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| Source: MBRGI website. |
HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has launched the Mohammed Bin Rashid Global Initiatives (MBRGI) foundation, consolidating the work of 28 organisations focusing on fighting poverty and illness, disseminating knowledge and culture, empowering communities and driving innovation. Combined, the foundation's initiatives will implement over 1,400 human development programmes in more than 116 countries around the world.
Sheikh Mohammed said, "The world today is facing great challenges on all levels; in terrorism, wars and mass immigration and the only solution lies in human development which can be achieved by educating people and helping them build their future."
MBRGI will target over 130 million people over the coming years, with a focus on the Arab region. It will also launch the largest comprehensive development programme in the Arab region focusing on human development in an integrated manner starting with providing the basic human needs from health, fighting illiteracy and poverty through to providing knowledge, the dissemination of culture and the development of education. It will work in parallel on developing a new generation of young Arab leaders, supporting real change in the area of good governance in the region and providing the largest incubator for Arab innovators, scientists and researchers.
The primary basic goals of the new foundation are: fighting poverty; dissemination of knowledge; community empowerment and innovation for the future.
Sheikh Mohammed said, "The world today is facing great challenges on all levels; in terrorism, wars and mass immigration and the only solution lies in human development which can be achieved by educating people and helping them build their future."
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| Source: MBRGI. Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives - achievements. |
MBRGI will target over 130 million people over the coming years, with a focus on the Arab region. It will also launch the largest comprehensive development programme in the Arab region focusing on human development in an integrated manner starting with providing the basic human needs from health, fighting illiteracy and poverty through to providing knowledge, the dissemination of culture and the development of education. It will work in parallel on developing a new generation of young Arab leaders, supporting real change in the area of good governance in the region and providing the largest incubator for Arab innovators, scientists and researchers.
The primary basic goals of the new foundation are: fighting poverty; dissemination of knowledge; community empowerment and innovation for the future.