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Concept of Children's Rights

Children's rights represent a set of human rights tailored to meet the needs of individuals under the age of 18, considering their psychological nature and special circumstances. These rights include additional guarantees alongside basic human rights, aiming to address children's needs and provide an environment that fosters their optimal growth and development.

In Saudi Arabia, children's rights are diverse and include, most prominently, as follows:

Right to Life: Ensures the child lives in safety.

Right to Identity: Entails receiving a name and nationality.

Right to Education: Guarantees the development of intellectual and cognitive abilities.

Right to Nutrition and Health: Maintains physical well-being.

Right to Freedom: Allows children to express their views within age-appropriate limits.

Right to Protection: Shields children from all forms of harm, whether physical, psychological, or sexual.

These rights aim to provide a secure and supportive environment that enhances children's well-being and helps achieve their future aspirations.

Child Safety

Child Safety at Home

The Child Safety at Home Household accidents can occur unexpectedly, ranging from apparent hazards to those that might go unnoticed. Preventing such accidents requires following specific guidelines focusing on safety in various areas of the home. These measures aim to reduce risks and protect all family members in spaces like the kitchen, bathroom, and living rooms, and thereby creating a safe and suitable environment for all family members.

Common Accidents:

Mishandling chemicals (medications, detergents, etc.).

Issues related to toys.

Falls.

Burns.

Prevention Guidelines for Specific Areas:

Kitchen:

Keep children out of the kitchen while cooking.

Turn pot and pan handles inward on the stove and use the back burners.

Keep hot foods away from children and avoid placing them near table edges.

Store sharp tools out of children's reach or in locked cabinets.

Bedroom:

Ensure the child’s bed or crib is safe and has barriers to prevent falling.

Avoid placing plush toys with the child during sleep to prevent suffocation.

Bathrooms:

Supervise the child during baths, even when attending phone calls.

Check water temperature before bathing the child to avoid burns.

Keep electrical appliances (e.g., hair dryers) away from water and unplug them when not in use.

Ensure bathroom and laundry room doors are always closed.

Child Safety in Cars

Road accidents are one of the leading causes of child fatalities annually, with a noticeable rise since 2015 due to factors like driver distraction from smart devices during driving. Although some drivers adopt safe practices, risks persist due to other drivers' behavior.

For Maintaining Child Safety during Travel, it is Recommended to:

Ensure children sit in the back seats.

Use an age-appropriate car seat.

Install the car seat correctly according to guidelines.

These simple steps significantly reduce the likelihood of severe injuries in case of accidents, and enhance the child safety on the road.

Child Health

A child’s health is fundamental to their proper growth, and physical and mental development. It encompasses physical, psychological and social aspects that ensure a safe and wholesome life for the child. This involves providing balanced nutrition, preventive and therapeutic healthcare, and psychological and social support. To access these services, click here.

Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children

Healthy food is the cornerstone of general health, as it provides the body with the energy and nutrients essential for children's growth and development. Balanced nutrition is key to improving physical and mental performance, thereby enabling children to engage in daily activities energetically and effectively.

Colostrum (The Golden Liquid)

It is called "colostrum" because it is the first secretion of breast milk within the first hour after birth and tends to have a yellowish color. It is rich in the nutritional and health components that the baby needs to begin a healthy and safe life. It is composed primarily of:

Proteins

Fats

Magnesium

Carbohydrates

Vitamins (A, B, and C).

Its main components include:

Lactoferrin: A protein element that enhances immunity and protects the body from diseases.

White Blood Cells: Antibodies that strengthen the immune system.

Beta-Carotene: Contributes to the yellowish color of colostrum and is rich in minerals (sodium, potassium, chloride).

The Importance of Healthy Nutrition and Dietary Diversity

Dietary diversity is essential for meeting the body's nutritional various needs, such as carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals and water. These nutrients enable the body to perform its functions efficiently, such as energy generation, growth support, tissue repair, and biochemical regulation.

To prevent chronic diseases, it is recommended to:

Avoid calorie-dense foods and beverages.

Limit the intake of unhealthy fats.

Reduce added sugar consumption.

Control the intake of high-salt foods.

These practices help reduce the risk of:

Obesity.

Type 2 diabetes.

Heart diseases.

Osteoporosis.

Certain types of cancer.

Physical Activity

The World Health Organization recommends that children engage in at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity daily. Examples of such activities include:

Daily walking.

Running.

Playing football.

Basketball.

Cycling.

Guidelines for Parents to Encourage Children's Physical Activity:

Encourage daily play and movement.

Reduce screen time and set an example by limiting device use.

Participate in fun family activities that involve physical exercise.

Choose activities the child enjoys to motivate consistent participation.

Provide a balanced, nutritious diet to support their energy and vitality.

For more information, click here.

Managing Children's Weight

Helping children lose weight without compromising growth can involve maintaining their current weight while they grow taller. These methods include:

Considering the child's psychological state when addressing their weight and encouraging activities like games and outings.

Ensuring regular participation in moderate, preferably group-based, sports activities.

Providing a high-fiber, low-sugar breakfast.

Offering healthy snack options when they feel hungry (e.g., creatively prepared fruits and vegetables).

Teaching children to monitor the nutritional value of foods and calculate their daily caloric needs.

Dividing meals into five small portions at consistent times.

Increasing whole fiber intake through foods like oats, wheat, brown rice, and chickpeas.

Encouraging drinking two glasses of water before meals.

Gradually reducing sugar in beverages.

Choosing low-fat dairy products.

Avoiding two types of starches in the same meal.

Not eating fruit or desserts immediately after meals.

Providing natural, fiber-rich juices and educating children about the dangers of soft drinks and energy drinks, emphasizing avoidance of such drinks.

Avoiding the use of terms like "diet" or "weight loss program."

Ensuring the entire family adopts the same healthy habits.

Using healthy cooking methods (e.g., air fryers) to prepare the child’s preferred meals with fewer calories.

Allowing the child to indulge in desired foods once or twice a week, preferably in the morning.

Monitoring weight every ten days and using incentives for motivation.

To learn more, view the Child Nutrition Guide.

Domestic Violence and Child Protection

Saudi Arabia has dedicated significant efforts to combat domestic violence and mitigate its effects by establishing programs and systems such as the National Family Safety Program, the Protection from Abuse Law, and the National Project to Prevent Bullying. These initiatives aim to protect victims, enforce rights, and punish offenders. Achieving greater effectiveness requires defining a comprehensive concept of domestic violence aligned with religion, customs, traditions, and local laws. This is part of the "Development of Cooperation Mechanisms Between Entities Concerned with Domestic Violence" project, which aims at unifying efforts and clarifying approaches to addressing these issues.

For more details, click here.

Types of Domestic Violence in Society

Physical Violence: Involves the use of physical force to harm, such as beating, torture, or any form of physical assault, resulting in lasting physical and psychological damage to the victim.

Psychological and Emotional Violence: Includes insults, threats, humiliation, or emotional manipulation, undermining the victim’s self-confidence and creating an environment full of tension and fear.

Sexual Violence: Encompasses any sexual assault or exploitation within the family without the other party's consent, such as harassment or coercion into undesired practices, leading to profound psychological trauma.

Verbal Violence: Involves insults, threats, or harsh words that negatively impact the victim’s mental health, resulting in a lack of trust and the destruction of family relationships.

Financial and Economic Violence: Includes controlling financial resources, preventing the victim from working or managing their money, or exploiting them economically, and thereby restricting their freedom and independence.

Cultural and Social Violence: Imposes restrictions on the victim under the guise of customs or traditions, such as forced marriage or preventing education or employment, and thereby restricting their freedom and limiting their rights.

Cyber Violence: Involves threats, defamation, or harassment through social media or digital platforms, causing significant psychological stress and leading to social isolation.

Neglect: Entails deliberate failure to provide basic needs like food, shelter, education and healthcare, particularly for children, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities.

For more details about the various types of domestic violence and their prevalence in Saudi society, click here.

Reporting Domestic Violence, An electronic service that allows citizens and residents to seek assistance if they or others are exposed to abuse. To access the service, click here.

Protecting Children from Online Content - Safeguarding and Empowering Children in the Cyber World

In today's world, children can access the internet from various locations, such as homes, schools, and public spaces. This necessitates ongoing awareness of its risks and safe usage practices to ensure their psychological well-being.

Tips for Safe Internet Use for Children

Create a list of child-friendly websites for easy browsing.

Monitor children's online activities and visited websites.

Restrict email communication to a known group of friends and relatives.

Raise awareness about the dangers of unreliable chat rooms and groups.

Engage in continuous discussions about the internet's benefits and risks.

Foster children's self-monitoring skills to ensure safe browsing.

Encourage children to share valuable insights and alert family members about any risks they discover.

Tips for Safe Mobile Phone Use

Choose a device appropriate for the child's age and experience, and define available services.

Ensure the child genuinely needs a phone before providing one.

Establish a family system to regulate usage time and costs.

Educate the child on the risks of Bluetooth and other technologies, setting them to invisible mode.

Use a password for the phone and save the device's serial number for reference in case of theft.

By following these guidelines, risks can be minimized, ensuring safe and beneficial use of modern technologies. For more information, click here.

Children's Education

Education is one of the most prioritized sectors in Saudi Arabia due to its pivotal role in developing human resources, enhancing efficiency, and keeping pace with scientific and technological advancements. The state's commitment to education is reflected in Article (30) of the Basic Law of Governance, which mandates providing public education and combating illiteracy. Similarly, Article (29) emphasizes the state's focus on supporting sciences, literature, and culture, encouraging scientific research, protecting Islamic and Arab heritage, and contributing to Arab, Islamic, and human civilizations. National development plans have concentrated on improving the quality of public education and expanding its capacity to accommodate more students.

Early Childhood Development and Care

The Ministry of Education aims to enhance the comprehensive development of children in early childhood (ages 3–8). This focus covers physical, social, emotional and cognitive aspects, progressing gradually based on what the child has learned in previous stages. These policies were designed to meet the specific needs of young learners, aiming to improve performance efficiency and develop strategic plans to prepare children effectively for higher education stages.

According to the Ministry's organizational guide issued by Council of Ministers' Decision No. 511 dated 02/09/1440 AH, the General Administration for Early Childhood, which is affiliated with the General Education Agency, provides exceptional educational services for children aged 3 to the third grade. It also monitors performance at this stage using approved indicators to ensure students' readiness for integration into basic education.

Enrolling New Male/ Female Students

The Noor System in Saudi Arabia offers comprehensive and free services for students and parents, allowing easy registration of children and monitoring their academic performance. The system simplifies registration procedures, replaces traditional methods and aligns with the government's efforts to shift toward e-governance as part of Saudi Vision 2030, spearheaded by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

For registration click here.

Education for Children with Disabilities

Saudi Arabia is committed to providing a dignified life for all citizens, ensuring education for everyone without exception. From this perspective, Saudi Arabia strives to achieve equality in educational opportunities between children with disabilities and their peers. Saudi Arabia has worked on providing educational and pedagogical services tailored to the needs of children with disabilities, through the establishment of specialized institutions for cases that require special care and attention. In addition, inclusive education has been adopted, allowing children with disabilities to learn alongside their peers without disabilities, aiming to promote the acceptance of diversity in abilities.

Specialized Education

The government provides specialized public institutes for various disabilities, such as "Intellectual Education Institutes, Institutes for Visual Impairment, and Institutes for Hearing Impairment." These institutes are tailored to the needs of their targeted groups, offering curricula supervised by specialized teachers and rehabilitation services to meet the diverse needs of children with disabilities.

Inclusive Education

Students with disabilities are integrated into public education schools, with the necessary educational and rehabilitative support to help them keep pace with their peers. This includes support for children with learning difficulties, behavioral disorders, or autism. The Ministry of Education works to create a conducive learning environment in inclusive schools and train staff to ensure a healthy educational atmosphere that meets the needs of these students.

For more details about the Ministry of Education's departments, click here.

Services to Assist Children with Disabilities in Participating in Education

Disability Assessment: An electronic service that enables individuals with disabilities to submit a request for registering their disability data in order to be included as beneficiaries of social development services.

Registration Service via Noor System: An electronic service provided by the Ministry of Education that allows parents to register their children in schools without having to visit schools or supervisory centers, easing the process of enrolling their children in the first educational stages.

Special Education Program - "Maeen": A free grant offered by the Ministry of Education for studying at a private school or special education program for the targeted group (primary, middle, and secondary education stages, and kindergarten) based on specific conditions and standards.

To view the educational map of special education institutions and programs in Saudi Arabia, click here.

To view FAQs about all that supports students with disabilities in learning at school, click here.

Madrasati Platform: An educational platform developed by the Ministry of Education for public education male/ female students, as an interactive alternative for remote learning.

Early Care for Preschool Children with Disabilities

Education for Children with Disabilities

Remote Learning and E-learning for Children with Disabilities

Care for Orphans and Children of Unknown Parentage

Since its establishment, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has shown great interest in the care of orphans, setting solid foundations for their welfare and ensuring that all means of support are available to preserve their dignity and help them become self-reliant.

The General Administration for Orphan Care at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Family is responsible for overseeing the affairs of orphans and providing them with necessary care. The administration aims to set public policies for the care of orphans and those in similar situations, as well as other social groups with special circumstances, such as children with unknown parents.

The administration bases its work on the principles of Islamic law and employs modern scientific methods, whether through care institutions or by following up on orphans in foster and friendly families.

The administration provides its services through two specialized departments:

Orphan Affairs Department

Institutional Care Department

Orphan Sponsorship Affairs Department

This department is grounded in the belief that the natural family environment is the most suitable for the social, psychological and mental well-being of orphaned children, ensuring their healthy and balanced upbringing. Institutional care is considered a last resort for caring orphans, when social studies show that no suitable family environment is available, whether among relatives or foster families.

The department also supervises the application of foster and friendly family regulations, and handles sponsorship requests carefully according to the established conditions and regulations. These Programs include:

Foster Family Program: This program provides comprehensive and sustainable care for orphaned children under the supervision of the Ministry. The foster family takes responsibility for nurturing and caring for the child, ensuring psychological safety, emotional fulfillment, and instilling positive social values. The child becomes a member of the family, according to approved legal controls.

Friendly Family Program: This program offers partial care for orphaned children who cannot be fully fostered by providing them with temporary stays in natural families within the community for specific periods, such as during holidays, weekends, or summer breaks. After the specified period ends, the child is returned to the social care facility or institution he resides in under the supervision of the Social and Development Care Agency. Participating families are subject to continuous supervision and follow-up by the Ministry’s branches to ensure the quality of care provided.

Program Objectives

Receiving applications from families interested in sponsoring orphans, who seek rewards and blessings from Allah, with the necessary competence and ability to compensate orphans for the loss of their parents.

Selecting families based on precise social criteria to ensure a healthy social environment and positive nurturing elements.

Strengthening the orphans’ connection to the community by fostering them as part of a family.

Support and Rewards Mechanism

Monthly allowance for the foster family:

SAR 2,000 for children under six years old.

SAR 3,000 for children over six years old.

A reward of SAR 20,000 for the foster family after the completion of the sponsorship period for each child.

Institutional Care Department

The Institutional Care Department aims to achieve family stability for children under care within nurseries, social welfare homes, and model educational institutions. It also compiles statistical, technical and administrative reports related to childhood care programs. It further undertakes full supervision of social nurseries, social education for boys and girls, in addition to model educational institutions, ensuring the provision of an integrated and appropriate care environment for children.

Social Welfare Nurseries

Social welfare nurseries represent the initial phase of orphan care. They are institutions affiliated with the Social Affairs Agency, aiming to provide comprehensive care for young orphans and children with special circumstances, such as those with unknown parents or similar situations, who lack appropriate care within their families or community.

These nurseries are designed to offer a suitable social and psychological environment for children from birth to six years old, providing full care that compensates for the absence of the natural family. Children also receive healthcare, social, psychological, educational, and recreational services suited to their needs at this stage of life.

These homes are subject to the supervision of the Institutional Care Department, affiliated with the General Administration of Orphan Care, to ensure the quality of the services provided and achieve the goals of comprehensive care.

Conditions for Admission to Social Welfare Nurseries

Only Saudi children who lack suitable family or alternative care are accepted.

The child must belong to special circumstances, such as orphans, children with unknown parents, or those from families suffering from divorce, death of a guardian, or physical/mental illness.

The child must be under seven years old.

The child must be free from contagious diseases.

Written consent from the child’s guardian is required for placement in the Nursery after proving his inability to care about the child.

Appropriate Care Forms Provided by Social Welfare Nurseries

First: Comprehensive care within the Nursery, including:

Providing shelter and care for orphaned children.

Offering food according to health standards and under medical supervision.

Conducting regular health check-ups and preventive medical examinations for children.

Maintaining the children's cleanliness in both their body and clothes.

Dressing the child in clothes appropriate to their age and gender, based on specifications set by specialists.

Providing a suitable social environment that compensates, as much as possible, for the absence of the natural family.

Instilling values and Islamic upbringing in children according to their age and in line with recommendations from educational experts.

Offering pre-school education suited to children's ages and readiness, aimed at enhancing their self-reliance and developing their ability to recognize and differentiate the traits of others.

Enrolling a group of children in external kindergartens to encourage interaction with other children and enhance their cognitive and developmental skills.

Enrolling children in primary schools after the age of six and providing all necessary means to help them achieve good academic performance.

Saving a sum of money, starting from the time the child is admitted, as a monthly reward in their personal account until they are discharged from the institution.

Providing psychological care, including conducting psychological tests and speech therapy sessions according to the child’s needs.

Offering educational, recreational and cultural programs for children and giving them opportunities to engage in these activities both individually and in groups under the supervision of caregivers.

Second: Internal Programs and Activities

Childcare nurseries aim to develop children's skills and enhance their social and cultural experiences through a variety of activities supervised by administrative and technical staff. These Programs include:

Recreational and Sports Activities: Simple games inside the nursery in the garden, and physical activities supervised by caregivers.

Educational and Developmental Activities: Teaching children from two to four years old under the supervision of a social worker.

Nutritional Awareness: Involving children in kitchen activities to teach them the names of natural food elements.

Cultural Activities: Organizing cultural and educational competitions, puppet shows, and agricultural activities to foster a spirit of competition.

Recreational and Creative Activities: Preparing entertainment programs under the supervision of caregivers and a social worker.

Infant Care: Specialized programs to develop infants' abilities.

Enrollment in Internal Kindergarten: Teaching children from four to six years old in the institution's kindergarten under the supervision of caretakers and teachers.

These activities aim to provide a comprehensive educational and recreational environment that supports the child's growth and development.

Third: External Programs and Activities

These programs and activities, conducted at specific times, aim to integrate children into society. These activities include:

Visiting recreational centers, shopping malls, cultural, commercial, and artistic exhibitions, public facilities, historical landmarks, farms, and organizing purposeful recreational trips.

Attending social events, such as weddings.

Participating in events held by social institutions and recreational hospital parties.

Joining some internal and external camps organized by social institutions under the supervision of the Ministry of Social Affairs.

Organizing visits for children over six years old to the Boys’ Social Welfare House at the end of each week as a preparatory step for their transition to the youth section in the institution.

Boys and Girls Social Welfare Institutions

The purpose of social welfare institutions is to house orphans, children whose parents are unknown, and those in similar situations, and provide a comprehensive educational environment that compensates for the absence of a natural family. These institutions aim to offer complete care that supports the children’s growth and their adaptation to themselves and society, through separate institutions for boys and girls. The institutions accept children who are at least six years old, providing them with an environment as close as possible to a natural family setting.

Boys: They stay in the social welfare institutions until the age of twelve, after which they are transferred to model educational institutions to complete their studies or are prepared to integrate into the society through study or work.

Girls: They stay in the social welfare institutions until they are qualified to become homemakers capable of providing a dignified family life.

Monthly Allowances based on Educational Levels:

Primary School: SAR 500.

Intermediate School: SAR 700.

High School: SAR 900.

University: SAR 1200.

Groups Eligible for Admission to Social Welfare Institutions:

Orphaned children, either both parents or one parent deceased.

Children whose parents are unknown.

Children from broken families.

Conditions for Admission to Social Welfare Institutions for Boys and Girls:

The child must belong to one of the aforementioned categories.

The child's age at the time of the application must be no less than six years and no more than twelve years for boys only.

The child must not have any close relatives who are capable of providing care.

The surrounding living conditions must threaten the child’s behavior if he remains in such conditions.

A social research report must confirm that the conditions for admission are met.

The child must be free of contagious diseases, disabilities, and mental health issues.

The Minister of Labor and Social Affairs may exempt the child from one or more of the admission conditions in exceptional cases, such as orphanhood, age, or nationality.

Model Educational Institutions

Model educational institutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia represent the next care stage for male orphans after they graduate from social welfare institutions and obtain their primary school certificate. These institutions are generally designated for academically outstanding students. They aim to provide comprehensive care and offer educational opportunities at the intermediate and secondary levels to ensure the continuation of their academic excellence and skill development.

Conditions for Admission to Model Educational Institutions:

The child must be an orphan, having lost either one or both parents.

The social welfare institution that the child attended must provide a report detailing the living conditions that necessitate his admission to the model educational institution, along with the child’s complete file from the welfare institution.

The child must meet the conditions set by the Ministry of Education for acceptance into intermediate education, in terms of age and grades in the primary school certificate.

The child must express a desire to attend intermediate education or vocational/ technical institutes.

A medical examination must confirm that the child is free from diseases that would prevent him from benefiting from the care provided by the model educational institution.

During their primary school education, the child must have been an exemplary student, demonstrating diligence, excellence in studies, and good behavior during his stay at the welfare institution.

Social Care and Activities in Model Educational Institutions

Model educational institutions plan and implement various care programs and activities under the supervision of a specialized technical committee. These programs aim to develop students’ social, cultural, and athletic aspects, while organizing free time based on their interests, such as engaging in beneficial hobbies and allocating time for studying.

The social section at the institution supervises all activities and programs both inside and outside the institution to ensure that educational and social goals are achieved in an integrated manner.

Marriage of Orphans:

As the legal guardian for orphaned girls and those in similar situations, the Ministry considers the upbringing and marriage of girls a primary responsibility. To ensure this goal is achieved thoughtfully, the Ministry has established detailed conditions and regulations for marriage applicants. The procedure includes an interview with specialists to verify that the applicant is qualified and able to marry. The applicant is required to fill out specific forms that include:

Applicant Information: Comprehensive personal details, along with health and social documents.

Girl’s Information: Basic details about the girl and her guardian, as well as documents indicating her desire to marry and acceptance of the applicant.

This procedure aims to ensure compatibility between the two parties and prepare the girl for a stable married life.

Care of Children with Disabilities

Disability refers to a condition of impairment resulting from partial or total loss of physical, sensory, or cognitive abilities, hindering an individual’s ability to perform normal daily activities. According to the World Health Organization, disability includes physical ailments, organ dysfunction, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. In Saudi Arabia, the system for the care of disabled individuals defines disability as the presence of one or more impairments, such as visual, auditory, cognitive, motor, learning difficulties, speech disorders, behavioral and emotional issues, autism, multiple disabilities, etc.

Saudi Arabia has taken significant steps to care for people with disabilities by ensuring their rights and providing necessary prevention, care, and rehabilitation. Efforts include medical, psychological, social and educational interventions to identify disabilities early and reduce their impact. Additionally, it provides comprehensive services to help individuals with disabilities adapt to their environment, develop their capabilities, become self-reliant, and contribute as productive members of society.

Concept of Rights for People with Disabilities

This Concept of Rights for People with Disabilities encompasses all the rights and freedoms that should be granted to individuals with disabilities, whether social, economic, or legal. The principle of equality and non-discrimination is the foundation of these rights, as it is the basis for the right to education, work, healthcare, and social protection. This principle branches into a set of fundamental rights that promote justice and fairness, including:

Right to Education for People with Disabilities: Education is a fundamental right that provides people with disabilities with the opportunity for full integration into society and the development of their abilities. This right includes providing inclusive educational environments, tailored curricula that meet their needs, and training educational staff to deal with various types of disabilities to ensure educational fairness.

Right to Work for People with Disabilities: The means by which people with disabilities can achieve economic independence and integrate into the workforce by providing equal job opportunities, adapting workplaces to suit their needs, and enforcing laws that prevent discrimination and support their professional rights.

Right to Healthcare for People with Disabilities: Integrated healthcare includes providing specialized medical services suitable for the people with disabilities' health condition, along with the provision of assistive devices and rehabilitation treatment. This right also involves facilitating access to healthcare facilities and ensuring that they receive care free of charge according to national regulations.

Rights to Social Protection for People with Disabilities: Social protection offers a comprehensive safety net, including financial assistance, social insurance, and supportive community services. This right aims to enhance their quality of life and ensure equality with others in terms of protection and stability.

Key Measures to Protect the Rights of People with Disabilities:

Disability Law

Regulations the Authority for the Care of People with Disabilities

The Basic Regulations for the Rehabilitation Programs for People with Disabilities

Children Support

Child support is a fundamental pillar in Saudi Arabia, and part of the social security system, demonstrating the government's commitment to promoting child welfare and ensuring family stability. These efforts contribute to covering expenses related to education, healthcare, and basic needs, and so supporting the overall development of children and families. These efforts have led to the launch of many initiatives and notable programs, including:

Citizen Account Program

Mother’s Milk Alternatives Aid

Developed Social Security

Working Women’s Childcare Program ‘Quora’

Kanaf Charitable Association

“Kanaf” Financing

Takaful Charitable Foundation

Initiatives and Services Provided by Various Ministries

Provided by Ministry of Education

Early Childhood Development and Care

The Ministry of Education has laid down the foundations for the physical, social, emotional and mental development of students, evolving these aspects simultaneously from an early age (ages 3-8). The process in each stage depends on the capabilities the child has achieved in the previous stage. These policies address the special needs of young learners, improve performance levels, and develop plans for building and shaping the institution to prepare children for higher levels of education. To access the service, click here.

School Health

This refers to the concepts, principles, systems and services provided to promote students' health at an early age and enhance the overall public health. This is achieved by utilizing health sciences, such as public health, preventive medicine, health education, biostatistics, nutrition, and educational sciences, in addition to employing communication and media to spread health awareness directly within schools or indirectly in the broader community.To access the service, click here.

Ministry of Health Initiatives and Services

Children’s Vaccination Appointment Reminder Service

As part of the Ministry of Health’s efforts to maintain the health of children in Saudi Arabia and protect them from diseases, this service was created to remind parents about vaccination appointments against targeted diseases according to the Ministry of Health's new vaccination schedule, with reminder messages sent.

Maternal and Child Healthcare

Saudi Arabia places significant importance on family health, offering extensive services for mothers and children due to their significant impact on community health. Through the Ministry of Health, specialized departments for maternal and child care have been established in healthcare centers, alongside awareness campaigns that emphasize child safety and promote breastfeeding. The Ministry of Health also launched other programs to enhance health awareness. For more information, click here.

Initiatives and Services Provided by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development