Rotana Corporate Sustainability Report 2014

87 Centro Barsha, UAE A glimpse of my dream A two-week campaign where the kitchen team went to the bakery workshop section of Al Noor School for disabled children and taught the children how to enhance their pastry items. On the 2 nd week of the activity, the children got the chance to visit the Centro Barsha kitchen and get a glimpse of how it feel to be real junior chefs for a day. The smile and joy on their faces as they put on the chef uniform were evident on them. The activity aimed to provide children with special needs a chance of experiential learning, allowing them to feel that they are no different from anyone else. Grand Rotana Resort & Spa, Egypt Universal Children’s Day On Universal Children’s Day the hotel succeeded in bringing together more than 32 kids in one place practicing activities with the shared ambition to be good stewards of the environment. The theme was ‘Children’s education is imperative to sustainable development’. Erbil Rotana, Iraq Erbil Marathon The hotel participated and sponsored the Erbil Marathon. The purpose of the run was peace and solidarity in Erbil, the hotel has contributed also to raise the participants awareness towards the environment and the importance of recycling the water bottles used in the marathon. Centro Sharjah, UAE Training programme for children with special needs For a two month period, the hotel trained two students with special needs on different administrative work in the hotel in preparation to be able to be appointed for certain administrative positions in the hospitality sector. The Cove Rotana Resort, UAE Universal Children’s Day On the occasion of Universal Children’s Day, The Cove Rotana Resort organised a range of innovative and fun filled activities for students of Ras Al Khaimah Academy. The students enjoyed a warm and friendly welcome by the Cove team highlighted with exciting educational games, face painting and competitions. Villa Rotana, Rimal Rotana and Rihab Rotana, UAE Graduation ceremony for students with special needs On its 5 th graduation ceremony, four students of Rashid Centre with special needs successfully passed the industrial training programme of Villa Rotana, Rimal Rotana and Rihab Rotana held for 10 months. The students were prepared to join the hospitality industry jobs.