Al-Quds Al-Sharif' class='highlighted-tag'>Bayt Mal Al-Quds Al-Sharif Agency in Jerusalem organized the second annual meeting for persons with disabilities under the slogan: "Jerusalem is supported by determination", in the presence of leaders and representatives of a number of bodies, institutions and associations in the Holy City.

The director in charge of running the agency, Dr. Mohamed Salem Al-Sharqawi, said that the second edition of the forum coincides with the agency's commemoration of its silver anniversary, under the high patronage of Moroccan King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Jerusalem Committee, who gives the agency generous patronage and directs it to implement tangible projects that have an impact on the Holy City and on Its people are Almoravids.

In his speech delivered on his behalf by Ismail al-Ramli, coordinator of the Agency’s programs and projects in Jerusalem, Al-Sharqawi affirmed the Agency’s commitment to allocate April 12 of each year, to be an annual meeting for people with disabilities, to enable members of this honorable group to meet, discuss, and put forward new ideas. And innovative to improve her situation and make her more involved and integrated in the issues of her community.

The director in charge of running the agency indicated that the forum, which is held under the title "Jerusalem Supported by Determination", increases "our concerns in the agency about how to secure support, in the best and shortest way, for the largest possible number of institutions, agencies and associations, in light of the limited funding available to the agency." Emphasizing that "the agency's funds are unconditional, except to the extent that we can make sure that they reach their beneficiaries in full and without any defects."

Al-Sharqawi announced the "allocation of fixed quotas, commensurate with the approved standards, for the benefit of people with special needs in all the agency's projects related to construction, civil initiatives, various educational grants, vocational training programs, and electronic marketing of the products of associations and merchants."

In his speech on this occasion, Archbishop Atallah Hanna, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia in Jerusalem, praised the agency's efforts for its field work in support of the steadfastness of the Palestinian people, especially in the city of Jerusalem, and said: We are loyal to this effort, and from Jerusalem we say thank you to His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Jerusalem Committee, and we are loyal to your gifts and efforts.

For his part, the Director of the Arab Association for Persons with Disabilities, Ihsan Edkaidek, praised the roles played by the Jerusalem House Agency and what it provides to Jerusalemites, to protect the city of Jerusalem, maintain its religious and civilizational center, and provide the means for a decent life for its residents through programs and projects in the health, educational and urban fields, appreciating the standing of Morocco’s leadership and people. Alongside the Jerusalemite man who defends the purest sanctities in the name of the Arab and Islamic nation.

The forum witnessed the signing ceremony of an agreement signed on behalf of the agency by the coordinator of its projects in Jerusalem, Ismail Al-Ramli, and on behalf of the Arab Association for Persons with Disabilities, Ihsan Idkidek, stipulating that the agency finance a project to empower people with social disabilities in Jerusalem, through workshops and campaigns that included psychological relief, awareness-raising, community advocacy and inclusion in Community and vocational training.