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4/3/24, 8:54 AM Sheikh Mohammed chairs MBRGI Board of Trustees meeting, announces results of its Year in Review 2023 report – The Gulf Time …
Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of MBRGI; HH
Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime

Minister and Minister of Finance; HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum; Chairman of
the Dubai Media Council; HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum; President of Dubai Civil Aviation
Authority, Chairman and Chief Executive Emirates Airline and Group; HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed

bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Sports Council; HH Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid
Al Maktoum; Chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) and Member of the Dubai

Council.
The ceremony showcased MBRGI accomplishments for 2023 and previous years, and presented reports on
the progress of this year’s Mothers’ Endowment campaign and honoured its major contributors.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said that MBRGI has managed to reach 111
million people in 105 countries during 2023, thus contributing to the beginning of new, inspiring chapters in
their lives where hope is a sustainable goal, and people have a reason to strive for a better life for them and

their communities. “Every time we succeed in reaching someone in need, anywhere in the world, offering
them the means and tools to fight poverty, disease or ignorance; we count this as a major win for us and for

humanity as a whole.
“Our initiatives vary, from aid, education and health to empowering communities, supporting youth and
creating hope. Our goal is to help regions resume their journey towards progress, while extending a helping

hand to underprivileged people.
“Our journey continues so that our humanitarian projects send a message of solidarity from the UAE to the

world, carrying with it the values and principles of the Emirati people,” he concluded.
HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Vice Chairman of
the Board of Trustees of MBRGI, said, “Guided by its leaders’ visions and inspired by its peoples’ nobility

and generosity, the UAE will always be a global capital for humanitarian work and a role model of hope
making. In the words of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid; hope making is the highest

expression of humanity and noble values.”
“Over 8 years since its inception, MBRGI has established the culture of hope making in the region, turning
humanitarian work into a sustainable institutional action and contributing to promoting an atmosphere

conductive of all the noble values on which the UAE was founded. This reality shows how the UAE is keen
to be in inspiring example and a positive influence in the lives of people, helping them strive for a better

tomorrow,” he added. “MBRGI has made a tangible difference in the lives of tens of millions of people
around the world last year, thanks to constant revision and improvements in its vision, goals and approach.
It continues to embrace new humanitarian initiatives, extending the scope and reach of its impact,” he

concluded.
Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Secretary-General of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global

Initiatives (MBRGI), said, “MBRGI continues to record new accomplishments in terms of total spending and
number of beneficiaries around the world, in line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin
Rashid Al Maktoum for investing all resources, expertise and innovative ideas to improve the lives of tens of

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