About Sharjah Child Friendly Office
The Sharjah Child Friendly Office (SCFO), a subsidiary of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA) in Sharjah, was established under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, and his wife, Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Chairperson of SCFA, to work in collaboration with relevant bodies to design and implement targeted strategies and programs to safeguard the rights of children and youth, and enhance their wellbeing.
Sharjah-Baby Friendly Emirate Campaign Emiri Decree
SCFO runs several projects to strengthen Sharjah’s status as a child, youth, and family-friendly city. It seeks to protect and promote children’s rights in Sharjah and across the UAE by raising the community’s awareness of these rights, and encouraging their implementation in public and private institutions as well as in families, to enhance children’s care and development, empower parents and ultimately create a stronger family friendly environment.
Our Vision
Sharjah as a leading global model for the
child-friendly cities.
Our Mission
Promoting and sustaining Sharjah as the first Child Friendly City in the region.
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Children & Youth
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Families
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Community
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Institutions
Our Values
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Excellence
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Transparency
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Community Partnership
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Innovation
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Containment & Inclusivity
our goals
Main Goals
Promotion of Sharjah as the first Child Friendly City
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Releasing Child Friendly standards and best practices
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International visibility
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Methodological goals
Quality management with ISO certification to maintain standards of the office.
Ensure continuous monitoring and coordination on the performance indicators.
Support and sustain projects that target children and youth.
Our
Achievement
December
Sharjah achieved the first Baby-Friendly City title in 2015
May
Sharjah emirate recognized by UNICEF as a Child-Friendly City.
October
Sharjah won UNICEF’s “Child Friendly Cities Initiative’ Inspire award globally.
November
Guiness World Records in the category “Most people in a photo cutout board picture” which themed child rights.
February
Certification on ISO 9001:2015 for Quality Management System and ISO 26000:2010 for Guidance on Social Responsibility.
Our Team
Address:
Supreme Council for Family Affairs, Sharjah, UAE
Phone:
Call Us: 065065962
(08am - 03pm)
Email:
Support: info@scf.shj.ae
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