Dhs.1.7 Billion from Shaikh Mohammad!

Shaikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Ruler (UAE's Vice President and Prime Minister) matched the total collection for the charity drive, Dubai Cares. Dubai Cares had earlier collected a whopping Dhs.1.7 billion.

In the closing ceremony of the donation drive, Shaikh Mohammad made the announcement that he will put Dhs.1.7 billion to Dubai Cares initiative, aimed at educating 1 million children globally.

With Shaikh Mohammad's pledge, Dubai Cares roped in a grand total amount of Dhs.3.4 billion!

Shaikh Mohammad: He said: "I am a leader. I usually lead. But why did I wait till the end? To double the budget."

What is Dubai Cares?

Dubai Cares campaign was launched by Shaikh Mohammad to channel Dubai’s philanthropic efforts towards education in poor countries around the world.

The campaign is Dubai’s contribution to a global drive to help countries achieve their UN Millennium Development Goals of providing primary education to every child by 2015.

It is founded on the belief that education is the best long-term solution to poverty and an effective engine for national development.

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