DH1B charity campaign for mothers launched

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-president and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday launched the Mothers' Endowment campaign, which aims to honour mothers in the UAE by establishing a Dh1 billion endowment fund to sustainably support the education of millions of individuals around the world.

The campaign, coinciding with the holy month of Ramadan, stems from the basic fact that mothers are their children's first teachers. They nurture generations and provide them with essential knowledge needed throughout life. The fund will represent an ongoing charity on behalf of all mothers in the UAE.

The campaign aims to honour mothers by allowing individuals to make donations in their mothers' names. By supporting educational and vocational systems, the campaign also aims to support the education and qualification of individuals in underprivileged communities, offering sustainable ways to raise the standard of living and empowering them to enter the job market, which in turn helps enhance stability and drive development in their communities.

The Mothers' Endowment campaign for education support also promotes the values of honouring parents, kindness and solidarity in the community, as well as highlights the role of UAE mothers, who nurture their families and support their children's education. The campaign further solidifies the UAE'S status in the field of charity and humanitarian work, by establishing a sustainable endowment that creates education and empowerment opportunities to underprivileged populations around the world.

In a post on platform X, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid said: “My dear brothers and sisters... The holy month of Ramadan approaches, and as has been our tradition of launching humanitarian campaigns, from the people of the UAE to the world every year, today we launch the Mothers' Endowment; an education endowment fund valued at Dh1 billion, which acts as an ongoing charity in the name of all mothers in the UAE.” — wam