Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Initiatives announced that 41 million people around the world benefited from its projects to spread education and knowledge in 2018, while the total volume of spending during the year on initiatives, programs and projects for this axis amounted to about 628 million dirhams.

The dissemination of education and knowledge is one of the five pillars of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Initiatives, as well as health care and disease control, humanitarian and relief assistance, innovation of the future, leadership and community empowerment.

At the center of education and knowledge dissemination, the Foundation seeks to provide quality education to millions of children and young people in countries and societies that lack the most basic elements of access to the basic right to education

The beneficiaries of the initiatives and projects and programs for the dissemination of education and knowledge in 2018 are distributed to many countries in the world, with 22.6 million beneficiaries of Dubai Cares initiatives and programs in 39 countries, while the number of students participating in the Arab reading challenge for the academic year 2018 / The number of fellowships, fellowships, fellowships and research grants was 115 grants and scholarships. The e-learning school platform, which provides video education courses for science and mathematics materials based on the latest global curriculum, benefited 1.1 million people during the first three months of To launch.

Saeed Al-Attar, Assistant Secretary-General for Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Initiatives, said: "Through many programs and initiatives for the dissemination of education and knowledge under its umbrella, the Foundation continues to implement several projects of a sustainable nature aimed at improving the quality of life of the target groups, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, for the pivotal role of science and knowledge in empowering people to be active contributors in building their home and promoting their societies.

Al-Atar added that the projects and programs of the dissemination of knowledge and knowledge of the Foundation was keen in 2018 to enrich the electronic educational content available in Arabic, and contribute to fill the gaps and gaps that may suffer from traditional education systems due to lack of resources or weak infrastructure, Which aims to provide millions of young Arabs with a flexible tool and an advanced and integrated educational platform that will help them develop their knowledge.

Dubai Tariq Mohammed Al Gurg, Chief Executive of Dubai Cares, said that during 2018, the Foundation continued to play a pivotal role in contributing to the provision of a comprehensive and decent education to those who need to improve life in disadvantaged communities. The number of beneficiaries of Dubai Cares initiatives reached more than 22 million 600,000 people in 39 Countries.

As part of its efforts to encourage Arabs to use Arabic as their mother language through social networking sites, the Arabic # 2018 initiative continued to organize events that serve Arabic in the UAE and other countries.

During the year 2018, the Dubai International Writing Program graduated 35 writers after qualifying for professional writing. It also provided the Arabic library with a collection of books that exceeded 33 titles in the novel, children's literature, short story and translation.

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum School for Media Scholarship, a partnership between the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation and the American University in Dubai, targeted a group of outstanding media students from Arab countries to graduate professional journalists.

Youth and Knowledge Economy

Under the theme "Youth and the Future of the Knowledge Economy", which is part of the UAE's strategy of knowledge and innovation based on sustainable development, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation organized the fifth edition of Knowledge Summit to highlight the concepts of knowledge economy and the digital economy and its fields. Building knowledge societies.

The Knowledge Summit, held annually, attracts the most influential and influential figures in the world of knowledge. In 2018, the Summit hosted 109 speakers participating in 48 sessions, which discussed 130 different focal points. The summit was followed by more than 19,000 people, with more than 60% of the youth.

Arab Forum for Innovation

In 2008, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation launched the Arab Innovation Forum, the largest gathering of innovators, innovators and innovative companies and organizations in the Middle East and North Africa to showcase their innovations.

Awards to support knowledge

The Knowledge Summit of 2018 honored the winners of the Literacy Challenge, through which the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation seeks to eradicate the illiteracy of 30 million Arabs by 2030.

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2 million in 39 countries have benefited from Dubai Cares educational and knowledge initiatives and programs.

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Million participants in the Arab Reading Challenge for the academic year 2018.