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Social Responsibility and Volunteer Work

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1. Introduction to the General Administration


Date of Establishment: The General Administration of Social Responsibility and volunteer work was established by Decision No. 4500254090, issued by His Excellency the Minister of Education on 3/2/1445 AH.
Vision:To promote social responsibility and volunteer work by fostering integration between the education and training system and the community.

Organizational Structure:
The General Administration: The General Administration of Social Responsibility and Volunteer Work is organizationally connected to the Assistant Minister for Private Education and Investment.

Sub-Departments:
 1.      Community Responsibility Department.
2.      Volunteer Work Department.
3.      Non-Profit Educational Organizations Department.


2. Sub-Department Details


  • Social Responsibility Department
    Definition:It is concerned with activating community partnerships and launching sustainable initiatives to achieve the goals of Vision 2030.

    Main Tasks:
     1.  Organizing partnerships with the government, private, and non-profit sectors.
    ​2.  Designing initiatives that promote sustainable development.
    3. Measuring social and economic impact.​

    Notable Partnerships:
    1.  The Charitable Health Association for Patient Care (Enayah): Establishing and equipping a medical clinic at the ministry's headquarters (agreement term: 5 years).
    2. Aamal Association for Family Development: Activating social responsibility and providing support for productive families (agreement term: 3 years).

    Key Initiatives:
    The "Little Benefactor" initiative, in cooperation with the Ihsan platform: Enabling children to donate to charitable projects (target group: students aged 5-15 and their parents).

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  • Nonprofit Organization Department
    Definition: It is concerned with supporting and empowering nonprofit organizations to create a significant societal impact within the education sector.

    Main Tasks:
    1. Support the development of the nonprofit sector within the education system.
    2. Empower nonprofit organizations to create a greater societal impact.
    3. Provide technical guidance and supervision to nonprofit organizations.

    Prominent Partnerships:      
    1. Memorandum of Understanding with the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (Ehsan Platform): Developing educational non-profit organizations and enhancing their impact in the data and artificial intelligence sector.
    2. Memorandum of Understanding with the Abdulaziz Al-Jomaih Charitable Foundation:  Establishing non-profit organizations and implementing educational and development initiatives.
    3. Memorandum of Understanding with the Association Support Fund:Establishing a fund to support civil society organizations in education and provide financial support to them.

  • Volunteer Work Department​
    Definition:It focuses on fostering a culture of volunteering and offering innovative volunteer opportunities.

    Main Tasks:
    1. Spreading the culture of volunteering and promoting the values of national belonging.
    2. Designing volunteer programs that meet community needs.
    3. Training volunteers and developing their capabilities.

    Prominent Partnerships:
    The National Center for Nonprofit Sector Development.

    Key Initiatives:
    1. Institutionalizing volunteer work units within the education and training system.
    2. Activating volunteer work for secondary school students.

    Forums:​
    Saudi and International Volunteer Day: An annual forum held on December 5 of each year.

3. Statistics
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Department Number of BeneficiariesNumber of Volunteers
1. Community Responsibility576,851-
2. Volunteer Work.-2,262
3. Non-Profit Educational Organizations -Number of volunteers without duplication: 576,609 Number of volunteers with duplication: 1,452,390

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