QM Chairperson H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (back second right); Dadu Advisory Committee President Dr. Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada (back right); Turkish Ambassador to Qatar H E Dr. Mustafa Goksu (back second left); Qatar Museums CEO Ahmad Al Namla (front right); Doğuş Group Chairman & CEO Ferit F Şahenk (back left); and Doğuş Group Vice-Chairman Hüsnü Akhan (front left) during the signing of the agreement.
Doha, Qatar: Dadu, Children’s Museum of Qatar has signed on Turkish Doğuş Group as one of the ‘Founding Family’ members of Qatar’s first publicly funded national entity in a signing ceremony that took place in the National Museum of Qatar.
The ceremony of the long-term sponsorship agreement was attended by key dignitaries including H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Qatar Museums Chairperson; Dr. Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada, Dadu Advisory Committee President; H E Dr. Mustafa Goksu, Turkish Ambassador in Doha; Ahmad Al Namla, Qatar Museums CEO; David Alexander Taylor, Dadu Deputy Director of Project Operations; Ferit F Şahenk, Doğuş Group Chairman & CEO; and Hüsnü Akhan, Doğuş Group Vice Chairman.
Sheikha Al Mayassa and Şahenk officiated the agreement between Al Namla and Akhan.
“We are pleased to have Doğuş Group join as one of the ‘Founding Family’ members of Dadu, Children’s Museum of Qatar. We extend our gratitude for their sponsorship, which brings us closer to achieving our goal of providing a place for children to learn, grow, and to advance the goals of the Qatar National Vision 2030 for human, social, economic and environmental development,” said Sheikha Al Mayassa.
Dadu is the first institution of its kind in Qatar to provide innovative child development settings and resources to support children, families, and educators to thrive and contribute to a sustainable future. The museum will be Qatar’s first publicly funded museum, with all donors, families, and corporations directly contributing to the future of Qatar and its people.
The museum is being designed to nurture, challenge, and inspire Qatar’s future leaders and caretakers, fuelling their creativity and encouraging empathy and understanding.
“We are delighted to become a member of the esteemed ‘Founding Family’ of Dadu, Children’s Museum of Qatar. We would like to express our gratitude for all parties who facilitated this treasured bond, which I believe will create a vibrant educational environment for curious children from all corners of the world. Doğuş Group has played an important role in contributing to the cultural and artistic landscape in Turkey through many years and with multiple initiatives,” said Şahenk.
“We honour world-renowned photojournalist Ara Güler who’s known as Istanbul’s Eye with the Ara Güler Museum and Archives; support 12,000 year archaeological site of Göbeklitepe from excavation to its maintenance and have been undertaking our precious Doğuş Children’s Symphony Orchestra for seventeen years. Our dedication to nurturing the growth of children and supporting arts will find new life with Dadu, which will serve as an invaluable resource for children from all around the world. Once again, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to H E Sheikha Mayassa Al Thani and the organisers of Dadu for providing us with the privilege to support this remarkable project.”
Doğuş Group joins ‘Founding Family’ members the Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Awqaf (Ministry of Endowments & Islamic Affairs), Baladna, Baladiya (Ministry of Municipality), ConocoPhillips, Eni, ExxonMobil, IntesaSanpaolo, Ooredoo, Schlumberger, Eni and Shell.
