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3/17/25, 2:47 PM Board of Trustees at MAJRA reviews previous year’s achievements and outcomes during its first meeting in 2025 - Middle East Bus…

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

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