Ministry of Education signs pact with Pocari
The Ministry of Education, represented by the Omani School Sports Association, signed a financing and cooperation agreement with Muscat Pharmacy and Stores Company, under the brand name Pocari Sweat, at the Ministry’s General Diwan Theatre.
The agreement was signed on behalf of the ministry by Abdullah al Saadi, director general of the Directorate General of Financial Affairs and Treasurer of the Oman School Sports Association, and on behalf of the company by Bakul Shamaldas Mita, CEO of Muscat Stores and Pharmacy, in the presence of Mohammed Makhlouf, director of Promotion at Pocari Sweets.
The importance of signing the agreement for the second consecutive academic year is to support the Pocari Sweat Football Championship for first cycle education students, with the participation of eight schools, from six educational directorates in the governorates of Al Wusta, Dhahirah, North Sharqiyah, Buraimi, Musandam, and South Batinah, in addition to the participation of Cheltenham Muscat School, which is hosting the tournament with the aim of instilling sports values, encouraging students to practice physical activity, discovering, and nurturing talented people, and creating a sports atmosphere.
The signing of this agreement comes to consolidate the foundations of effective partnership between the government and the private sectors in the fields of education, to enhance the comprehensive development of Omani youth in a manner consistent with the association’s goals and aspirations and Oman Vision 2040, in addition to embodying the Omani School Sports Association’s commitment to developing school sports, and providing opportunities for first cycle education students to participate in sports activities that enhance their health, personal development, and intellectual, psychological, and social building.
This tournament will be held in its final stage at Cheltenham Muscat School in January 2024.
Before signing the agreement, Fahad al Moshaikhi, secretary general of Omani School Sports Association, thanked the company and appreciated the great role played by community partnerships, which contribute significantly to the advancement of school sports in all its aspects.
Mohammed Makhlouf, director of promotion for Pocari Sweat, pointed out the company’s role in supporting community institutions, in general, and stressed that the goal of renewing the agreement with the association came after the great and clear work they had seen in the previous tournament.