Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Friday launched the Humanitarian Accelerators, a first of its kind initiative in the Arab world, which aims to attract skilled professionals to the humanitarian sector.
Today also we launched the 'Humanitarian Accelerators', an initiative that deploys technology to solve humanitarian issues. pic.twitter.com/HIbcxcvV2B
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) June 23, 2017
The accelerators will serve to improve the financial efficiency of aid organisations through the use of new technology.
“We are striving to accelerate the process of giving, consolidate efficiency and leapfrog conventional technology approaches in humanitarian work. We wish to increase the efficiency of humanitarian organisations so that, in the name of the UAE, we can help more people around the world,” Shaikh Mohammad said at the launch.
“The goal of the Humanitarian Accelerators is to harness the potential of advanced technology in order to improve the lives of others. We are facing many humanitarian challenges, and must think innovatively in order to accelerate philanthropic work and achieve high results – this cannot wait.”
The Humanitarian Accelerators are launched in collaboration with Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiative (MBRGI) and Dubai Future Accelerators.
