Mrs. Mubarak: non-governmental organizations, public, private cooperation important

Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak, who chairs the board of the Society for The Development of Services at Heliopolis, said that the society has proved, during its activities for more than 20 years, its success as a "distinguished model of varied non-governmental activities."

Under its ambitious plan, the society will focus in the coming stage on setting up the first aquarium in Egypt.

Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak presided at the 21st ordinary session of the board of the society at the Heliopolis Library, headquarters of the society.

Zakaria Azmi, Secretary General of the Society, read out the annual report of the society which reviewed its activities in 2001. "We today celebrate a year of achievements," he said. The society has distinguished itself among more than 14,000 NGOs in Egypt.

Mrs. Mubarak reviewed the activities of the Suzanne Mubarak Museum, which is he first of its kind in the Middle East area.

It is based on the idea of deepening the sense of affiliation in children.

The society is sponsoring a project to plant one million trees in Heliopolis.

Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak said that an area of 12 feddans has been allocated in New Cairo to build an aquarium to serve the largest number of children.

On the other hand, the number of 235 youths will participate in the voluntary work forum organized by Ministry of youth today.

Chairman of Central Administration for National Programs Mohamed Abdul Aal said that the forum will discuss in its session the call by Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak on all civil society organizations to cooperate with government and private sector to spread awareness of voluntary work importance.