Dubai Cares receives high level delegation from Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation

Press release

Published March 12th, 2012 - 08:51 GMT

Al Bawaba

Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State and Chairperson of Dubai Cares, recently received in Dubai a delegation from the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, led by Her Highness Princess Ameerah Al-Taweel, Vice Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation.

Also attending the meeting were Tariq Al Gurg, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Cares, the UAE based philanthropic organization founded by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and Nadia Bakhurji, Secretary-General of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, which is dedicated to supporting humanitarian work in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and globally.

The purpose of the meeting was to explore potential areas of cooperation between Dubai Cares and the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation.

Background Information

Dubai Cares

Dubai Cares is playing a key role in helping achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4, which aims to ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning by 2030, by supporting programs in early childhood development, access to quality primary and secondary education, technical and vocational education and training for youth as well as a particular focus on education in emergencies and protracted crises.