RIYADH: The Saudi Culinary Arts Commission has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Charity Foundation for the Care of Orphans (Ekhaa).

The agreement, which falls under the framework of the commission’s social responsibility to increase economic development with social impact in the field of culinary arts, was inked in the presence of Mayada Badr, chief executive officer of the commission, and Saleh bin Khalif Al-Dahmashi, Ekhaa’s secretary-general.

Under the terms of the MoU, both organizations will work together to enable orphans with special circumstances to benefit from services provided by the commission.

It also highlighted plans for qualified students to take part in commission scholarship programs, training sessions, and workshops, to help develop their careers in the culinary arts. The commission falls under the Saudi Ministry of Culture’s umbrella.

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