Dubai: The Mothers’ Endowment campaign, which was started by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, to honor mothers by creating an AED1 billion ($272.48 million) endowment fund to support millions of people’s education worldwide, has already raised AED505 million ($137.45 million) in donations one week after its launch.
This is the result of contributions made by businessmen, individuals, businesses, and public and private sector companies, in a massive community response that reflects the culture of giving deeply rooted in the UAE community, quick to support an initiative that provides education, training, and empowerment of underprivileged individuals to help them improve their quality of life and drive development and stability in their communities.
“The campaign, which aims to honor mothers by establishing an educational endowment fund, comes at a time when hundreds of millions of children and youth around the world face challenging conditions that deprive them of the basic right to education. This initiative offers them hope and a chance for a better life,” Al Gergawi added.
Organized under the MBRGI umbrella, the Mothers’ Endowment campaign allows contributors to honor their mothers by making donations in their name to help support underprivileged communities sustainably through education.
The campaign also promotes honoring parents, kindness, compassion, and solidarity, while bolstering the UAE’s humanitarian role.