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CairoScene
21-05-2025
- Business
- CairoScene
New Volunteer Work Licence Rolled Out to Support Hajj Pilgrims
The initiative will regulate volunteer participation across Saudi Arabia and help the Kingdom reach Vision 2030 targets. Saudi Arabia has launched a national volunteer work licence aimed at formalising and regulating volunteer participation across the Kingdom. The licence is designed to improve safety standards, enhance skill-building, and ensure that volunteers—particularly those supporting pilgrims during Hajj and Umrah—are properly trained and registered. Announced during the third International Non-Profit Sector Exhibition (IENA 2025), the initiative is part of a broader push to integrate volunteerism into Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 goals. Alongside the licence programme, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development also unveiled the Non-Profit Work Observatory Foundation, a new body tasked with monitoring the sector, collecting data, and conducting studies to address systemic challenges faced by non-profit organisations. The IENA exhibition included a social investment forum and a Gulf forum designed to foster cross-sector collaboration, reflecting a growing focus on professionalising civil society in the Kingdom. Officials say the volunteer licence will support safer, more efficient mobilisation of volunteers, while contributing to Saudi Arabia's goal of increasing the non-profit sector's share of GDP to 5% by 2030.
Saudi Gazette
19-05-2025
- Business
- Saudi Gazette
Saudi Arabia launches initiative to license volunteer work
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has launched a volunteer work license initiative aimed at qualifying volunteers and enhancing their skills, which will enable them to perform their duties within an organized and safe framework. This step is part of the fundamental pillars of organizing and empowering volunteer work, particularly in serving pilgrims. The Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, Eng. Ahmed Al-Rajhi, launched the Non-Profit Work Observatory Foundation to serve pilgrims. The Observatory monitors the actual situation of the sector and systematically collects and analyzes data, contributing to the preparation of qualitative studies that address the challenges and obstacles facing non-profit organizations. This came at the opening of the third edition of the International Non-Profit Sector Exhibition 2025 (IENA), which includes a social investment forum and a Gulf forum to strengthen the relationship between the non-profit sector and the public and private sectors. The exhibition is a pioneering platform of its kind, bringing together non-profit organizations, the public and private sectors, and international institutions to support cooperation, exchange expertise, and develop solutions and innovations in this field. It also highlights the importance of the non-profit sector as an effective strategic pillar in achieving sustainable development and social goals, empowering human capabilities, increasing the number of non-profit organizations in various development fields, and raising the sector's contribution to the gross domestic product by 5% by 2030.
