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DUBAI CARES
Dubai Cares is a charity whose mission is to increase children’s access to quality primary education in 45 developing countries, and this mission is accomplished through integrated programs that eliminate the underlying obstacles that prevent children from going to school and learning. They build and renovate schools and classrooms; improve water facilities, sanitation, and hygiene; and provide school meals, early childhood education, teacher training, curriculum development programs, and many other supportive programs.
I really appreciate and thank them for their efforts, as they are continuously doing an outstanding job in the field of education, especially in Africa.
DUBAI CARES IN MALAWI
Thank you, Dubai Cares, for helping the teenage girls in Malawi go back to school. School re-enrollment rates have doubled in six months since Dubai Cares launched its pilot project to help teenage girls in Malawi. The charity’s fund, amounting to $490,000, was expanded across the region in October 2016 as part of a two-year education project by the UAE charity. The program not only helps teenagers but also older women who have not finished their studies because of ill health, poverty, and so on. Dubai Cares funds a local NGO, Engaging Communities and Schools in Support of Adolescent Girls in Malawi. "The launch of two Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs by Dubai Cares in Tanzania and Zanzibar could change the face of the country’s education system,” says Cecilia Baldeh, chief of education at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)—Tanzania. Apart from funding, Dubai Cares personally encourages families to allow the pursuit of education.
WALK FOR EDUCATION
Dubai Cares hosted its 10th Walk for Education on February 15, 2019. All citizens of the UAE was invited to participate with their family, friends, and colleagues and walk in solidarity with millions of children in developing countries who walk long distances every day to go to school. It is a wonderful opportunity for everyone to join in supporting a great cause as well as enjoy fun activities with family and friends. This is such a great act organized by Dubai Cares, part of the Mohamed Bin Rashed Al Maktoum Global Initiative.
I am proud to write here that in 2019, more than 15,000 participants joined the walk, and as a result, Dubai Cares managed to raise vital funds as well as raise awareness among people to passionately support their cause.
Commenting on the year 2019 turnout for the Dubai Cares Walk for Education, Tariq Al Gurg, Chief Executive Officer at Dubai Cares, said, "We are proud of the support that we have been receiving from the UAE community for the Walk for Education as well as other community engagement initiatives by Dubai Cares. The turnout we have witnessed today is something we naturally expect from global citizens, representing approximately 200 nationalities, who call this country their home. It is also another reminder of the reasons behind the UAE declaring this year as the ‘Year of Tolerance.’ We have now collectively walked over 350 million steps since 2009, in solidarity with millions of children who embark on a long and treacherous journey to school every single day. I would like to sincerely thank all our partners, sponsors, volunteers and supporters, who have tirelessly contributed towards making this event a success.”