“In the 18 years since its establishment, the Foundation has been helping to channel the generous donations of our passengers and employees towards projects focused on improving the welfare of children in need. The Foundation currently supports 19 projects in 12 countries around the world, and we would love to do more. Children are our world’s collective hope for the future, and they deserve every dignity and opportunity.” ~Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline and Chairman of the Emirates Airline Foundation
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On World
Children’s Day, the Emirates Airline Foundation and its NGO partners share
their hopes for improving the welfare of disadvantaged children around the
world, and speak on projects that provide children with safe shelter, basic
necessities such as food and medical services, and access to opportunities
through education and skills training.
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Some of the
organizations and projects supported by the Foundation include: the Virlanie
Foundation in the Philippines which helps provide housing and protection
for 42 marginalized children; the Little Prince Nursery and School in
Kenya provides nursery and primary education for over 400 underprivileged
children from the Kibera slums; and the Italian NGO Emergenza Sorrisi
which sent medical volunteers to perform life-changing plastic surgeries for
over 100 children last year. In South Africa, Singakwenza, which works
to build sustainable early childhood programs in economically disadvantaged
communities, trained over 1,400 parents, caregivers, and educators last year;
and in India, IMMPACT provides education through community-based
learning centers to 3,000 girls each year who come from underprivileged
families mostly in rural areas that have little or no access to schools.
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Watch their
video message here.
The Emirates
Airline Foundation is a non-profit charity organization, made up of volunteer
employees and friends of the Emirates Group, and managed under the patronage of
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saaed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates
Airline and Group.
Through
partnerships with NGOs and community groups, the Foundation aims to improve the
quality of life for children, regardless of geographical, political, or
religious boundaries. The projects supported by the Foundation are located
primarily at Emirates’ destinations, where the airline’s employee volunteers
can participate and oversee their management.
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