8 strategic initiatives launched to boost volunteering in UAE

IT AIMS TO INCREASE VOLUNTEER BASE AND SUPPORT NON-PROFIT ENTITIES

- Gulf News Report

Shaikh Mohammad at an event held at Qasr Watan yesterday to launch the Volunteering and Community Engagement Ecosystem to reinforce the impact of volunteering in the UAE.

(WAM)

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched the Volunteering and Community Engagement Ecosystem at an event in Qasr Al Watan, to reinforce the impact of volunteering and to support nonprofit organisations in their various forms, enhancing their contributions to sustainable development.

Shaikh Mohammad said that the national initiative includes a comprehensive strategy to grow the country’s volunteer base to 600,000. It also introduces a unified digital platform to increase nonprofit organisations by 30 per cent through a single services portal, community project incubators, and a fund worth Dh100 million.

Shaikh Mohammad added: “] thank the team behind this strategy, led by Shaikh Theyab Bin Mohammad Bin Zayed, and the dedicated team supporting its delivery. The UAE moves forward with two forces, economy and cooperation, and giving and solidarity.”