- Aldar Education, in collaboration with the Authority of Social Contribution – Ma’an, the Department of Community Development, Aldar Properties and Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination, created “ATMAH” a specialist pilot vocational training initiative, working with People of Determination
- Curated by Ma’an’s Social Impact Bond programme, ATMAH currently has 25 students under training and aims to provide skills to enable the students to gain full-time employment
- Students recently shared their ambitions and hopes with Aldar Education and talked about what the programme means to them
Abu Dhabi: As part of its commitment to inclusion and empowering People of Determination, Aldar Education has partnered with the Authority of Social Contribution – Ma’an and four other leading entities in Abu Dhabi on the GCC’s first Social Impact Bond programme, ‘ATMAH’.
Featuring 25 students, the pilot ‘ATMAH’ education programme was launched by Ma’an and specially designed by Aldar Education to equip People of Determination in Abu Dhabi with employability skills and help them secure permanent employment upon graduation, and provide Aldar Education’s teachers the opportunity to demonstrate the importance of continued education and training for People of Determination.
Some of the students on the course recently spoke with Aldar Education and shared their ambitions and hopes and offered an insight into what the training programme means to them.
The students featured include: 18-year old Zayed Al Amri, a married father of three Ali Abu Bakr, Special Olympian equestrian gold medallist Basma Bashar El Ghassin and Boran Abdelmajeid, who wants to follow in her father’s medical footsteps.
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About ATMAH and Social Impact Bonds
The program is being delivered through a collaboration between the Department of Community Development, the Authority of Social Contribution – Ma’an, Aldar Properties, Aldar Education and the Zayed Higher Organization for People of Determination.
The five partners are using the mechanism of a Social Impact Bond (SIB) to launch the program – the first SIB in the GCC and the first SIB worldwide to focus on support for people of determination.
Social Impact Bonds are an internationally established and successful way to finance the delivery of public services, first introduced in the UK. They involve the government, a social service provider and a social investor - using multi-party partnerships to bring together the right organizations to solve social challenges.
About Aldar Education
A leading, innovative private education provider in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Aldar Education group is one of the most sought-after institution providing a world-class and future-focused education to over 20,000 students across seven academies, seven Charter Schools, four ADNOC schools and one nursery.
Overseen by CEO Sahar Cooper and a Board of Directors that includes the Chairman of Aldar Properties, H.E. Mohammed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Aldar Education is led by three simple commitments: purpose, promise and values. The group’s holistic and inclusive approach to learning aims to inspire curiosity and a love of learning that will last a lifetime, with a focus on creativity.
With excellence at the heart of the group’s operation, Aldar Education not only delivers the highest standards of a globally relevant education, but is committed to empowering the next generation to shape the future and fulfil their potential.
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