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
I am Aisha Mir, an Indian girl brought up in Madina city, Saudi Arabia. Apart from being a National Geographic Certified Educator, I dream to become a space scientist. As Arts and Science go hand in hand, I am set to become a sustainable art entrepreneur as well. When I started painting using old and expired cosmetics, there was one goal: I want to see my planet full of life once again, fascinating and beautiful as if it got a makeover! Now you might be thinking, why am I still using discarded cosmetics as my paint medium, knowing the harmful effects of the chemicals? The only aim was to figure out a way to solve the unseen challenge of cosmetic pollution, do whatever I can to save our oceans, even if it is something that sounds simple as a painting (the paintings are totally safe to use and durable). If I am able to save even one fish from getting sick and dying, it will be an achievement for me.