Emirates Islamic pledges support to ‘Year of Zayed’
The bank donated Dh63m in 2017 to various charities and institutions
Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, recently announced the 2018 strategy for its charity fund to commemorate the legacy of the nation’s founding father Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, coinciding with the Year of Zayed.
The bank also announced that through the Emirates Islamic Charity Fund, it contributed a total of Dh63 million in 2017, titled the Year of Giving, to a number of charitable institutions and deserving causes, both locally and internationally.
Launched in 2016, the Emirates Islamic Charity Fund provides financial aid under several main areas, including food, shelter, health, education and social welfare.