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Construction work at the Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Center continued in 2023,
supported by MBRGI’s Hope Makers initiative. The Center also saw the
establishment of the Sheikha Latifa bint Hamdan Unit for Cardiac Catheterisation
Surgery, which will offer free treatment to underprivileged patients from across the
Arab world.

Beneficiaries of projects and initiatives under the pillar of Spreading Education &
Knowledge increased by 7.1 million people compared to 2022, amounting to 62.2
million people, while spending increased by AED 29 million to reach AED 242
million.

A major focus of MBRGI as a key human right, education plays a significant role
in improving quality of life, driving economic development and preparing future
generations to be capable of creating a better future.

Under this pillar, MBRGI’s Dubai Cares has successfully placed education on top
of the agenda for the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (COP 28), during the second RewirED Summit
which attracted key officials and focused on turning education into a key element
of sustainable development.

Striving to achieve the 4th goal of the UN Sustainable Development Goals for
‘Good Education’, Dubai Cares continued to support innovative education, as well
as technical and vocational training programmes, with a special focus on the
provision of education amidst emergencies and prolonged crises. Beneficiaries of
Dubai Cares projects amounted to more than 24 million people from 60 countries
by the end of 2023.

The 7th Arab Reading Challenge, which concluded in October 2023, saw the
record participation of 24.8 million students from 46 countries, and continued to
encourage a love of reading among students as a means to spread awareness of
its importance, promote values of tolerance and moderation, and create a new
generation of creative minds.

Other achievements included the 8th Knowledge Summit, organized by
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation and the UN
Development Programme under the theme ‘Knowledge Cities and the 5th
Industrial Revolution’, and the Digital School’s expansion in 2023 to benefit over
108,000 students in 8 countries.

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