Dubai charity spends Dh4.3m worldwide on charity projects

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Dubai charity spends Dh4.3m worldwide on charity projects

Published: Sat 2 Jul 2016, 5:15 PM

Last updated: Mon 23 Dec 2019, 11:09 AM

Dar Al Ber Society has spent Dh4.3 million on a variety of charity for the benefit of low-income people in the emirate and worldwide.
Ali Al Shehi, Manager of Dar Al Ber Society, RAK, on Tuesday said the projects accomplished in 2015 stood at Dh4.38million.
"Building mosques, digging water wells, printing and distributing thousands of Quran copies were some of these."

Society donates Dh500,000 in water aid
Dar Al Ber Society (Dabs) has contributed Dh500,000 to the UAE Water Aid Foundation (WAF), an entity under the umbrella of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, the secretary-general of WAF, said: "The UAE Water Aid is aimed to achieve sustainable development by adopting viable solutions to the problem of water shortage around the globe in collaboration with national entities."
Abdullah Ali bin Zayed, Executive Director of Dabs, said that the Dh500,000 contribution has been allotted for supporting drinking water projects in a number of deprived countries.
"Water is inevitable in the process of development anywhere," he said.
Meanwhile, Bin Zayed handed over the cheque to Mohammed Abdulkareem Al Shamsi, the Acting Executive Director of WAF, on behalf the secretary-general of WAF.

Official figures show that the contributions collected last year hit Dh7.72million, he added.
"Up to Dh5.89million of these came from 13,400 charity boxes installed at public and private entities in the emirate."
These are added to the revenues of the 'Ramadan Campaign' assumed by 15 staff agents in the emirate, as well as the 'Adahi Drive' undertaken by 12 representatives, let alone the proceeds of endowed villas here, Al Shehi said.
"Up to Dh6.6 million were contributed to 2,414 indigent families to fulfil their needs, and pay school fees, medicine and delivery charges, house rents, electricity bills, and tickets for inmates, in coordination with the Interior Ministry."
The society also moved to a new headquarter last year, he added.
"The society has also run a special ceremony for Quran memorisers, teachers, and new Muslim converts."
The society also launched an interesting summer activities programme for the orphans and special needs children registered with the emirate.
"We also ran other charity and community events, such as 'My Small Project', 'Plant a Smile', and a trade exhibition for productive families," Al Shehi added.
ahmedshaaban@khaleejtimes.com