Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women's Union of UAE and Supreme Chairperson of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), has donated Dh10 million for an international humanitarian campaign announced last May by the UAE to treat one million children in the UAE and around the world.
Sheikha Fatima's donation was announced on Saturday in a charity ceremony held under her patronage at Emirates Palace - Abu Dhabi to raise donations for the campaign which was announced last May by Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler's Representative in the Western Region and President of the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) at the Arab Giving Forum and the third Abu Dhabi Social Responsibility Conference.
Other donations totaling Dh5m were made by Sheikha Salama bint Hamdan bint Mohammed Al Nahyan, wife of General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (Dh1m), Sheikha Shamsa bint Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, wife of Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Dh1m), and sons of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (Dh900000).
In remarks at the ceremony, Sheikha Fatima stressed that "the UAE will always be at the forefront of countries to extend a helping hand to needy patients, alleviate their suffering and provide them with dignified living conditions regardless of race, color or religion and in line with directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler's Representative in the Western Region and President of the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA)."
"Today we reap the fruits of the efforts and humanitarian initiatives by the late Sheikh Zayed planted. We follow his steps," she added.
Sheikha Fatima also stressed that no efforts will be spared to make the campaign a success and demonstrate real social solidarity.
Present at the ceremony were Sheikha Shamsa bint Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Maryam Al Roumi, Minister of Social Affairs, Dr Maitha Al Shamsi, Minister of State, female ambassadors, wives of ambassadors, businesswomen and women leaders.
The global giving drive will cover four core programmes in the curative, surgical, training and preventive fields to provide poor children across the world with better health care services.