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 2020, this family’s life changed forever. The father of three young children passed away suddenly, leaving behind a widowed mother and her innocent children with no source of income and no support system. Since that day, life has been a daily struggle for survival. The children are still very young. The eldest child is currently studying in Grade 7, trying his best to continue his education despite the hardships around him. The younger son and daughter are even smaller and more vulnerable. At an age when children should feel safe, loved, and carefree, these children are instead facing hunger, uncertainty, and fear about their future. Their mother has been forced into a painful reality. With no husband, no steady job, and no financial help, she survives by asking people for help just to feed her children. Every day is a test of dignity and patience. Sometimes she manages to bring food home; other days, the children sleep with empty stomachs. She carries the emotional pain of loss while trying to stay strong for her children. Education, which should be a basic right, has become a constant worry. The eldest child dreams of completing his studies and building a better future for his family, but school expenses, books, uniforms, and daily transport costs are becoming impossible to manage. The younger children have also started studying, but their education is at risk due to the family’s extreme financial condition. Apart from education, the family struggles with basic house