On Monday evening, the capital city of Riyadh witnessed the convening of the fifth edition of the Future of the Non-Profit Sector Forum , entitled “The Role of the Non-Profit Sector in the Urban Landscape,” with the participation of a number of leaders, experts and specialists, through four dialogue sessions and six training workshops, which discussed the role of the sector in urban development and the sustainability of the community impact.
The forum witnessed the honoring of the winners of the “Towards Impact” challenge, where His Royal Highness Prince Saud bin Talal bin Badr, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Roshan Charitable Foundation, and the CEO of the Mohammed bin Salman “Misk” Foundation, Dr. Badr bin Hamoud Al-Badr, honored the winning entities with financial grants amounting to three million riyals distributed across three tracks.
Developing housing solutions
The first session, “The Non-Profit Contractor: Innovation for Developmental Housing ,” discussed the development of housing solutions and development partnerships, while the second session, “Placemaking: Social Inclusion of Cities and Public Spaces,” addressed the importance of preparing facilities to serve different segments of society, promoting universal access, developing parks and public spaces, and preserving urban and heritage identity.
The third session, “Investing in Infrastructure with Community Returns,” reviewed innovative models for financing and sustaining development projects, while the fourth session, “Urban Development for People,” focused on building sustainable cities and enhancing community participation in their development.
The forum was attended by a number of Their Highnesses, Excellencies and Highnesses, and more than 1000 participants including attendees, speakers, panelists and workshop participants.
Quality projects for the non-profit sector
The forum hosted architectural models in an accompanying exhibition that included quality projects for the non-profit sector, such as the facilities of the King Salman Center for Disability Research, Sultan City for Humanitarian Services, Roshan Group projects, 3D printed models from the Heritage Authority, exhibits from non-profit entities such as the “Model of a Nation Initiative” of the Al-Fawzan Community Service Program, models of street vendor kiosks from the “Furs” Association, publications of the Heritage Foundation, an architectural model of the King Khalid Mosque in Riyadh, and an engineering model of housing solutions from the National Development Housing Foundation “Sakan”.
The forum was organized jointly by 21 national non-profit entities, including civil and charitable institutions and development initiatives, within the framework of integrating efforts and strengthening partnerships that support the growth of the non-profit sector and expand its developmental impact. These entities are: King Khalid Foundation, King Abdullah Humanitarian Foundation, Mohammed bin Salman Foundation (MiSK), Princess Seetah bint Abdulaziz Award for Excellence in Social Work, Sultan bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City, Mutaib bin Abdulaziz Foundation, Alwaleed Philanthropies, Salem bin Mahfouz Charitable Foundation, Al Rajhi Humanitarian Foundation, Al Subaie Charitable Foundation, Sakan Foundation, Al Fawzan Community Service Program, Hayat Charitable Foundation, Saleh Abdullah Kamel Humanitarian Foundation, Noura Al-Malahi Charitable Foundation, Abdulqader Al-Muhaidib Community Service Foundation, Al Sulaiman Charitable Foundation, Sulaiman Abanmi Charitable Foundation, Council of Charitable Institutions, Murooj Charitable Foundation, and Shaml Foundation, one of the initiatives of the Ministry of Justice within the National Transformation Program.
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