BUSINESS
AL GOSAIBI
Gift of Giving Seventy-six years of giving back to community and still going strong. By Anousha Vakani
The company’s CSR department has been in place since 1940, donating locally and internationally and contributing to the beautification of the province. They even founded Fatat El Khaleej, a social welfare society. Recently Al Gosaibi and her team decided to focus on sustainable programs that help the community and encourage the growth of small businesses. “The more you involve yourself in bettering people’s lives,” says Al Gosaibi, “the better you will feel about yourself.”
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She shared with us a few of the initiatives they’ve been working on.
One of those programs is Pop-Up Al Gosaibi, a shortlease store space located in Al Gosaibi Village, Khobar. The pop-up shop offers local entrepreneurs a space to test consumer demand and evaluate the market before committing to a long-term lease elsewhere. They collaborated with Desert Designs to fully furnish the store for each tenant.
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Established in 1940, A.H. Al Gosaibi and Bros is one of the oldest and most powerful businesses in and from Sharqiya. Their list of achievements is long, from construction and manufacturing to travel and tourism, but for this month’s issue we spoke to Sahar Al Gosaibi, Head of CSR, Property and Insurance, on their community service and social responsibility programs.