Updated: January 31, 2013, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Dar Zayed celebrates Family Day with orphans in Al Ain
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, January 30, 2013: Eight-year-old Hamda Jummeery runs with her kite as she and other children partake in a Family Day organized for the employees and the foster families of Dar Zayed for Family Care, a state-funded programme in Al Ain for abandoned, orphaned or neglected children, on Wednesday evening, Jan. 30, 2013, at the Al Bedaa Resort near Al Ain where the organization is based. The children attending Family Day were a mixture of staff children, children who live in Dar Zayed villas and children placed long-term with outside foster families. It is the second time Dar Zayed has held the Family Day event. Silvia Razgova / The National
Children anxiously await their cotton candy on Family Day in the desert near Al Ain. Silvia Razgova / The National
Children of employees and the foster families of Dar Zayed for Family Care, dancing and performing on Family Day. Silvia Razgova / The National
Young boys perform the traditional Emirati dance Al Yolla during the event. This is the second time Dar Zayed has held the Family Day event. Silvia Razgova / The National
Led by 9-year-old Fahad Hamed (R), children rope pulling on Family Day at Dar Zayed for Family Care, a state-funded programme in Al Ain for abandoned, orphaned or neglected children. Silvia Razgova / The National
Jasim Eisa, 7, Badr Hamdan, 8, and Nadila Saleh, 7, sack jumping on Family Day, an event organized for the employees and the foster families of Dar Zayed for Family Care Silvia Razgova / The National
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