Al Noor Training Centre empowers their children with a bake sale campaign

Dubai, UAE, 9th October 2013: Al Noor Training Centre for Children with Special Needs, creates yet another platform for the development and empowerment of their children. They have organized a Bake Sale campaign, to create awareness and raise funds for the wide range of baked items prepared by the students as part of their vocational training programme. The bake sale campaign resumed in October 2013 at Our Own English High School, Rashidiya.  

The Bake Sale aims to introduce one new baked item at each sale to provide a wider range to its customers and make scheduled visits to these schools on a regular ongoing basis.

Encouraged by the success in the year 2011, this year Al Noor has gone a step ahead and introduced a wider range of baked items which will be taken on a continuous basis to schools and universities in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The objective of the Bake Sale Campaign is to not only create awareness about their range of baked items but also to empower the students at the centre to give back to society.

The in-house bakery unit which adheres to Dubai Municipality Food Safety and Hygiene requirements is an integral part of the vocational training activities conducted at the centre and was launched in the year 2009. Having completed four years, the bakery unit has grown significantly and helped the children realize their potential skills. It also aims to further enhance their work skills and behaviour, which can be generalized in any work environment

The mission of the Bake Sale Campaign is to give the students an opportunity to give back to society. Therefore, the part proceeds from this campaign will be donated to charitable organisations in third world countries

About Al Noor Training Center for Children with Special Needs

Al Noor Training Centre for Children with Special Needs is a non-profit organization which falls under the Ministry of Social Affairs.  For the past 31 years, Al Noor has been providing high quality professional training to the special needs community in Dubai.  In 1981, we started with 8 children and have since grown to a recognized establishment with over 270 students. In 2007, we moved to our own premises in Al Barsha. Our purpose-built facility has been donated to us by HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE, Ruler of Dubai and through the benefaction of HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein.
The Centre can accommodate up to 300 special children. Our current roster comprises of 270 children from 30 nationalities with various physical and cognitive challenges such as Down syndrome, Cerebral Palsy and Autism.  Al Noor uses a trans disciplinary approach to implement its training programme and in addition to teaching, offers Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Psychological services, Sports and Music. Al Noor also has its own Work Placement Unit which trains students with a capability for open employment.
Smiles n' Stuff is Al Noor's very own vocational training gift and coffee shop. It is the only one of its kind in the GCC, where all the products are handcrafted by children with special needs. The goal of Al Noor's Vocational Training Unit is to make children skilled and productive members of the community and training is offered in the Carpentry, Screen Printing, Sewing, and Bakery Units. This initiative also helps raise awareness and funds for Al Noor Training Centre.