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The programmes it launched last year brought comfort, ease and relief to those affected by natural and man-made catastrophes and calamities across the world.
The Foundation carried out a raft of humanitarian programmes in diverse sectors as health and education within the UAE and beyond, therefore earning itself a prominent place in the world map of humanitarian work. Allied with other stakeholder relief agencies, the Foundation has played a vital role to promote the UAE as a key world donor and provider of humanitarian and relief assistance.
Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Foundation, said humanitarian assistance provided by the UAE to needy population in different parts of the world is in implementation of Shaikh Khalifa’s humanitarian vision and demonstrates the UAE’s commitment to the spirit of tolerance and openness to other nations in a way that serves mutual interests and consolidates international security and peace.
The Foundation’s humanitarian and relief assistance and programmes reached out to poor and needy segments in more than 70 sisterly and friendly countries. Towards that noble end, the Foundation built strategic partnerships and bridges of cooperation with international peer organisations to coordinate relief operations to those in need.
One of the 2012 milestone in the Foundation’s proven record of success, was its cooperation and partnership agreement with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) to finance GAIN’s efforts to reduce deaths and disabilities associated with nutritional deficiencies in Afghanistan, particularly among women and children.
GAIN will use the grant from the foundation to ensure increased consumption of fortified foods (wheat flour, vegetable oil and ghee, and salt), and fortified complementary foods for children aged between six and 24 months. The goal of the four-year project is to increase the amount of vitamins and minerals in people’s daily diets and to reduce disabilities related to insufficient nutrients by 30 per cent. The project will benefit 15 million people.
Locally, the Foundation undertook important initiatives : subsidised food items to UAE citizens, cash assistance to students, healthcare programme, Ramadan fast-breaking programme (1.7 million hot meals delivered through 109 sites), and Khalifa bin Zayed Village for Social Care in Umm Al Qaiwain.
