Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives

Year in review 2016

1 Billion
Investment to create integrated environment
for creators & innovators

Entrepreneurship and innovation

400 Million
To create a culture of tolerance in society

Empowering communities

Combating poverty in
91 countries

Combating poverty and disease

3.2 Million
Books printed and distributed

Spreading Knowledge

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Our Initiatives

Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives was launched with the aim of integrating our efforts, making the best use of our resources, and focusing on clear, well-defined developmental goals, towards which all affiliated institutions working under its umbrella shall operate. This foundation pays special attention to the challenges that face the Arab nation.

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Facts and Figures

23 million

people to be treated and protected from blindness and eye diseases

2 million

households supported and enabled in 40 countries

10 million

children benefited from educational initiatives

3.2 million

books printed and distributed

1
billion

investment to create integrated environment for creators & innovators

1400

Program

116

Country

280

Strategic partner

54

million beneficiary

We do not want our youth only to dream about their future. We want to help them to live their dreams.

Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Those who turn their backs on the suffering of their fellow humans are unworthy of their own humanity.

Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum

We are a global humanitarian capital and a major relief aid hub. We never hesitate to extend a helping hand to those in need, wherever they may be.

Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum

The aid that we provide is directed purely by humanitarian values, and never bound by politics, geography, race or creed.

Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum

We were raised to love, to do good, and to help other people. It is our values that drive us to do good.

Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives

Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives is a foundation that was inaugurated on 4 October 2015. It embodies the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to improve the Arab world through humanitarian, developmental and community work. Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives comprises four sectors that are essential for improving human life: combating poverty and disease, spreading knowledge, empowering communities, and entrepreneurship and innovation for the future.

Pillars and Entities

Combating poverty
and disease

Spreading
knowledge

Empowering
communities

Entrepreneurship
and innovation

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What is Hope

Latest News

Dubai Cares boosts female education prospects in Egypt

Dubai Cares, part of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, addresses some of Egypt's most pressing challenges surrounding female education to help nurture a new generation of leaders through an Dhs7,347,000 ($ 2,000,000) programme.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum launches first UAE Food Bank

UAE Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has dedicated his Accession Day January 4th to launching the UAE Food Bank, a non-profit charitable organization committed to distributing food to those in need while eliminating food waste. The UAE Food Bank will collaborate with local authorities as well as local and international charities to introduce a comprehensive ecosystem improving the efficiency of food storage, packaging and distribution. It will partner with food producers such as hotels, restaurants and supermarkets and farms to store and package excess fresh food effectively. It will then work with volunteers and partners to distribute the well-packaged food within and outside of the UAE. In addition to its philanthropic vision, the initiative also aim to position Dubai to be the first city in the region to achieve zero food waste.

Why Arab entrepreneurs shouldn’t shy away from the manufacturing industry

It’s a long-term investment, and results aren’t instant. But that could actually be a positive to many wannabe entrepreneurs in the region, writes Ahmed Gabr.