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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.

Spreading Education & Knowledge
Beneficiaries of projects and initiatives under the Spreading Education &

Knowledge pillar increased by 7.1 million people compared to 2022,
amounting to 62.2 million people, while spending increased by Dh29 million to
reach Dh242 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 (COP28), 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
regarding a quality 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, organised by
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation and the UN
Development Programme under the theme "Knowledge Cities and the 5th

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