du is proud to have received recognition from Dubai Cares for its ongoing efforts to add life to life for the residents of the UAE during its fifth anniversary celebration. 



His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai felicitated Ahmad bin Byat, Chairman, du, who was present on behalf of the company along with members of du executive management. 



The ceremony was attended by His Highness Sheikh…

Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, commended ALJ Community Initiatives (ALJCI) in a letter sent to Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel, Chairman of ALJCI. 



After reviewing 2012 ALJCI Annual Report, Crown Prince said in his letter: "We have reviewed the reports we received from you, which include several social, cultural, art and health initiatives through BRJ. We thank them for their efforts and wishing them all the…

In keeping with The Dow Chemical Company's (NYSE: DOW) vision of education as a fundamental enabler of innovation, the Company supported the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research's (KISR) 35th annual summer training course with sponsorship this month.

The course, entitled "Nano Technology: The…

  قامت شركة ساب تكافل بتنفيذ برنامج الخدمة الاجتماعية الذي يهدف إلى توزيع سلة رمضان الغذائية لأكثر من مئة أسرة سعودية من محدودي الدخل. وكان النشاط الخيري قد أقيم يوم الأحد، الخامس عشر من يوليو، وذلك بمقر جمعية النهضة النسائية الخيرية بالرياض. تحتوي سلة رمضان الغذائية على أكثر أنواع الغذاء استخداماً في شهر رمضان المبارك من قبل الأسر السعودية وذلك لأجل ضمان أقصى درجات التمتع من قبل المستفيدين. الجدير…

Every positive action creates a ripple of effects towards building a stronger community - whether it is individual behavior or it is fundraising. On July 18, 2012, The Ritz-Carlton, Doha together with Red Crescent reinforced their joint effort in giving back to Qatar's communities with a daily donation of 150 Iftar boxes.…

Qatargas has made a financial contribution to the Qatar Red Crescent in support of its sponsorship of needy families and provision of assistance to patients' activities under their "La'ali Al-Bir" internal project which is strongly linked to Qatargas' existing social investment programs contributing to the Qatar National Vision 2030.…

During the Holy Month of Ramadan, month of generosity and abundance, PepsiCo has launched a Ramadan campaign by the name of "Karam", which is Arabic for generosity.

PepsiCo will donate one million Saudi Riyals to Albir and Insan charitable societies for the care of orphans, to buy presents, clothes and an Eidiya, on…

A team of volunteers from Zain, the leading telecommunications company in Kuwait, has been visiting nurseries and the orphanage since the start of the holy month of Ramadan, as part of the company’s corporate social responsibility program. 

Waleed Alkhashti, Corporate Communications and Relations Department Manager at Zain said, “Ramadan presents a special occasion for…

National Bank of Oman (NBO), in keeping with its commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR), has signed an agreement with Bahwan Cybertek to support the training of 15 Omani job seekers.

A formal ceremony, to mark the successful close of the arrangement, was held recently at the bank’s Head Office premises. The contract was signed by Sayyidah Rawan bint Ahmed…

Living up to its reputation of a socially responsible hotel that cares for the welfare of the community it operates in, the Grand Millennium Dubai recently sponsored and supported three incredible community welfare projects and charitable causes.

The hotel sponsored a Mount Everest Base Camp Trek…

Etisalat's Corporate Social Responsibility initiative Ayaadi, concluded its Together We Read competition with the final prize distribution ceremony for winners of the fourth week. Together We Read was launched on June 29, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. The…

To embrace the "Spirit of Giving & Sharing" of the Holy month, Festival Centre Dubai Festival City has announced its charitable initiative and call in support to the Emirates Thalassemia (ETS) Society during Ramadan.

Festival Centre initiated a significant campaign and donation drive,…

Iskandar Najjar is the chief executive of Alpari ME DMCC, an online trading firm based in Dubai.

While business is usually about making profits, Mr Najjar says Ramadan is a time to think about others who are less fortunate.

Here he talks about his company's involvement, which started last year, with SOS Children's Villages.

Who's idea was it to launch Alpari's Ramadan charity drive for SOS Children's Villages?

It was my idea. I've…

KIPCO - the Kuwait Projects Company - will attend the Basmatna Kuwaitiya Forum which opens at the Mishref Exhibition Grounds. The event is being organized by the Volunteering Committee of the National Youth Awareness Forum and takes place from 9.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. from Thursday, July 26th to Saturday, July 28th.…

Since March 2010, over 5000 aspiring entrepreneurs from Saudi Arabia have successfully participated in Shell's "Intilaaqah" program, an enterprise development scheme to encourage young people aged between 16 and 30 to start their own business.

As part of the initiative, 300 entrepreneurs recently…

Al Reyami Group (ARG) marked its fifth anniversary of relocating to its own head office building in Karama on Wednesday with a blood donation campaign involving 239 staff from five of its business conglomerate in UAE.

A spokesperson of the group said that the campaign reflected the group’s profound commitment to give back to the society. Dubbed as “Gift A Life”, the blood donation drive has been the third initiated by ARG.

“This is part of the Corporate…

RasGas has announced a new television commercial campaign which will be launched during Ramadan. 

In a series of three animated advertisements, the company’s first ever cartoon commercials use colour, wit and humour to feature a traditional Qatari family who makes simple but smart choices in their daily lives to eat healthier and have more balanced diets.

The advertisements are expected to air on Qatar TV at different times during the day throughout…

Dubai Aluminium (DUBAL) - the entirely state-owned corporation that owns and operates the world's largest primary aluminium smelter using pre-bake anode technology - raised by employees Dhs250,000 for Dubai Autism Center (DAC), including a direct cash injection from the company, targeted specifically at DAC's project to construct a newer, bigger and better treatment center that can…

The Emirates Foundation for Youth Development's Social Volunteering Programme 'Takatof' announced the launch of its sixth Ramadan campaign with a new sustained approach to assisting needy families across the UAE.

The announcement came during a press briefing which was held at Emirates…

Over 2,000 high school students from across the Middle East are being trained by volunteers from Deloitte Middle East under the Deloitte Injaz Al Arab ‘Be Entrepreneurial’ programme.

Deloitte volunteers in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, UAE, Bahrain, Palestine and Qatar have been facilitating business and entrepreneurial training programmes to the students since early 2012.

“With one of the highest youth unemployment rates in the world, it is important for our region that young Arabs…