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Other achievements in 2023 included the launch of the revamped Mohammed bin

Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award, and the 4th Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Global Water Award.

Empowering Communities

The backbone of several MBRGI projects and initiatives, the Empowering Communities
pillar benefited 3.4 million people during 2023, compared to 2.3 million beneficiaries in

2022, with total spending amounting to AED 87.2 million.

Projects under this pillar included further efforts by the Mohammed bin Rashid School of
Government, which graduated 5,967 people from its different programmes in 2023,
launch of the Dubai Family Business Management Programme by the Mohammed bin

Rashid Center for Leadership Development, the 4th edition of the Arab Hope Makers
initiative with received more than 14,000 applications within 3 weeks of its launch, and
the 21st Arab Media Forum, which attracted 3,000 participants including ministers,
influential media personalities, heads of leading media organisations, as well as thought
leaders, intellectuals and writers.

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