Dubai opens the first endowment to support women and children at the state level

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Pursuant to the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, aimed at caring for children and caring for women and empowering them, the Endowment and Minors Affairs Foundation in Dubai, in cooperation with the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children, inaugurated the Endowment for Child and Women Care.

The residential endowment is the first of its kind at the state level and comes within the projects of the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children, which aims to achieve sustainable income to contribute to the care and rehabilitation of women and children and meet their needs, by providing comprehensive care, shelter and protection services and providing immediate support, in accordance with international human rights covenants.

The endowment contributes to supporting the Foundation's nationals and providing free comprehensive services to children of different nationalities from different parts of the country.

The opening of the residential project in Al Warqa’a area in Dubai was attended by His Excellency Abdullah Mohammed Al Basti, Secretary General of the Executive Council of Dubai, His Excellency Ali Mohammed Al Mutawa, Secretary General of the Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation in Dubai, His Excellency Ahmed Darwish Al Muhairi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children, and Her Excellency Sheikha Saeed Al Mansouri, Acting Director General of the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children, members of the Board of Directors and representatives from both sides.

The charitable endowment, which was built in Al Warqa’a 1 area in Dubai on an area of ​​15,100 square feet, is a residential building consisting of six repeated floors, and includes 30 apartments, and the total cost of the project is about 30 million dirhams.

humanitarian initiative

On this occasion, Abdullah Muhammad Al Basti stressed that the achievement of this humanitarian initiative translates the vision of the first supporter of society in all its categories, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, and in particular women and children, and the directives of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, to provide all the elements of a decent life for all segments of society, pointing out that providing care and ensuring growth opportunities for all enhances the factors of progress and prosperity of society.

He expressed his thanks and appreciation for the various aspects of support provided by the Dubai Endowment, which all contribute to achieving the humanitarian goals of Dubai's action plans, including empowering women, caring for children and providing them with the skills necessary to ensure a bright future for them, which contributes to achieving the highest levels of benefit and empowerment for them and for all.

sustainable projects

Issa Abdullah Al Ghurair, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Endowment and Minors Affairs Foundation in Dubai, said: "This achievement is in line with the Dubai government's strategies aimed at caring for women and caring for children. They have stability and societal security and meet all their needs.” 

comprehensive care

For his part, Ali Al-Mutawa stressed the Foundation's keenness to actively participate in various charitable initiatives aimed at empowering all segments of society, pointing out that children and women are among the social groups that receive wide attention from the Foundation.

Al-Mutawa stated that the Endowment Foundation in Dubai has contributed, since its inception, to providing support to children and women, through cooperation with many institutions and centers specialized in caring for them, rehabilitating them, developing their skills, and providing them with various aspects of integrated care, commensurate with their needs, to be able to participate in building society.

Al-Mutawa said: "We thank the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children for launching sustainable charitable projects that benefit the community, and we look forward to developing ways of cooperation and coordination with the Foundation, in a way that contributes to achieving the highest levels of benefit and empowerment for women and children."

In turn, Ahmed Darwish Al Muhairi thanked the Foundation for Endowments and Minors Affairs in Dubai for the completion of this project, which will contribute to providing sustainable support for the programs of the Dubai Foundation for the Care of Children and Women, stressing that protecting this category is the responsibility of everyone and requires the solidarity of various institutions and authorities to secure their requirements to have a decent life and a healthy family environment. To ensure a better future for them, to empower them in societies and to be able to achieve success and construction.

In addition, Sheikha Saeed Al Mansouri, Acting Director General of the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children confirmed that wise leadership always prioritizes the interests of women and children as one of the societal priorities for which all elements of support and care are mobilized, while constructive cooperation between the public and private sectors is one of the important pillars of Dubai's approach to Creating the best forms of supportive environment for women and children alike, noting the value of the new endowment that was inaugurated in the Al-Warqa’ first area, the proceeds of which will be allocated to this noble goal, describing it as an important addition to supporting the institution’s mission and goals. 

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