rise in volunteer rates, especially by young Saudi women, noting that real empowerment is achieved when the woman is present in the field and participates in the change from the location of the action, not follow -up.

Al -Darba said: “We are working to provide a professional and organized environment that allows volunteers and volunteers to perform their roles under specialized engineering and technical supervision, to ensure the quality of implementation and achieve the required impact and the association is keen that all of its initiatives are consistent with the targets of the Kingdom’s 2030 vision, especially with regard to empowering women, and raising the quality of life for the most needy families.

The “Al -Darbah” indicated that the Restoration Association, since its foundation in 2022, managed to rehabilitate 657 homes in 7 governorates in Makkah Al -Mukarramah region, benefiting more than 3,200 individuals, while volunteer working hours exceeded 20 thousand hours, with the participation of about 769 volunteers and volunteers. The estimated economic impact of these efforts reached more than 744 thousand Saudi riyals. The data of the volunteer work platform also showed that the percentage of volunteer satisfaction with their experiences in the association was 100%, which reflects the professionalism of work and the attractiveness of the initiatives offered.

For her part, the director of development projects at the association, A. Duaam Imam, said that the participation of Saudi women this year has exceeded traditional roles, to reach the artistic and field work inside the homes, such as paint work, addressing simple problems in plumbing and electricity, and rearrange the internal spaces.

“We have volunteers from various professional backgrounds, between engineers, teachers, university students, and plastic artists. They all hold a high sense of responsibility, and they provide time and effort to improve the reality of needy families.”

“Doaa Imam” explained that Ramadan programs in the association are not limited to the distribution of food baskets, but rather combining in -kind support, residential rehabilitation and direct field work, stressing that women today have become an essential element in the execution teams that are indispensable.

Through these efforts, a restoration association establishes a new model in charitable work that depends on integrating skills, expanding the circle of participation, and enabling women to be a partner in building a coherent society, not just an external supporter. In Ramadan, the tender becomes more complete when it is mixed with will, and the restoration tools turn into bridges of hope that extends from the heart of the volunteers to the homes of the needy.