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· Commitment is in line with UAE's 'Year of Giving 2017'
· MOU is signed following a pledge made by Lulu in March 2017
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - In the spirit of the month of Ramadan and the Year of Giving, Lulu Group International, the UAE-based fastest growing retail chains and Dubai Cares have extended their long-standing partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), whereby Lulu Group International commits AED 10 million to support Dubai Cares’ overarching mission aimed at positively impacting the lives of underprivileged children and young people in developing countries through education. Tariq Al Gurg, Chief Executive Officer at Dubai Cares and Yusuffali MA, Chairman of Lulu Group International signed the MOU at Dubai Cares’ Office in Dubai.
Commenting on the partnership, Yusuffali MA said: “It is our great privilege to renew our support to Dubai Cares’ wonderful programs and initiatives, which continue to bring tangible change in the lives of millions of children and young people around the world. We have been associated with Dubai Cares since ten years and we look forward to continue our support for years to come. We are also thankful for the Rulers of this great nation for declaring 2017 as the ‘Year of ‘Giving’, which will certainly make the UAE one of the most charitable and benevolent countries in the world.”
Welcoming this generous contribution by Lulu Group International, Tariq Al Gurg, Chief Executive Officer at Dubai Cares said: “We at Dubai Cares are proud to extend our partnership with Lulu Group International whose contribution is extremely valuable and will help us reach many more underprivileged children and young people and provide them the quality education they need to learn and prosper. What Dubai Cares has accomplished over the past 10 years, and what we aspire to achieve over the next 10 years and beyond, only becomes possible through the incredible generosity and support from partners and donors like Lulu Group International who genuinely believe in and support our cause and mission.”
Lulu Group International’s partnership with Dubai Cares spans over ten years, contributing mainly towards building schools in Gaza, Nepal and Lebanon as part of Dubai Cares’ “Adopt a School” initiative.
Dubai Cares, part of Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, is a UAE-based global philanthropic organization working towards providing children and young people in developing countries access to quality education through the design and funding of programs that aim to be integrated, impactful, sustainable and scalable.
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About Dubai Cares:
Dubai Cares, part of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, is a UAE-based global philanthropic organization working towards providing children and young people in developing countries with access to quality education, and helping to define an educational framework for their future.
Guided by a common principle – children and young people ready for schools, schools ready for children and young people, parents and communities ready to play their role – Dubai Cares funds and implements interventions that support vulnerable children and young people particularly in countries affected by conflict, disasters, and epidemics, by addressing gaps where local governments have limited resources or incapacity to provide services.
Through research-oriented programs and pilot initiatives, Dubai Cares provides governments, policymakers, and civil society with meaningful, valuable evidence towards developing education systems. It also supports capacity-building efforts and resource mobilization by providing assistance to local education groups, national education coalitions and consortia of foundations in countries where Dubai Cares has strategic involvement.
Dubai Cares’ mandate and scope of work are in line with United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4, focusing on early childhood development, access to secondary and tertiary education, technical and vocational education and training, adult literacy, global citizenship, and improved learning outcomes.
Over the past 10 years, Dubai Cares has successfully launched education programs reaching over 16 million beneficiaries in 45 developing countries in partnership with UN aid agencies and international and local NGOs.
To learn more, please visit www.dubaicares.ae
© Press Release 2017
