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
There was once a young girl who had big dreams for her future. She was filled with ambition and determination to make something of herself, but unfortunately, she faced a major obstacle. Her family was poor and couldn’t afford to pay for her education. Despite knowing that education was the key to unlocking her future opportunities, she couldn’t afford it. She felt hopeless and lost, thinking that there was no way for her to achieve her dreams. She watched other children from wealthier families attend school, and felt envious but also dejected, knowing that it was impossible for her. However, the girl refused to give up. She realised that her education was too important to be taken away from her. She scoured the internet and reached out to people in her community, looking for any form of funding available. She wrote dozens of essays, sent emails and made phone calls, desperately seeking for someone to hear her request. She even volunteered at local organizations and offered her services to gain experience and make connections. Finally, she caught the attention of a kind person willing to help her. The person offered to sponsor her tuition fees, and the young girl was overjoyed with gratitude. The sponsor also offered to mentor and guide her through the process, helping her reach her goals. With the help of her sponsor, the girl was finally able to turn her dreams into reality. She went to school, put in hard work and dedication to get good grades… etc