Covered 97 countries and benefited millions of people around the world
Mohammed bin Rashid's humanitarian aid extends to the corners of the earth
"One billion meals"... a humanitarian initiative that has alleviated the suffering of many people around the world.
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The white Emirati hands extended to the corners of the earth, under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, through the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation and the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Charitable and Humanitarian Works.
The initiatives varied between educational, health, life, cultural and others, especially in times of crises and disasters, such as the “Covid-19” pandemic. Under the directives of His Highness, initiatives such as “one million meals” and “one billion meals” and others were launched.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation was able to provide aid in 31 countries, and it was not limited to poor countries, but also extended to countries such as the United States and Japan.
On April 22, the Foundation, in cooperation with Dubai Municipality, implemented the Iftar project for the fasting person, which is part of the "One Billion Meals" initiative.
In May 2020, 15.3 million meals were secured, and more than 100,000 participants in the campaign came from 115 nationalities. The campaign was launched on April 19 of the same year to provide 10 million meals.
The UAE’s charitable and humanitarian initiatives varied in “international projects”, as the Mohammed bin Rashid Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation provided urgent aid to those affected by drought and drought in the countries of the Horn of Africa and the camps for the displaced, and the Foundation, as part of its plans to combat drought and drought, dug and rehabilitated a number of water wells in Different regions of Somalia, Djibouti and Ethiopia, in which the drought reached extreme levels, forced the population to flee from their regions.
In Afghanistan, a relief campaign was launched to extend a helping hand to thousands of displaced families. The Foundation also established the “Zayed Orphanage” in and around Kandahar Province, and built the “Mohammed Bin Rashid Village for the Disabled.”
In Indonesia, the Foundation provided assistance to the tsunami victims in relief operations and in meeting the basic needs of the population.
In Uganda, the Foundation implemented many charitable projects, such as building mosques and digging wells.
It participated in providing relief to those affected by the earthquake in the Iranian city of Bam, by operating an air bridge in cooperation with the rescue team from the Dubai Police and a staff of doctors from the Health and Medical Services Authority in Dubai.
The Foundation implemented charitable projects in Senegal, and sent shipments of in-kind materials.
It also carried out a number of urgent relief projects, built a number of schools and medical clinics, and equipped a number of hospitals with the necessary medical materials.
In the Philippines, the Foundation participated in the relief of those affected by the devastating Typhoon Haiyan, which caused massive destruction and loss of life and property, as food and relief aid amounted to 117 tons, and the number of beneficiaries reached 5,000 families.
The Foundation built 10 hospitals in different regions of Somalia, implemented the cows and goats ownership project and the sewing machine ownership project, dug 23 irrigation canals for farms and rehabilitated 40 artesian wells.
The Foundation implemented a relief program to alleviate the suffering of those affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike in the states of Louisiana and Texas, in cooperation with the American Life Foundation for Development and Relief, as an extension of its efforts to provide relief to victims of natural disasters around the world. It also distributed two 40-foot containers of potable water and ice. On affected residents of the city of Houston.
The Foundation distributed building materials to those affected by the Tohoku earthquake, which resulted in a tsunami in the Pacific Ocean, to enable those affected to rebuild and restore their homes.
It sent a relief plane to help the areas affected by the torrential rains in Yemen, established four schools and four clinics equipped with medical and educational supplies, and sent a number of shipments containing medical medicines and various relief materials.
Relief was provided to those affected by the devastating floods in Pakistan and relief to those affected in the Balakot region from the earthquake that struck Pakistan. The Mohammed bin Rashid village was built for those affected whose homes were demolished, and it contains 60 homes, in addition to a school and a hospital. Aid was also provided to those affected by torrential rains.
And implemented many construction projects such as building health clinics and mosques.
It also implemented many programs in the Republic of Benin and Thailand.
The Foundation is implementing many projects in the Republic of Djibouti.
It also implemented a number of charitable projects in Sudan, including relief programs and assistance to those affected by torrents and rains, and contributed to the reconstruction of homes damaged by torrents and floods, digging many wells, and the Foundation provided 30 ambulances for use in hospitals, health centers and highway accidents.
The “Nabadat” campaign carried out heart operations for children.
The Foundation provided a lot of assistance in Sri Lanka, such as building homes for those affected by the floods, as it built the Mohammed Bin Rashid Village, which consists of 45 homes, benefiting 225 people.
Finally, she laid the foundation stone for the village of Sheikha Hind Bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum in the Viryamadu district in the state of western Mandai in the north of the Republic of Sri Lanka. 50 families with an average number of seven people. The Foundation also carries out well-drilling projects, Ramadan projects, fasting breakfasts, sending shipments of in-kind materials, and also carried out relief operations for those affected by the flood that swept the country.
The Foundation is still presenting projects aimed at providing a decent life for people.
It has implemented a number of charitable projects in Tajikistan, such as the project to support productive families, the provision of a number of computers for computer science education centers and training workshops, the heating project in mountainous rural areas, and the Foundation has built Sheikh Zayed Secondary School.
The Foundation in Ghana is characterized by Ramadan aid, where Ramadan foodstuffs are distributed and iftars are held for the fasting person, as well as construction projects such as building mosques and other projects.
In Palestine, the Foundation provided its largest assistance outside the UAE, such as financial and in-kind family assistance, distribution of bags, supplies and school uniforms, support for charitable associations and centers operating in the Palestinian territories, and infrastructure projects such as building schools, hospitals and health centers, in addition to aid for the people of Gaza.
The Foundation contributed to the construction of two schools and mosques in Kosovo, which suffered the effects of the devastating ethnic war.
The Foundation implements several programs in Kenya, including relief for those affected by drought in camps for the displaced, distributing foodstuffs, digging surface wells and building mosques, providing breakfast for fasting people, as well as sending shipments of in-kind materials.
The Foundation continues to support everyone in need in order to provide a decent life for people.
Urgent relief operations were organized to contribute to assisting those affected by the events in Libya in order to alleviate their suffering, heal their wounds, console them in their afflictions, and improve their humanitarian conditions in light of the circumstances they went through, and 15 new ambulances were provided to treat the injured and sick and provide relief and food materials.
In response to the call of humanity, the Foundation went to help the state of Mali and provide relief to its people and provide them with assistance. A delegation headed by Saleh Zahir, the Foundation's director, supervised the distribution of foodstuffs and provided the necessary support.
In addition to relief, the Foundation undertakes some charitable construction projects, such as building a computer center, building mosques, digging wells, humanitarian aid, and sending shipments of in-kind materials.
The Foundation provided urgent relief to those affected by Huruna, which hit the coast of Madagascar, as the Foundation flew a relief plane carrying 96 tons of foodstuffs and blankets to be distributed to those affected.
This aid comes within the framework of the humanitarian aid that it provides to support the afflicted and the needy everywhere.
The Foundation implements a fasting breakfast project and distributes the food basket annually in the governorates of Egypt, such as Cairo, Beheira, Giza, Fayoum, Minya, and Sohag.
It has also introduced assistance programs in Egypt for productive families, as it provides these families with livestock, ducks, geese and rabbits to increase the family's income.
The Foundation established an operations room to manage relief operations and humanitarian assistance for those affected by the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal and caused a lot of damage to property and lives in the affected areas, where the delegation distributed food parcels after it had purchased them from the local market and redistributed them into food parcels and transported them to the affected areas. Relief aid was distributed to more than 15 Nepali people affected by the earthquake that struck their country.
The Foundation continues to support the Nepalese people within the framework of post-relief assistance.
The Foundation sent a relief plane from Dubai Airport loaded with food and medical supplies to help those affected, and to participate in relief operations for those affected by the devastating earthquake in Haiti.
On the other hand, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation was launched in 2015 to serve as an umbrella for the various initiatives and institutions sponsored by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for more than 20 years.
The Foundation has more than 30 initiatives and institutions covering various humanitarian, community and development sectors, with a focus on less fortunate countries and needy and disadvantaged groups in fragile societies.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation is the largest of its kind locally and regionally, both in terms of the number of initiatives of an institutional nature under which it is affiliated, or the geographical scope in which its work is distributed.
The Foundation aims to promote a culture of hope, combat despair and negativity, embrace advocates of positive change in the Arab world, empower them and adopt their initiatives and projects, and help them change the reality of their environments for the better, making them a constructive element in their countries, in addition to effectively addressing the most important urgent humanitarian, developmental and societal problems facing several regions. In the world, with a focus on the less fortunate communities, especially in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, and providing the necessary support through the implementation of specific initiatives and projects of a sustainable nature.
It also aims to invest in the human element as the most important vital resource by empowering talents, refining skills and experiences, and building educated, trained and qualified human cadres in all development fields, so that they contribute to leading the development process in their countries, as well as improving the reality of education in marginalized and disadvantaged communities in the region and the world by focusing on On quality basic education, whether by preparing trained teaching staff or building integrated educational facilities and environments, based on the importance of quality education in building stable societies.
Among the objectives of the Foundation is also combating poverty, diseases and epidemics, providing curative and preventive services through health and preventive programs that include the largest number of needy groups, innovating and implementing cultural and knowledge initiatives, programs and projects targeting young groups specifically to prepare new generations that will lead knowledge economies in the future, and focus on community projects and initiatives. And development programs that target the most vulnerable and vulnerable groups in the concerned societies, especially children, women and people of determination, promoting entrepreneurial thought and stimulating innovation, especially among young people, by providing umbrellas and incubators for their projects, promoting the values of tolerance and coexistence between peoples and societies, and encouraging a culture of dialogue, openness, acceptance of the other and respect for difference.
According to the Foundation's latest report, which it published on its website, the number of beneficiaries of aid provided by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation in 2021 reached more than 3.3 million people.
In 2021, the “100 million meals” campaign distributed more than 220 million meals.
The report stated that the volume of spending in 2021 amounted to 1.1 billion dirhams on all humanitarian and development initiatives and community programs, 91 million beneficiaries, 97 countries covered by initiatives and projects, and 17.7 million dirhams in the total value of the prizes.
The number of employees reached 571 male and female employees, and the number of volunteers reached 144,936 male and female volunteers in various humanitarian and development initiatives and projects in 2021.
The spending of 1.1 billion dirhams was distributed over five main axes: humanitarian aid and relief (417 million dirhams), health care and disease control (51.2 million dirhams), spreading education and knowledge (253 million dirhams), and innovation for the future and leadership (337 million dirhams). and empowering communities (88.7 million dirhams).
• January 4, the anniversary of Mohammed bin Rashid assuming the reins of power in Dubai.
• The citizen first, second and third.
• The citizen will remain a priority...housing...development...education...and job and economic opportunities. The government's role is to establish a real balance between our rapid economic growth and providing a better and more generous life for our citizens.
• The Mohammed bin Rashid Foundation for Charitable and Humanitarian Works provided assistance in 31 countries.
• UAE aid was not limited to poor countries, but extended to countries such as the United States and Japan.
Relief program to help the Palestinians
The Mohammed bin Rashid Charitable and Humanitarian Establishment has completed a relief program to assist the displaced Palestinians in Nahr Al-Bared camp.
The program included sending a number of relief planes.
The Foundation also provided for the displaced in the shelters it established in Syria.
And it implemented a relief program for the displaced Syrians in Lebanon through the “Tarahmoa” campaign.
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