The Makers of Hope initiative, the largest humanitarian initiative of its kind to honor those who give and inspire humanitarian contributions at the level of the Arab world, has recorded more than 92,000 participation in the outcome of the largest of its kind since the initiative was launched three years ago.

The winners of the title are crowned in a celebration honoring the largest in the history of the initiative, held under the patronage and in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Thursday 20 February in the Coca-Cola Hall Arena "in City Walk in Dubai.

The ceremony witnesses honoring the makers of hope who have the most influential charitable initiatives, and celebrating the industry of hope by reviewing influential and inspiring human stories whose heroes are the final candidates in the honoring ceremony, and highlighting their inspiring role in serving noble causes and fueling the hope in their surroundings, amidst a wide public participation in the ceremony Which is expected to be attended by more than 12 thousand people.

Hamda Al-Buqishi, Project Manager at Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives said, "The Hope Makers Initiative today is generating great momentum in charitable and humanitarian work in the Arab world by highlighting positive and illuminating Arab models that work to make a qualitative difference in Arab societies through Effective and targeted individual and group initiatives, which also contribute strongly to creating a sustained and sustainable societal movement that supports the consolidation of hope and positivity and the renewal of ambition and the resumption of the development process and the fight against despair, regression and frustration in order to achieve a better future for the Arab person.

She continued: "The record number of participants in the third Hope Makers course is the culmination of the continuous increase in the number of applications for nominations each year, and at the same time affirming the need of our Arab world for such an initiative that was launched from the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, there is no place for despair and that The future is for self-confident Arab youth and for their proud capabilities, history, and homeland, which is open to the world, which takes the lead and turns challenges into opportunities, and leads development paths with determination, persistence, and ambition that knows the impossible.

Al-Buqishi pointed out that the Arab million’s interest in the initiative, publicly and medialy, encouraged her this year to allocate the proceeds of her closing ceremony to a charitable Arab humanitarian project with distinction, in support of our Arab societies' aspiration for the future with an eye of hope and a contribution to its creation, stressing that the public’s interaction with “makers of hope” was the way to identify work paths And new inspirational models in volunteering, charitable, humanitarian and social work, and evidence that the initiative is on the right track as a catalyst for the emergence of new humanitarian projects and the development of existing humanitarian projects throughout the Arab region.

She added: "The initiative's message is launched from the UAE to various parts of the world to celebrate tens of thousands of unknown human heroes and highlight their innovative and creative efforts that inspire hope in the souls and create distinctive business models that contribute to building a better tomorrow and inspire others. The message of the makers of hope is a message The United Arab Emirates that hope exists and will remain in the Arab world, and our goal is to encourage, motivate and broaden its horizons towards wider spaces. "

Tens of thousands of posts
This year’s “Hope Makers” initiative, affiliated with the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Initiatives Foundation, received nominations that reached more than 92,000 initiatives from 38 Arab foreign countries, the largest in the history of the initiative.

The first 5 are Arab
Participants of Hope from Egypt ranked first in terms of the number of nominations, followed by Saudi Arabia in second place, Morocco in third place, Palestine in fourth place, and Lebanon in fifth place.

The first 5 internationally
At the level of participating foreign countries, the largest number of nominations for the initiative came from Germany, then the United States of America, Sweden and France.

Year project
The "Makers of Hope" initiative starts this year a new stage in supporting humanitarian work by adopting a charitable project with a broad impact with an Arab dimension and highlighting it to enhance its role in charity. The choice of the initiative was signed by the project to build Dr. Magdy Yaqoub Heart Hospital in Egypt as the Arab Humanitarian Year project, and proceeds from the coronation ceremony will be dedicated to the makers of hope to support it.

The new hospital will be one of the largest therapeutic institutions of its kind in the Arab world, through qualified medical staff and medical and surgical equipment and equipment, which is the latest in the world, and the hospital will provide its services to treat heart patients from all over the Arab world for free.

Feminist participation
Women-led initiatives accounted for the largest share of nominations participating, confirming the influential role of Arab women in making positive change and improving the quality of life of Arab societies. The size of women's participation in the initiative exceeded 58%, whether through individual or group initiatives or charitable activities led by women leaders.

Various initiatives
The humanitarian projects involved in the Hope Makers initiative have varied to include relief campaigns to help the poor and the needy, educational initiatives for children, undergraduates and people of determination, health initiatives that include preventive programs and treatment campaigns for the needy and innovative ways to address prevailing health problems, and initiatives to empower young people, children, women, the elderly and people of determination in various fields , Environmental awareness initiatives and campaigns to conserve the environment.

41% for life
Relief initiatives and campaigns designed to help the poor, needy and targeted to provide them with a decent life gained the largest volume of participation by 41%, followed by educational initiatives at 14%, health and treatment initiatives at 12%, and women's empowerment initiatives at 11%.

Evaluation mechanism
Applications for nominations are subject to a series of assessments and liquidations during which all applications for nominations are sorted by voluntary sub-committees that include a group of sons and daughters of the Emirates involved in encouraging charitable work, after which the best 20 initiatives are chosen from among tens of thousands of applications that were submitted, and the main arbitration committee of the initiative Which includes qualitative expertise and competencies to study the results and choose the five final candidates to participate in the honoring ceremony and tell their stories and inspiring experiences in the presence of thousands of people interested in making hope from all over the Arab world.

Standards
The final candidates are chosen on the basis of specific criteria, including the magnitude of the impact of their initiatives and their ability to effectively reach the targeted segments. Priority is given to innovative initiatives with creative approaches to meeting challenges. The evaluation committees are also concerned with the extent of the commitment of the initiative's owners to do good and their eagerness to succeed in their initiatives and expand their impact and beneficiaries, and the viability of the initiative and its development and transfer of its idea to other societies as distinct and inspiring models that can be followed and can be built upon and adopted on a wide geographical scale.

Closing ceremony
The closing ceremony of the Hope Makers Initiative this year will be the largest of its kind and will witness the participation of a number of Arab stars, artists, intellectuals, media professionals and social media celebrities, along with a number of well-known personalities in the field of humanitarian work.

The artistic and entertaining paragraphs of the concert of Hope Makers, the largest of its kind, will revive a distinguished elite of famous stars across the Arab world, including Nawal Al Kuwaiti, Emirati artist Belqis, Palestinian artist Mohammed Assaf and international singer Radwan RedOne.

Stars
A group of stars from the Arab world, including artists, actors and media, including Souad Abdullah, Tariq Al-Ali, Qusai Khouli, Ahmed Helmi, Mona Al-Shazly and Amr Adeeb, will participate in celebrating the makers of hope during the coronation ceremony. More than 140 journalists and media representatives representing various Arab media will attend to broadcast the activities of the concert that will be broadcast Through a number of Arab channels, and through social media channels, a number of Arab social media celebrities will attend the closing ceremony, whose total followers will reach 50 million. The event will include surprises for the audience and distinct entertainment.