Dubai Cares’ 'Pack for Impact' helps needy children

 Over 100 volunteers from GFH Financial Group, Dubai Cares, and partner organisations came together at JW Marriott Marquis Dubai recently for the “Pack for Impact” initiative under Dubai Cares’ Volunteer Emirates programme.

During the event, participants assembled 2,000 school kits containing essential learning supplies, supporting children from low-income families across the UAE. Sponsored by GFH Financial Group, the initiative reflects a shared commitment to education, volunteerism, and meaningful community impact.

 About Dubai Cares:

 Since its inception in 2007, Dubai Cares, part of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, has been working towards providing children and youth in developing countries with access to quality education through the design and funding of programmes that aim to be impactful, sustainable and scalable. To date, the UAE-based global philanthropic organisation has successfully launched education programmes reaching over 116 million individuals in 60 developing countries.

 Dubai Cares plays a key role in helping achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4, which aims to ensure inclusive and quality education for all, and promote lifelong learning by 2030, by supporting programmes in early childhood development, access to quality primary and secondary education, technical and vocational education and training for youth as well as a particular focus on education in emergencies and protracted crises.

Participants assembled 2,000 school kits containing essential learning supplies.

Moreover, Dubai Cares adopts a strategic approach to improve student enrolment and learning outcomes through an integrated school health and nutrition model that is made up of school-based deworming activities, school feeding, and WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) in schools.

 Dubai Cares is a civil society organisation formally associated with the United Nations Department of Global Communications (UN DGC), as well as a registered non-government organisation under IACAD, the charitable activities regulator in Dubai. The UAE-based global philanthropic organisation is authorised to raise funds through direct donations and fundraising campaigns, as well as process all permit approvals with IACAD.

 To learn more, please visit www.dubaicares.ae

 About GFH Financial Group: GFH Financial Group, licensed as an Islamic wholesale bank by the Central Bank of Bahrain and headquartered at GFH House, P.O. Box 10006, Manama Sea Front, Kingdom of Bahrain is one of the most recognised financial groups in the Gulf region. Its businesses include Investment Management, Treasury & Proprietary Investments, Commercial Banking and Real Estate Development.

The Group’s operations are principally focused across the GCC, North Africa and India, along with strategic investments in the US, Europe and U.K. GFH is listed on four stock exchanges in the GCC, including the Bahrain Bourse, Boursa Kuwait, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and Dubai Financial Market (DFM) where it is one of the most liquid and actively traded stocks. For more information, please visit www.gfh.com.