Mothers’ Endowment campaign raises Dh505 million in one week in UAE

Dubai: The Mothers’ Endowment campaign has raised Dh505 million in donations, one week after its launch by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to honour mothers by establishing an Dh1 billion endowment fund for supporting the education of millions around the world.

“The campaign, which aims to honour mothers by establishing an educational endowment fund, comes at a time when hundreds of millions of children and youth around the world face challenging conditions that deprive them of the basic right to education. This initiative offers them hope and a chance for a better life,” he added.

Organised under the MBRGI umbrella, the Mothers’ Endowment campaign allows contributors to honour their mothers by making donations in their name to help support underprivileged communities sustainably through education. The campaign also promotes the values of honouring parents, kindness, compassion and solidarity, while bolstering the UAE’s humanitarian role.

Meanwhile, Al Waseef Group on Wednesday also announced to donate Dh2 million to support the campaign.

Ubaid Memoni, Vice Chairman of Al Waseef Group, said: “The Mothers’ Endowment campaign is a message of benevolence from the UAE to underprivileged communities around the world, and a call to maximise global efforts targeting the empowerment of tens of millions of children and youth through education that helps improve their life conditions.”

“Education plays a very vital role in today’s world and we believe this initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum will definitely play a very big role in educating millions of students who are in need,” he added.