VIVA Bahrain, one of the Kingdom’s leading telecom providers, announced its partnership with Ramadan Al Bahrain campaign. The festival will offer VIVA customers a number of special and exclusive benefits throughout the campaign’s month-long duration.
The inaugural BAAB exhibition 2016 kicked off in the heart of London under the Patronage of Bahrain’s Ambassador for the United Kingdom His Excellency Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa; and in attendance of Mr. Fahad Albinali, Deputy Head of Mission and Tamkeen’s Chief Executive Dr. Ebrahim Mohammed Janahi, with over 50 unique artworks unveiled during a private launch reception held at the highly-reputed Victoria and Albert Museum. Celebrating Bahrain’s topography, rich culture and traditions, the London collection has been inspired by the first batch of 17 artists of the Bahrain Art Across Borders (BAAB) initiative.
The “A9eel in School” program, organized by Tamkeen in partnership with the Ministry of Education, concluded its “A9eel Competition for the year 2015-2016” in which 32 government secondary schools participated from the general and technical education system with an approximate of 500 students. The final ceremony agenda included a workshop and a panel discussion around work ethics importance in the corporate world. The final event was then concluded with an award ceremony that highlighted the top 3 winning schools: Al Wafa Secondary Girls School (First Place Winner), Isa Town Secondary Girls School and Muharraq Secondary Girls School (Second Place Winner and runner-up), and Sitra Secondary Girls School (Third Place Winner).
Shop Bahrain, a national initiative launched by Tamkeen, announces the launch of its Ramadan Edition. The initiative offers shoppers exclusive promotions and discounts during the month of Ramadan and the chance to win weekly prizes. Participating food retailers include Al Osra, Carrefour, Lulu Hypermarket and Midway Supermarket with a total of 18 outlets all around Bahrain. Shop Bahrain’s Ramadan Edition will commence on 25th May and conclude on 25th June.
As part of its efforts to support the youth and enhance their employability, Tamkeen announced the beginning of the final phase of “Mashroo3i” Youth Business Awards’ third edition. A special exhibition for the competition will be held between 12 and 13 May at the West Wing of Seef Mall-Seef District
As part of Tamkeen’s Professional Certification Scheme, 9 Bahrainis have been certified as level one wastewater plant operators. The certification falls under Tamkeen’s ongoing efforts to establish Bahrainis as the employees of choice. The group obtained the certification following training and official examination held at the headquarters of the Muharraq STP Company under the supervision of the consulting engineering firm Engicon.
