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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 …
host of initiatives, programmes and institutions all operating under MBRGI during 2023, which helped
alleviate the suffering of vulnerable groups and effect a sustainable, comprehensive change that aligns with

MBRGI’s mission of creating hope and shaping the future of a safer, more stable world.
In 2023, MBRGI has boosted operational efficiency and resource optimization, increasing the number of
beneficiaries to 111 million people and its spending to AED 1.8 billion compared to AED 1.4 billion in 2022.

Its projects attracted 160,547 volunteers joining hands with its 1,028 employees, compared to 150,266
volunteers in 2022.

To inspire and encourage active participation in humanitarian and charity work, MBRGI presented awards
and prizes with a total value of AED 25.1 million during 2023, compared to AED 18.4 million in 2022.
MBRGI operates over 30 institutions and initiatives that implement its programmes across five key pillars:

Humanitarian Aid & Relief, Healthcare & Disease Control, Spreading Education & Knowledge, Innovation &
Entrepreneurship and Empowering Communities.
In 2023, MBRGI’s efforts under the pillar of Humanitarian Aid & Relief reached around 34.4 million people,

up 4.2 million people from the number of beneficiaries in 2022. Spending under this pillar amounted to
around AED 1.1 billion, up AED 190 million compared to 2022.

In collaboration with regional and international organisations, MBRGI launched several initiatives and
campaigns around the world, with a focus on underserved communities facing the challenging realities of
poverty, natural disasters and conflicts. Campaigns and initiatives launched under this pillar included the ‘1

Billion Meals Endowment’ campaign, which aimed to establish the largest sustainable food endowment fund
that would help eliminate hunger in line with Sustainable Development Goals. A massive success, the

campaign raised a record AED 1.075 billion from 180,000 contributors, including His Highness Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s personal contribution of real estate assets and monetary donations
worth AED 250 million.

Other initiatives included “Bridges of Goodness” campaign to provide and relief to victims of the Syria and
Türkiye earthquake, emergency aid to Sudanese displaced populations who forcibly left their homes due to

conflict in Sudan, as well as emergency aid worth AED 50 million to Palestinians in Gaza who face sever
humanitarian challenges.
In 2023, the International Humanitarian City (IHC) celebrated two decades of proactive humanitarian work

since its establishment. Over 746 metric tonnes of aid were dispatched by IHC in 2023, benefiting over 1.5
million people affected by wars and natural disasters.

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Establishment, UAE Food Bank, UAE Water
Aid Foundation (Suqia) and the Mohammed bin Rashid Global Centre for Endowment Consultancy
continued to support and contribute to MBRGI humanitarian efforts around the world in projects that focused

on aid, food donations, clean water provision and other humanitarian services throughout 2023. A key pillar
of MBRGI efforts, Healthcare and Disease Control projects focus on containing health problems, fighting

infectious diseases and epidemics and alleviating the suffering across underprivileged communities. During
2023, MBRGI helped 9.4 million people who benefited from projects under this pillar, with spending growing
to AED 209 million, up AED 166.5 from 2022 spending.

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