Dubai: Dubai Cares, part of the Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, launched the eighth and final edition of Volunteer Emirates 2017 at Radiant School in Sharjah.
Sponsored by Coca-Cola, in partnership with the Global Restaurant Leadership Conference, the latest edition brought together 100 volunteers from the UAE community to deliver essential educational requirements to the school.
The initiative provided Radiant School with a variety of school equipment and services to enhance the learning environment of the school.
It included equipping the computer lab with new tables and chairs; supplying new student desks and chairs, metal closets, projectors and whiteboards for the classrooms; providing new library books and lab equipment; installing playground toys; building a stage in the girls’ assembly area; and placing benches across the school.
The initiative, which will benefit 1,118 students, also provided landscaping and educational murals across the school grounds, to enhance the overall learning environment.
Tariq Al Gurg, CEO at Dubai Cares, said: “Through the final edition of Volunteer Emirates 2017, Dubai Cares is ensuring that children enrolled in this non-profit school will receive an education in an enriched learning environment. By enabling Radiant School in Sharjah to deliver a better standard of education, we are providing these young children with better opportunities for the future. We are grateful to Coca-Cola and the Global Restaurant Leadership Conference who are once again sponsoring our initiative and helping us cover the cost in its entirety.”
Omar Bennis, director of public affairs and communications at Coca-Cola Company Middle East, said: “We are committed to improving the communities in which we operate and are proud to partner with Dubai Cares in its efforts to enrich school learning environment within the Volunteer Emirates initiatives.”
Heba Al Hamrani, director of administration and finance at Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services, said: “We welcome this initiative which is a true reflection of excellence and humanity, represented by Dubai Cares and its team of volunteers.”
Kilion Okoth, a volunteer, said: “This is my second volunteering experience with Dubai Cares. The first was in Nepal where I helped build a school. Kindness is something the deaf can hear and the blind can see. That’s something that is quite evident here today.”
