RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – The Minister of Human Resources and Social Development and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Center for Non-Profit Sector, Eng. Ahmed bin Sulaiman Al-Rajhi, praised the contributions of the non-profit sector in achieving Saudi Vision 2030.
The Saudi Arabian government has outsourced certain type of work to the non-profit sector.
Presently, the total Outsourcing Government Services Contracts reached more than US$693 million (SAR 2.6 billion) which reflects positively on the development of non-profit organizations’ business process mechanisms, quality and efficiency.
The minister said that by executing many outstanding projects that contributed to achieving national development, sustainable impacts, and strong partnerships, with community institutions and individuals, the non-profit sector played an important role in achieving Saudi Vision 2030. Â
Al-Rajhi said that one of the most notable achievements has been the development of the incorporation procedures of non-profit organizations for a duration not exceeding four days, compared to one year and a half previously.
He referred to the establishment and activation of over 20 councils for grassroots organizations and societies, as the total percentage of development spending in non-profit sector reached 71 percent.
Al-Rajhi said that a report was launched to measure the financial performance of non-profit organizations and a fund to support associations, in addition to six investment funds in cooperation with General Authority for Endowments and Council of NGOs.
Affirming that these launches have contributed to increasing the size of development projects and their capacity for beneficiaries, and that beneficiaries are served through the electronic services system to increase the flexibility and ease of procedures.
Al-Rajhi referred to the training of 3,109 participants in the non-profit sector workforce rehabilitation initiative, explaining that the number of non-profit sector organizations had reached 4,134.
This will help support socio-economic development and improve quality of life to achieve Saudi Vision 2030, he said.