Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives spent Dh1.1b in 2021, helping 91m people across 97 countries

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives spent Dh1.1b in 2021, helping 91m people across 97 countries

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has announced the annual results of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI) for 2021, a year in which 91 million people in 97 countries were helped by its various initiatives, projects, programmes and campaigns. Over 12 months, MBRGI also spent Dh1.1 billion on various humanitarian relief, development, community, knowledge, cultural, sports and empowerment initiatives. Despite the challenge of COVID-19, whose impact continued to be felt globally during 2021, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives was able to increase the number of beneficiaries of its initiatives by eight million people, compared to 2020, and to expand the provision of its programmes, campaigns and relief and community initiatives to an additional 15 countries — confirming its position as the largest regional system for humanitarian relief, development and community work. The announcement of the results came during a special event held at Shindagha Majlis in Dubai, in which His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum chaired the meeting of the initiative’s Board of Trustees, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al