Helping foster families, injured cats: 6 non-profits selected for Dh7.6 million fund

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Six non-profit organisations in the UAE have been selected for about Dh7.6 million in support, with projects ranging from school inclusion and foster-family services to animal welfare and early cancer detection.

The recipients were announced at on Thursday, November 12, marking the first funding cycle of the Ministry of Community Empowerment’s Dh100 million NPO Empowerment Fund.

More than 135 applications were received, Mohammed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, the ministry’s assistant undersecretary for the non-profit organisations sector, said during the announcement.

The six selected organisations are the Foster Families Society, Safety and Emergency Security Association, Tathafur for Humanitarian Healthcare, Animal Welfare Abu Dhabi, Special Olympics UAE and Emirates Diving Association.

Their initiatives span support for foster families, emergency-response readiness among volunteers, early cancer detection, participation by students of determination, animal care and protection of coastal and marine resources.

“What we celebrate today is the first step in the journey of the NPO Empowerment Fund,” Al Mazrouei said.

For Special Olympics UAE, the funding will help expand an existing school inclusion project, with a target of reaching 350 inclusive schools.

Talal Al Hashmi the National Director of Special Olympics UAE said sports were among the main ways the programme supports the participation and inclusion of students of determination.

“The project is already running. The support will help it continue on a larger scale and develop further,” he said. “The goal is to reach 350 inclusive schools.”

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