“Al-Huwailah” dissolves 15 charitable organizations for violating regulations
Confirming the news published by Al-Jarida in its October 20 issue, titled ‘Affairs Bans Charity Delegates from Traveling to Unstable Countries’ the Minister of Social Affairs, Women and Childhood Affairs, Dr. Amthal Al-Huwailah, issued a series of ministerial decisions to dissolve; 15 charitable organizations.
In this context, 12 charitable organizations were dissolved for violating advertising laws, controls, and regulations; while 3 were dissolved at the request of their advertisers due to a lack of time to manage their operations.
Furthermore, according to sources from the Ministry, the Charitable Societies and Endowments Administration had previously submitted a comprehensive memorandum to the Committee for the Publicity, Evaluation, and Dissolution of Public Benefit Societies and Endowments.
The memorandum recommended the dissolution of 12 charitable organizations that had failed to submit their final administrative and financial reports to the Ministry for several years.
This was in violation of clauses 6 and 7 of Article 18 of the Model Bylaws for Charitable Endowments and; Article 27 of Law No. 1962/24, issued regarding clubs and public benefit societies.
The sources stated that the concerned administration conducted field inspection visits to the headquarters of these charities to assess their effectiveness, the services they provide to the community, and their compliance with regulations governing charitable work.
An important aspect came to light during the inspections, which revealed that these organizations had been negligent and failed to carry out any activities for several years.
Additionally, the bank accounts of these charitable organizations had been closed for a long time, and they did not provide the Ministry with their estimated budgets or financial reports since several years.
Cabinet approval
The sources highlighted that the Advertising Committee submitted a memorandum to the Minister of Social Affairs, recommending the dissolution of these charities, which was approved by the Council of Ministers.
The Ministry stressed that it will continue to dissolve any charities that persist in violating regulations, laws governing charitable work, and decisions issued by the Council of Ministers.
Moreover, the charities that are ineffective and have no real impact will also be dissolved unless they address their issues, comply with regulations, and actively contribute to their societal role.
Regarding the funds deposited in the accounts of these dissolved charities, the sources indicated that the funds will be transferred to the Ministry of Social Affairs following their liquidation.
In accordance with Article 25 of the Model Bylaws for Charitable Charities, the Ministry will determine the appropriate entity to which these funds will be transferred.
Besides this, the Ministry of Social Affairs shall exercise the powers of the general assemblies of public benefit associations, ensuring that the funds are handled in a manner that aligns with the charity’s intended activities.
