98 million people benefited from the contributions of charitable initiatives that totaled more than 3 billion dirhams.
Hamdan bin Mohammed: Mohammed bin Rashid's vision is the basis of charitable projects and initiatives aimed at improving human life
The charitable work sector in "Islamic Dubai" issues its report for the year 2020. Archive
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His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, stressed that the UAE offers a unique model in the field of charitable and humanitarian work, which is not limited to extending a helping hand to those who need help wherever they are around the world, but follows an approach development that ensures the sustainability of benefit and benefit to the communities benefiting from aid, and supports development projects in various vital areas that collectively contribute to laying the foundations for a decent life, including the dissemination of education, knowledge, health care, disease and epidemic control, empowering communities, and other aspects of sustainable support. no discrimination.
This came on the occasion of the release of the charitable work sector of the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai, its report for the year 2020, which highlights the social responsibility achievements of government and private bodies through the umbrella of the department, including the "Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation", charitable associations and institutions and the private sector. And government agencies in Dubai, which participated in providing humanitarian and relief aid with the aim of alleviating the suffering of the indigent and the needy in different parts of the world.
His Highness the Crown Prince of Dubai stressed that the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, of the importance of participating in improving the quality of human life wherever he is, and contributing to alleviating the suffering of his shoulders, constitutes the basis from which initiatives and responsibility projects are launched. The report showed that it exceeded three billion dirhams, benefiting more than 98 million people around the world during the year 2020, expressing his deep appreciation to all the parties that participated in achieving the achievements included in the report.
His Highness said: "We are proud of the charitable contributions made by the UAE, which reflect the society's awareness and keenness to uphold the noble values on which the state was founded, such as solidarity, interdependence, and interest in extending a helping hand to others. We thank everyone who contributes to transforming our noble Emirati values into tangible achievements that spread the light of hope. across the earth, and gives rise to optimism for a better tomorrow for all.”
According to the report, the social responsibility projects and initiatives of bodies in all sectors included 1,267 projects and initiatives concerned with social responsibility, while the number of volunteers exceeded 171,000 volunteers, who provided more than one million hours of work, whether in the field or electronically, which reflects the growing community awareness of the culture of humanitarian and charitable work.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, through its vital programs and projects, aimed to support people in less fortunate communities by providing them with the necessities of a decent life. The value of the social responsibility projects and initiatives implemented by the Foundation amounted to 1.2 billion dirhams, and aid reached 83 million people. With the participation of more than 121,000 volunteers in its various initiatives and projects.
Charitable societies and institutions have devoted their humanitarian assistance in order to alleviate the suffering of the insolvent and the needy in order to maintain a stable and cohesive society with solid symbiotic values. These charitable organizations announced that the number of projects and initiatives concerned with social responsibility that they undertook reached 243 initiatives and projects, with a total value exceeding 657 million. dirhams, benefiting more than six million people, and 727 volunteers participated in various projects that were sponsored by charitable organizations, with a total of 50,396 volunteer hours.
The generous donations and grants of the private sector reflected the importance of the role of social responsibility in Dubai, and the number of charitable projects and initiatives sponsored by the private sector reached 740, with a total value of more than 634 million dirhams, benefiting more than 3,600 people, with the participation of 107 volunteers who provided a total of 1151 volunteer hours.
The social responsibility contributions of government bodies and institutions in the Emirate of Dubai provided the local community with material and moral support, armed with initiatives and programs that promoted a culture of solidarity and solidarity.
The number of social responsibility projects and initiatives sponsored by government agencies reached 284, with a value of more than 550 million dirhams, reaching more than eight million people, with volunteer hours exceeding one million volunteer hours provided by more than 48,000 volunteers.
• "Mohammed bin Rashid's initiatives" aimed at supporting people in less fortunate communities by providing them with the necessities of a decent life.
• 243 projects and initiatives related to social responsibility in Dubai, with a value of 657 million dirhams
Dubai Crown Prince:
• «Emirati charitable contributions follow a developmental approach that ensures the sustainability of the benefit to the beneficiary societies».
• “We thank everyone who contributes to transforming our noble values into tangible achievements that spread the light of hope throughout the earth.”
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