Awards and Foundations

Plaudits, prize money aplenty for young entrepreneurs shining in contest

Sheikh Mansoor Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum honoured the top 100 projects and the best 10 participating in the ?Young Entrepreneur Competition 2012? (YEC 2012), organised by Dubai SME, the Department of ...

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Dubai Cares donates $1m to combat de-worming

Dubai Cares, a UAE-based philanthropic organisation, will donate Dh3.67 million ($1 million) for a school-based de-worming programme that will treat children under the age of 14 in Angola.

Dubai Cares has ...

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Noor Dubai, DIB in eye camp agreement

Noor Dubai Foundation (NDF), a non-governmental organization (NGO) active in prevention of avoidable causes of blindness, has extended its partnership with Dubai Islamic Bank Foundation (DIB) for another ...

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

MBRCHE donates Dhs500,000 to body

DUBAI: The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Charity and Humanitarian Establishment (MBRCHE) has donated Dhs500,000 to Dubai-based Make-a-Wish Foundation to help provide medical care to children with chronic diseases in...

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Dubai International Peace Convention 2012 to be held next month

Under the patronage of Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai International Peace Convention 2012 will be held at Dubai World Trade ...

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Dubai SME And WAFI Seal Partnership To Host ’Young Entrepreneur Competition 2012’ Exhibition

Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, has joined hands with WAFI to host the ?Young Entrepreneur Competition (YEC) 2012? ...

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

MBRF and UNDP announce release date of AKR 2010\2011

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced that the "Arab Knowledge Report 2010/2011: Preparing Future Generations for the Knowledge Society" ...

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Dubai Cares receives high level Care delegation in Dubai

Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State and Chairperson of Dubai Cares, recently received Dr. Helene D. Gayle, President and CEO of Care, on her first visit to the United Arab Emirates.

Also ...

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Over 3,500 UAE residents turn out for the Dubai Cares Walk for Education 2012

ver 3,500 residents from across the UAE took part today in Walk for Education 2012, walking 3-kms along Jumeirah Beach Road in solidarity with children in developing countries with limited or no access to quality ...

Friday, February 17, 2012

Dubai SME announces top 100 SMEs in first-ever ranking initiative

The Mohammad Bin Rashid Establishment for Young Business Leaders (SME), an agency of the Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED), announced the top 100 SME rankings at a ceremony at the Dubai World Trade ...

Monday, February 13, 2012