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4/3/24, 8:53 AM Mohammed bin Rashid chairs MBRGI Board of Trustees meeting, announces results of its Year in Review 2023 report
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.

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Spending under the Innovation & Entrepreneurship pillar in 2023 amounted to AED 138

million, up AED 10 million from 2022, and benefited 1.2 million people.

Projects under this pillar aim to cement the status and the UAE as destinations that keep

up with accelerated digital transformation and help communities make the necessary

change needed for a better, sustainable future.

Achievements included the 1st Great Arab Minds edition announced its first-ever winner in

a bid to support scientific and knowledge innovations in the Arab World. Additionally,
MBRGI partnered with the World Economic Forum to launch the Food Innovation Hub

UAE; an initiative aims to accelerate and expand the scope of innovations and

technologies that support sustainable food systems transformation.

Other achievements in 2023 included the launch of the revamped Mohammed bin Rashid

Al Maktoum Business Award, and the 4th Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global
Water Award.

Empowering Communities

The backbone of several MBRGI projects and initiatives, the Empowering Communities

pillar benefited 3.4 million people during 2023, compared to 2.3 million beneficiaries in

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