How UAE’s Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation changes lives of Arab youth

How UAE’s Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation changes lives of Arab youth

Dubai: UAE’s Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation has changed the lives of tens of thousands of Arab youth by providing them higher education and advancing their career prospects. This was revealed on Thursday as the Foundation published its Annual Impact Report for 2022 which showed it had positively impacted the lives of 26,000 youth, marking a 40 per cent surge from the previous year. One of the largest philanthropic institutions in the region, the foundation unveiled the report and emphasised the importance of strategic investment in creating meaningful impact during a fireside chat between Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi, president of American University of Sharjah (AUS) and founder and chairperson of Kalimat Foundation, and Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, chairman of the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation. During the freewheeling conversation between two philanthropists at Capital Club Dubai, the audience heard anecdotes about how the Foundation had walked the extra mile to uplift the lives of Arab youth facing conflicts and displacement. Sheikha Bodour said: ‘Philanthropy is about so much more than funding – it’s about bringing together knowledge with financial resources and applying them to areas with proven needs. For the greatest, lasting impact, philanthropy should be data-driven, and not done in isolation.