Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Founder and President of the Emirates Publishers Association (EPA), has announced the launch of the ‘Emirates Publishers Emergency Fund’ worth AED 1 million to support a host of publishers in the UAE whose businesses have been severely impacted by the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
As a tribute to the healthcare workers on the frontlines of the battle against the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, and marking World Health Day, Sajaya Young Ladies of Sharjah (Sajaya), an affiliate of the Rubu’ Qarn Foundation for Creating Leaders and Innovators, is offering a 20 percent discount on membership fees to all young ladies aged 13 – 18 years who have a parent working in the healthcare sector in any capacity.
The Pearl Initiative, the leading non-profit organisation promoting a corporate culture of accountability and transparency across the Gulf Region, is delighted to announce the launch of its new digital platform, The Circle.
Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) and Eminent Advocate for Refugee Children at (UNHCR), underscored that actors in the humanitarian sector need to be more than charitable and sympathetic; they must also be extremely passionate about human rights to be able do extraordinary work that can save lives and protect people in the time of their greatest need.
At a time when San Franciscans need it the most, Mobilize Love has created an innovative solution to serve those who are most vulnerable. Mobilize Love is the first & only non-profit food truck in the Bay Area.
HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud, Secretary General of Alwaleed Philanthropies, chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz AlSaud, has been appointed as the first ever Regional Goodwill Ambassador for the Arab States by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) during a press conference at the tenth session of the World Urban Forum. UN-Habitat works in over 90 countries, supporting people in cities and human settlements for a better urban future.
