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The meeting witnessed the presence of H.E. Hessa Bint Essa Buhumaid, Director-General of the

Community Development Authority (CDA), and His Excellency Abdullah Al Saleh, the Undersecretary

of the Ministry of Economy and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Other notable participants

were – H.E. Mubarak Al Nakhi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture; Aisha Ahmed Yousuf,

Undersecretary of the Ministry of Community Empowerment; H.E. Hanan Ahli, Managing Director of

the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre; H.E. Osama Amir Fadhel, Assistant Undersecretary

of Industry Accelerators at the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology. Additionally, H.E.

Salama Al Ameemi, Director General of the Family Care Authority; H.E. Abdulaziz Khalid Al Jaziri,

Deputy CEO and Chief Operation Officer at Dubai Future Foundation; Mariam Al Qassab, Director of

the CEO Office at Sharjah Book Authority; Ms. Bedour Al Raqbani, Board Member of American

University of Sharjah, Dr. Mariam Al Suwaidi and Sarah Shaw, Executive Director of MAJRA - National

CSR Fund, also attended the meeting.

The session discussed the proposed plans and initiatives that support the Fund’s objectives while

meeting ESG standards and provided a comprehensive review of the Fund’s achievements in 2024,

highlighting key action plans, initiatives, and phases that drove positive outcomes at institutional,

community, and national levels. Among the topics discussed were the Fund’s strategic partnerships

and private sector initiatives, as well as decisions related to the second edition of ‘Impact Seal’ and the

evaluation mechanisms. Additionally, the meeting reviewed the outputs of the previous year’s Impact

Retreat, the Youth Portfolio, and the Sustainable Impact Committees.

Sarah Shaw, Executive Director of MAJRA, emphasised the Fund’s pivotal role in advancing societal

progress, particularly through youth-driven initiatives that build the younger generation’s skills and

foster their increased participation in CSR projects. She also said that Majra seeks to develop programs