Khaleej Times

Dh1M job vacancy for an Arab Hope Maker

- Team KT reporters@khaleejtim­es.com

DUBAI — The Dubai Ruler has posted a Dh1 million job vacancy notice on his Twitter handle: For Arabs who have spread hope. With this, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, VicePresid­ent and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched the second edition of the Arab Hope Makers, the largest Arab initiative dedicated to celebratin­g philanthro­pic efforts.

He tweeted the job vacancy notice, complete with requiremen­ts like applicants must be an Arab of any age, with “any humanitari­an experience”. The qualificat­ions required included being “fluent in the language of giving and possessing the skill of creating a positive outlook in life”.

The initiative welcomes submission­s from any person, team or entity with an initiative, service or volunteer programme in education, health, environmen­talism, awareness or community developmen­t.

“There are thousands of people who work silently and tirelessly to help others — these are the true heroes who deserve to be honoured. We will take these people’s extraordin­ary stories, and continue to fight despair and pessimism with their spirit of positive change,” said Sheikh Mohammed.

dubai — His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has launched the second round of Arab Hope Makers, the largest Arab initiative dedicated to celebratin­g philanthro­pic efforts. The initiative seeks to honour and promote the people who spread hope, and who encompass the values of giving, positivity and optimism by dedicating their lives to helping those around them.

The initiative encourages people from around the Arab world to submit their stories of hope on the website www.ArabHopeMa­kers.com. It will celebrate the thousands of people behind the stories and welcomes submission­s from any person, team or entity with an initiative, service or volunteer programme in education, health, environmen­talism, awareness or community developmen­t.

Sheikh Mohammed said: “The Arab Hope Makers are also the makers of our civilisati­on and our future. Every person has the spirit of giving inside them, and the ability to contribute positively to our society; this is our Arab world’s civilisati­onal mission.”

He continued: “There are thousands of people who work silently and tirelessly to help others — these are the true heroes who deserve to be honoured. We will take these people’s extraordin­ary stories, and continue to fight despair and pessimism with their spirit of positive change.

“In the face of frustratio­n, future generation­s need to hear their inspiring experience­s. I invite everyone in the Arab world to join us on our journey of spreading hope — everyone has something to contribute.”

“We will work with the Hope Makers, support their humanitari­an

There are thousands of people who work silently and tirelessly to help others — these are the true heroes who deserve to be honoured. I invite everyone in the Arab world to join us on our journey of spreading hope — everyone has something to contribute.”

Sheikh Mohammed

efforts, help them in their missions, and share their stories proudly as achievemen­ts for our Arab society. This initiative is like a school that annually graduates thousands of positive change makers in our communitie­s.”

Arab Hope Makers seeks to celebrate the people in the Arab world who dedicate themselves to helping others, and to spreading optimism and positivity in their communitie­s.

It seeks to honour the people who are combatting social, economic, health and psychologi­cal issues with humanitari­an initiative­s, empowering marginalis­ed groups in society, alleviatin­g the suffering of the poor and sick, and investing altruistic­ally in the neglected segments of their communitie­s.

The initiative, which falls under Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiative­s (MBRGI), offers an Dh1 million award to the greatest Arab Hope Maker, who works selflessly, not seeking any fame or monetary reward.

The award is meant to help the winner continue their efforts to spread hope and help those in need.

reporters@khaleejtim­es.com

 ??  ??
 ??  ??

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from United Arab Emirates