10 million meals
A child receives a food parcel
Providing essential food supplies to vulnerable individuals, not least blue-collar workers, is a project by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, called ‘10 Million Meals’.
Family matters
Donated computers help children of low-income families connect
To ensure that children are not forgotten, and that parents don’t feel unsupported right now, the UAE’s Ministry of Education and the charity Dubai Cares have joined forces to launch of the fact that many low-income families may not have the necessary tools for distance learning, the initiative is distributing computers donated from UAE residents.
And support the government’s initiatives by providing laptops to children – and get into every single government school, every single charity school, every single private school and low-tuition fee school,” Dr. Tariq Al Gurg, the CEO of Dubai Cares told Euronews.
Dr. Tariq Al Gurg speaks to Inspire Middle East
The programme is initially targeting 40,000 UAE students of all nationalities, across the seven emirates.
“We’ve got a lot of community members involved, in solidarity for the campaign, and spreading the word that there are children who are not able to get their education because of these laptops,” the CEO added.
