Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council, an affiliate of NAMA Women Advancement Establishment, has broadened the global appeal of the UAE’s timeless, indigenous craft traditions through collaborations with entities at the forefront of the international design and cultural landscape.
The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), a Sharjah-based global humanitarian organization dedicated to helping refugees and people in need worldwide, has announced the building of an AED 2 million sustainable village in Niger in West Africa, which will be named after the late Sheikh Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi.
The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), a Sharjah-based global humanitarian organisation dedicated to helping people in need worldwide, is funding two humanitarian projects in Egypt in a bid to create more opportunities in education and to support the healthcare services of a charitable children’s hospital.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has launched its new winter campaign, ‘This Winter, Commit to Kindness’ in support of its Regional Winterization Assistance Plan 2020-2021. The plan aims to reach 3.8 million people with urgent and substantial help to be able to endure winter in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Syria, and Egypt.
The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) and NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) – two Sharjah-based non-profit organisations, have joined hands to support a skills development training programme to economically empower more than 300 women in the Kenyan village of Nanyuki.
The Emirates Literature Foundation has today announced a new partnership with Jane Goodall’s Institute, to promote creative writing, engaging with literature and foster a deep understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals in children. Through the partnership, Jane Goodall’s Institute’s Roots & Shoots programme will be twinned with the Voices of Future Generations initiative, a creative writing competition under the patronage of UNESCO that encourages children to write adventure stories featuring sustainable themes. The two initiatives will create a virtuous chain of sustainability awareness and drive positive action.
