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
Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullah, My name is Zeeshan Shafique, a father working in Sharjah, UAE. I am humbly requesting your support for my son, M. Asmeer Zeeshan, who has been accepted into Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) – Dubai to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity. Asmeer is a brilliant student. He earned 7 A’s and 1 B in O-Levels, scored ABB in A-Levels, achieved an excellent SAT score of 1380, and even attended a summer program at Oxford University, UK. He has received a partial scholarship but we still need help to cover the remaining cost for his first year: 🎓 Tuition (After Scholarship): 35,000 AED 🏠 Living & Visa: 27,000 AED 🔹 Total Needed: 62,000 AED / $16,800 USD I was once financially stable, but since 2023, I’ve been going through a serious financial crisis. Despite working in a marine company in Sharjah and supporting a family back home in Pakistan, I cannot afford this amount alone. This education is not just his dream — it’s mine too. I want my son to reach the heights I could never achieve. Please consider donating, or even sharing this campaign. Every dollar brings us closer to hope. May Allah reward you for your kindness. Jazakum Allahu Khairan, Zeeshan Shafique (All supporting documents available upon request)