Dubai Cares

Dubai Cares is a UAE-based global philanthropic organization.[1] It was founded on September 19, 2007 by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.[2]

Dubai Cares
دبي العطاء
TypeNonprofit
PurposeBreaking the cycle of poverty through education
HeadquartersDubai
Location
  • UAE
Chairperson
Her Excellency Reem Bint Ibrahim Al Hashimy
CEO
Dr. Tariq Al Gurg
Websitehttps://www.dubaicares.ae/

Dubai Cares is a member of the United Nations Department of Global Communications (UN DGC)[3] and a registered non-government organization under IACAD.[4][5][6]

Reach

The organization has worked in the following countries:[7][8][9][10] Afghanistan, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Cambodia, Chad, Comoros Islands, Colombia, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay,[11] Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Focus areas

Dubai Cares’ programs are designed to reduce, if not remove, the greatest obstacles that prevent children and youth in developing countries from attaining quality education.[12]

The organization is a long-term advocate of child rights.[13] Fundraising initiatives include[14] the Walk for Education,[15][16] Volunteer Emirates,[17][18] Volunteer Globally[19][20] and the Ramadan campaign.[21][22]

Platforms and networks

Dubai Cares is a member of the United Nations’ High-Level Steering Group for the global ‘Education Cannot Wait’ fund,[23] the board and Executive Committee of UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited,[24] a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on the Humanitarian System, a member of the advisory board of UNESCO’s Futures of Education initiative and the first global philanthropic organizations to join the UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition for COVID-19 Response.[25][23] Dubai Cares also sits on various boards as part of its strategic partnership with the World Economic Forum (WEF)[26][27] as well as the Executive Committee for the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)[28] and the Steering Committee of the International Education Funders Group (IEFG).[29][30]

In 2020, Dubai Cares has been approved by the United Nations Department of Global Communications (UN DGC) to be associated with its Civil Society Association Committee as a member among four other global civil society organizations.[31][32]

Key educational programs
Key educational programs
Program Partner Goal Description
Scaling of Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL)– Africa[33] Pratham and Co-Impact[34] Quality of education and learning Evaluates children and groups them according to learning level rather than age or grade.[35]
Skilling for Sustainable Tourism in Ecuador[36] VVOB (Flemish Association for Development Cooperation and Technical Assistance) Youth and skills Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET). Aims to provide students from tourism-related courses in upper secondary with the skills needed to gain decent employment in Ecuador’s travel and tourism industry. Also aims to improve teachers’ technical and pedagogical competences.
Introducing New Vocational Educational Skills Training (INVEST) Program in Tajikistan[37] Mercy Corps Youth and skills Tackles youth unemployment and aims to improve access to economic opportunities for vulnerable youth by equipping them with life and work readiness skills.
Real Assets and Improved Skills and Education for Adolescent Girls (RAISE) in Philippines[38] Plan International Girls' education Supports children and adolescents who have dropped out or are at risk of dropping out from school, especially girls, with opportunities to complete primary school and transition to secondary school.
Innovating on a Solution for Education Systems Change in Rwanda Educate! Secondary education Implements Dubai Cares' model of practical and skills-based education.[39] Work on the capacity building of teachers to implement government initiated curriculum reforms. Advise the government on the roll-out of the new competency-based curriculum for entrepreneurship studies.
Transforming Students Learning and Teachers’ Professional Development through ICT in Kenya and Uganda[40] Aga Khan Foundation Education technology Uses information communication technology to transform the learning experience of students in the classroom.
Inclusive Education in Northern Uganda[41] Leonard Cheshire Disability Inclusive education Ensures the enrollment of 500 children with disabilities in mainstream schools in Amolatar district, and supports them with interventions to improve their learning.[42]

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