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Majra - National CSR Fund reviews key community initiatives
and approves new frameworks to enhance corporate social

responsibility in UAE

30/04/2025

During its Policies and Strategies Committee meeting

• H.E. Mubarak Al Nakhi: “We seek to lay the groundwork for a more connected and impactful future through co-creation, verification, and
recognition frameworks that align with national priorities and Sustainable Development Goals”

• Meeting emphasised private sector engagement and the launch of new evaluation tools, including the Impact Index.

Dubai, April 29, 2025

MAJRA – National CSR Fund held its second Policies and Strategies Committee meeting for 2025 to explore ways to advance the UAE’s
sustainable development goals through enhanced cross-sector collaboration and the rollout of new tools and frameworks to drive
national impact.

The meeting was Chaired by H.E Mubarak Al Nakhi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture, and Head of the Policies and Strategies
Committee, and attended by H.E. Hanan Ahli, Managing Director of the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre, and the Deputy
of the Policies and Strategies Committee; Bedour Saeed Al Raqbani, Board Member of American University of Sharjah; H.E. Abdulaziz Al
Jaziri, Deputy CEO of Dubai Future Foundation and Sarah Shaw, CEO of Majra – National CSR Fund.

The meeting reviewed key ongoing initiatives and approved several tools designed to streamline sustainable project qualification and
verification processes. It also placed a major emphasis on increasing private sector engagement in the fund's initiatives, validating project
assessment mechanisms, and introducing new initiatives such as the Impact Index. It also addressed the ‘Transformational Projects
Framework’, which is being developed by the Emirati committees for social responsibility and sustainability, chaired by the chambers of
commerce and industry in each emirate. The strategy formulated as a part of the Impact Retreat held in November 2024 was also
reviewed, and strategic initiatives aligning with the UAE's vision to enhance social sustainability, were launched.

H.E. Mubarak Al Nakhi said, “Inspired by the insightful vision of the UAE's wise leadership and in accordance with their forward-looking

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