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Interviews

How to spend $32bn doing good

In her first interview as the head of Alwaleed Philanthropies, Princess Lamia AlSaud explains how the organisation hopes to build bridges towards a better world.

Interviews Issue 16

Lessons in giving

Arab philanthropists give billions to charity, says Sheikh Dr Mohammed bin Musallam bin Ham Al Ameri. With collaboration and shared learning, it could deliver more.

Interviews Issue 16

Back home

Real estate billionaire PNC Menon invests $8m a year to support projects in India. Here, he talks data, unlocking diaspora giving, and his promise to give half his wealth away to good causes.

Update

Art auction boosts 100 Million Meals campaign

More than $37m raised in less than two weeks after donors dig deep to support initiative sending food aid to 30 countries during Ramadan.

Interviews

Meet the artist moving millions to help children in need

British painter Sacha Jafri on the sale of his $62m artwork for charity, and his plan to help bring healthcare, education, and internet access to impoverished children worldwide.

Insights

Africa's bright future

The magnitude of need in Africa is great but, with an emerging population of young, ethical leaders, so too is the potential, writes Reeta Roy, CEO of Mastercard Foundation.

Insights

Slavery is a $150bn industry built on human suffering. Nick Grono, CEO of the Freedom Fund, argues that we must do more to help the more than 40 million men, women and children entrapped around the world today.

Spotlight

Big picture / Gamers without borders

Charity e-sports event pledges $10m for Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

Spotlight

Big picture / Tributes paid to leading Arab artist

Ali Omar Ermes used his work to bridge cultural gaps and support charity.

Update

The flying hospital treating blindness around the world

Preventable eye disease can be a life sentence in poor countries. One charity aims to change that.

Update

New global Islamic philanthropy fund for refugees seeks to raise $500m

The sharia-compliant funding tool will support education, health and livelihoods programmes for people displaced in and from Islamic Development Bank member states.

Spotlight

Treating trauma

Steve Sosebee was so moved by the plight of a young amputee in Palestine, that he set up charity to help thousands of sick children.

Insights

The clock is ticking

Suleiman Yakubu on why food system reform must be centre stage at COP28

Update

Inspiring a new generation of social entrepreneurs

Platform providing culturally-sensitive therapy support to Muslims wins the inaugural Continuum Spark Award.

Update

Global donors unite to pledge more than $777m to defeat NTDs

Commitments announced at Reaching the Last Mile Forum seek to improve the lives of 1.6 billion people affected by devastating yet preventable diseases.

Update

The self-taught winner of the $1m Global Teacher Prize

Self-taught Pakistani teacher Sister Zeph has made educating underprivileged children her life’s mission.

First Great Arab Minds awardees announced

Six winners each received Dhs1m for their contributions to science, literature, engineering and technology, economics, medicine, and architecture.

Update

Tunisian philanthropist deepens ties to higher education

Investcorp co-CEO Hazem Ben-Gacem renews his focus on educational opportunities with new, $2m gift to Harvard office.

Update

UAE billionaires swell ranks of Giving Pledge

Philanthropists including Badr Jafar of Crescent Enterprises, and the founder of VPS Healthcare, Shamsheer Vayalil, pledge to donate half their wealth to charitable causes.

Update

UAE nonprofits face tighter fundraising laws

New rules will step up scrutiny of how charities in the emirates raise, use, and manage donations.

Update

UAE firm backs fight against preventable disease with $10m pledge

Matched donation from Al Ansari Exchange and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation aims to drive progress against polio and neglected tropical diseases.

Interviews

Inside the family foundation fighting poverty in Pakistan

Murtaza Hashwani on how Hashoo Foundation is helping to spur economic growth in some of Pakistan’s poorest regions.

Update

Guinea worm disease: the last mile

Signatories to the Abu Dhabi Declaration on the Eradication of Guinea Worm Disease commit to re-doubling efforts to eradicate the disease by 2030.

Spotlight

Big picture / New $22.5m boost for Abu Dhabi-led disease elimination campaign

The donation to the Reaching the Last Mile Fund will target neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Sudan.

Interviews

Shooting for the moon

Hong Kong philanthropist James Chen on catalytic giving and taking risks.

Update

The future is bright

Bill Gates shares his optimism at UAE event on catalytic philanthropy and next generation social impact.

Update

Green grants

How a Saudi foundation is creating climate-friendly job opportunities for women and young people.

Spotlight

Making an impression

A nonprofit startup is using 3D printing to help children in Jordan hear for the first time.

Update

Sparking new ideas

Eight social impact tech start-ups reach the final of a new philanthropy-backed competition seeking disruptive solutions to community challenges.

Update

Gaza-based urban farm project scoops US$1m

Winners of Zayed Sustainability Prize announced at COP28.

Podcasts

The TV project giving Arab kids a better start in life

A new Arabic language version of Sesame Street has been created especially for young people affected by war and displacement in the Middle East. Hear from the team behind the project.

Podcasts

Coding in conflict: inside the tech hub empowering Gazan youth

Hear from Ryan Sturgill, the former director of Gaza Sky Geeks, on the realities of running a tech hub in an occupied territory and the power of learning not to take 'no' for an answer.

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How to spend $32bn doing good

Lessons in giving

Back home

Art auction boosts 100 Million Meals campaign

Meet the artist moving millions to help children in need

Africa's bright future

Blood money

Big picture / Gamers without borders

Big picture / Tributes paid to leading Arab artist

The flying hospital treating blindness around the world

New global Islamic philanthropy fund for refugees seeks to raise $500m

Treating trauma

The clock is ticking

Inspiring a new generation of social entrepreneurs

Global donors unite to pledge more than $777m to defeat NTDs

The self-taught winner of the $1m Global Teacher Prize

First Great Arab Minds awardees announced

Tunisian philanthropist deepens ties to higher education

UAE billionaires swell ranks of Giving Pledge

UAE nonprofits face tighter fundraising laws

UAE firm backs fight against preventable disease with $10m pledge

Inside the family foundation fighting poverty in Pakistan

Guinea worm disease: the last mile

Big picture / New $22.5m boost for Abu Dhabi-led disease elimination campaign

Shooting for the moon

The future is bright

Green grants

Making an impression

Sparking new ideas

Gaza-based urban farm project scoops US$1m

The TV project giving Arab kids a better start in life

Coding in conflict: inside the tech hub empowering Gazan youth

Supplied

How to spend $32bn doing good

Lessons in giving

Back home

Art auction boosts 100 Million Meals campaign

Meet the artist moving millions to help children in need

Africa's bright future

Blood money

Big picture / Gamers without borders

Big picture / Tributes paid to leading Arab artist

The flying hospital treating blindness around the world

New global Islamic philanthropy fund for refugees seeks to raise $500m

Treating trauma

The clock is ticking

Inspiring a new generation of social entrepreneurs

Global donors unite to pledge more than $777m to defeat NTDs

The self-taught winner of the $1m Global Teacher Prize

First Great Arab Minds awardees announced

Tunisian philanthropist deepens ties to higher education

UAE billionaires swell ranks of Giving Pledge

UAE nonprofits face tighter fundraising laws

UAE firm backs fight against preventable disease with $10m pledge

Inside the family foundation fighting poverty in Pakistan

Guinea worm disease: the last mile

Big picture / New $22.5m boost for Abu Dhabi-led disease elimination campaign

Shooting for the moon

The future is bright

Green grants

Making an impression

Sparking new ideas

Gaza-based urban farm project scoops US$1m

The TV project giving Arab kids a better start in life

Coding in conflict: inside the tech hub empowering Gazan youth

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