About the Cause
Dubai Cares’ programs are designed to reduce, if not remove, the greatest obstacles that prevent children and young people in developing countries from attaining quality education. With each intervention, Dubai Cares evaluates the need for assistance across two key areas:
Access to Education which allows Dubai Cares to improve children’s health and learning environment, increase education enrollment and attainment, increase access to education, reduce absenteeism, increase gender parity and increase promotion rates.
Quality of Education which enables early learning, enhances educational attainment and school progression, improves literacy and numeracy skills among children, enables teachers to access teacher training resulting in better learning outcomes, reduce dropout rates and increase primary school attainment.
Dubai Cares is a long-term advocate of safeguarding children and young people’s right to education and is currently playing a global advocacy role in spreading the knowledge about the importance of providing education to the unprivileged children.
We also champion education through research - There is an overwhelming lack of evidence as to what works to promote children’s learning in crisis-affected contexts. Research plays a pivotal role in tackling this issue.
My Story
In July and August 2025, devastating floods struck several regions of Mali, destroying homes, crops, and vital infrastructure. Among the most affected are children, many of whom lost their school materials and uniforms just as the new academic year was about to begin. Without these essential supplies, thousands of children risk being excluded from education, deepening their vulnerability and despair. Education is more than lessons and books; it is the foundation of hope, resilience, and a better future. When children cannot go back to school after disasters, they face the dangers of child labor, early marriage, and social marginalization. This campaign seeks to provide full school supply kits—bags, books, pens, uniforms, and hygiene items—to children who have lost everything in the floods, enabling them to return to school with dignity and confidence. By supporting this initiative, you are not only helping them resume their studies but also giving them the strength to overcome trauma and the courage to dream again. Together, we can transform loss into opportunity, despair into hope, and ensure that the floods of 2025 do not wash away the future of Mali’s children.