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Interviews

New horizons

Canadian businessman Jim Estill put up $1.5m to bankroll the resettlement of 58 Syrian refugee families. Now, he hopes to galvanise others around the world to do the same.

Update

UAE fundraising platform offers legal way to give

Crowdfunding website YallaGive hopes to raise $1bn for charity by 2030.

Update

Arab philanthropy faces hurdles in push to move beyond charity

Giving in the Arab world is evolving, but red tape and a lack of public trust are slowing the shift towards a more strategic model of philanthropy, finds report.

Update

Middle East donors join global pandemic response

Philanthropists, businesses and foundations across the Arab region are stepping up to support the fight against coronavirus.

Spotlight

Boarding school

Inside the nonprofit using skateboarding to get Afghan children off the streets and into education.

In-depth

Lost at sea

The Mediterranean is the world’s most lethal border crossing. As the debate over safe, legal routes rages, NGOs battle to save those at sea.

Update

UAE charity pop-ups supply the needy during pandemic

Grassroots schemes scramble to help those left destitute by the coronavirus outbreak.

Interviews Issue 16

Low-paid migrants keep the Middle East moving, but many face hardship and exploitation. In Bahrain, the Migrant Workers Protection Society works to support the vulnerable by offering help, exposing abuses and lobbying for change.