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Press Release

During its Policies and Strategies Committee meeting

Majra - Na�onal CSR Fund reviews key community ini�a�ves and

approves new frameworks to enhance corporate social

responsibility in UAE

• H.E. Mubarak Al Nakhi: “We seek to lay the groundwork for a more
connected and impac�ul future through co-crea�on, verifica�on, and

recogni�on frameworks that align with na�onal priori�es and
Sustainable Development Goals”

• Mee�ng emphasised private sector engagement and the launch of new evalua�on
tools, including the Impact Index.

Dubai, April 29, 2025

MAJRA – Na�onal CSR Fund held its second Policies and Strategies Commitee mee�ng for

2025 to explore ways to advance the UAE’s sustainable development goals through enhanced
cross-sector collabora�on and the rollout of new tools and frameworks to drive na�onal
impact.

The mee�ng was Chaired by H.E Mubarak Al Nakhi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture,
and Head of the Policies and Strategies Commitee, and atended by H.E. Hanan Ahli,
Managing Director of the Federal Compe��veness and Sta�s�cs Centre, and the Deputy of
the Policies and Strategies Commitee; Bedour Saeed Al Raqbani, Board Member of American
University of Sharjah; H.E. Abdulaziz Al Jaziri, Deputy CEO of Dubai Future Founda�on and
Sarah Shaw, CEO of Majra – Na�onal CSR Fund.

The mee�ng reviewed key ongoing ini�a�ves and approved several tools designed to
streamline sustainable project qualifica�on and verifica�on processes. It also placed a major
emphasis on increasing private sector engagement in the fund's ini�a�ves, valida�ng project
assessment mechanisms, and introducing new ini�a�ves such as the Impact Index. It also
addressed the ‘Transforma�onal Projects Framework’, which is being developed by the Emira�