Core Values

Key Objectives

1. Encourage family members to adopt reading as a daily habit and lifestyle
2. Foster an interactive environment within the family that reinforces the value of reading and promotes sustainable knowledge exchange
3. Invest quality time among family members and strengthen family communication and dialogue through reading
4. Contribute to the enhancement of the Arabic language among younger generations and the preservation of national identity
5. Ensure families understand and are well-informed about social issues and are equipped to address them effectively

About the Family Reading Challenge

The Family Reading Challenge is an initiative adopted by the Family Development Foundation, driven by its firm belief in the pivotal role of the family in social upbringing, addressing various social issues, and achieving sustainable development for all its members. The Family Reading Challenge is the first cultural project that promotes reading as a civilizational family endeavor, encouraging family members to embrace reading as a way of life that fosters knowledge, strengthens communication and dialogue among family members, safeguards future generations from harmful ideologies, builds critical thinking skills, and raises family awareness of the importance of reading as a fundamental tool for shaping well-rounded human character.

This is achieved through the development of innovative and creative solutions that contribute to mitigating the risks of social problems, creating an environment that promotes reading and sustainable knowledge exchange within the family unit, optimizing family time, increasing quality time among members, and diversifying the topics and methods of dialogue across different age groups within the family and the community — ultimately contributing to the intellectual development of family members, the strengthening of the Arabic language among younger generations, and the preservation of national identity.

Targeted Social Challenges — Second Edition 2024

The Foundation has conducted and reviewed a series of studies and research to understand the social challenges facing families in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. In the second edition of the Family Reading Challenge (2024), the focus is on raising awareness levels among family members and the community through understanding and addressing the following challenges:

We aim to encourage families to read and develop innovative and creative solutions that contribute to reducing the risks of these challenges, in pursuit of family stability and sustainable social development.

Target Domains

Target Audience

All family members (Father, Mother, Children, Grandfather, Grandmother)

Participation Requirements

• Participation of more than one family member (Father, Mother, Children, Grandfather, Grandmother)
• Submission of comprehensive book summaries that provide a thorough overview of the book's content
• Each participating family member must read a minimum of 5 books
• Demonstrated impact of reading in addressing social issues through the development of innovative solutions at the family or community level
• The family must not have previously won one of the top three positions in the Family Reading Challenge
• Participants must be citizens or residents of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• All books read must be in Arabic (print, digital, or audio formats)
• Completion of the participation document, book summary form, and success story template

Award Categories

Required Forms