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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 …
bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award. 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 2022, with total spending amounting to AED 87.2 million.
Projects under this pillar included further efforts by the Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government, which
graduated 5,967 people from its different programmes in 2023, launch of the Dubai Family Business

Management Programme by the Mohammed bin Rashid Center for Leadership Development, the 4th edition
of the Arab Hope Makers initiative with received more than 14,000 applications within 3 weeks of its launch,

and the 21st Arab Media Forum, which attracted 3,000 participants including ministers, influential media
personalities, heads of leading media organisations, as well as thought leaders, intellectuals and writers.

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