Advocating the Rights of Children (ARC) has partnered with Island Aviation Services Ltd. (IAS) through its Corporate Ambassadorship Programme in the category of Supporter of Child Rights. As the organization’s official travel partner, IAS will facilitate travel to selected atolls within the Maldives to carry out ARC’s nationwide awareness campaigns aimed to protect and promote the rights of children. These Campaigns include;
- HEAL Campaign promoting healthy eating and active lifestyles
- HOPE Campaign on child abuse prevention
- SURF SMART Campaign promoting internet safety
- RESPECT Campaign promoting social values with a special focus on anti-bullying
- GRACE Campaign on the empowerment of the girl child
As part of this agreement, by providing 17 return tickets for any domestic destinations on the Maldivian network for a period of one year, IAS will play a crucial role in expanding ARC’s advocacy efforts and awareness campaigns. After the signing ceremony, ARC’s Acting Executive Director Ms. Zeena Zahid stated that this partnership with IAS, the national flag career of Maldives will be extremely helpful for ARC in reaching out to vulnerable island communities and expressed sincere appreciation to IAS for their dedication towards promoting the well-being of children in the country.
As a non-profit organization, ARC relies on generous contributions from the community to expand its work with children’s shelters, advocacy efforts, and nationwide awareness campaigns on children’s rights. As such, the Corporate Ambassadorship Programme was launched by ARC in 2013 and provides an opportunity for businesses to partner with ARC to improve the quality of life of children in the Maldives and to help strengthen the child protection system in the country, through corporate social responsibility.
ARC would therefore like to take this opportunity to thank the management of IAS for their commitment to support our work to help improve the quality of life of children in the Maldives and to strengthen the child protection system in the country.