Ramadan 2021: UAE s Khalifa Bin Zayed Foundation provided assistance to 87 countries
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The foundation has been serving humanity at the local and international level through various programmes.
The Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation has provided assistance to more than 87 countries around the world since its inception.
Established in July 2007, under a law issued by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the organization is driving a culture of social solidarity and encouraging volunteer work through various humanitarian projects in the UAE.
One of the major charitable organisations in the country, the foundation has been serving humanity at the local and international level through various programmes in keeping with its vision: ‘Pioneering Initiatives for Welfare’.
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Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation’s humanitarian and relief efforts have reached 90 countries.
According to the foundation’s annual report 2020, this was achieved over the course of 14 years since its inception.
Organisers revealed that the humanitarian organisation completed two major national projects despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The first initiative helped distribute Ramadan Mir to over 36,000 Emirati families around the country, while the second project involved the distribution of 2.7 million Ramadan meals to workers in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafra.
They also confirmed that these were carried out with zero infections reported, due to their diligence and adherence to the UAE’s precautionary measures.
Khalifa Foundation s humanitarian and relief reached out to 90 countries last year
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In a statement on the occasion of the release of the 2020 annual report of the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, Ahmed Juma Al Zaabi, Minister of the Federal Supreme Council at the Ministry of Presidential Affairs and Deputy Chairman of the Foundation, said that 2020 was difficult for workers in all sectors, most notably the humanitarian sector, but due to the directives of the UAE’s leadership, the foundation is continuing its local and international charitable activities.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has ranked UAE the leading humanitarian donor for the fifth consecutive year in terms of percentage of gross national income, he added.