Kalimat continues to empower children intellectually: Bodour

Sheikha Bodour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Founder and Chairperson of Kalimat Foundation, chaired the Foundation’s Board of Trustees meeting, where members reviewed the organisation's 2025 achievements and discussed its strategic vision for 2026.

- Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The meeting reaffirmed the Foundation’s longstanding commitment to empowering children with knowledge and safeguarding their right to access books and reading worldwide.

In 2025, Kalimat Foundation expanded the scope of its flagship “Pledge a Library” initiative to reach children in some of the world's most underserved communities.

The Foundation donated 4,600 Arabic-language books across 46 portable libraries operating in 42 locations in eight countries - Brazil, Comoros, Morocco, Greece, the United Kingdom, Uganda, and Portugal — reflecting a deepening commitment to equitable access to knowledge.

A sustainable model of empowerment

During the meeting, Sheikh Bodour emphasised that accessible publishing remains a cornerstone of the Foundation’s mission.

She described it as a sustainable model of empowerment rather than a temporary intervention, stating that investment in knowledge is one of the most profound and lasting forms of support in the lives of children and their communities.