When Fathi Buhazza's airline received a government contract to fly humanitarian aid from the UAE to earthquake-ravaged Pakistan five years ago, he regretted taking money for charitable work.

"We were paid a lot of money for our services," he said. "I did not feel that this is part of our value to benefit from the misery of other people, so we decided to waive our costs for…

Student participants in the recently concluded summer internship program have commended the approachable faculty, high-technology laboratory facilities and the right ambience at Masdar Institute of Science and Technology for encouraging research outcomes in clean energy and advanced sustainable technologies.



A total of 16…

In line with General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) efforts to undertake Social Corporate Responsibility initiatives, GCAA teamed up with UAE Genetic Disease Association (GDA) and signed an MoU to provide support to GDA’s activities in UAE, notably those evolving around preventing the occurrence of Thalassemia, a common genetic disorder in UAE.

The MoU was signed in GCAA’s Dubai…

The Dubai government’s first green building that can significantly cut down energy consumption and generate 600kW of electricity using solar power is fast taking shape on Shaikh Zayed Road in Al Quoz.

The construction of the new green building, which is dedicated for the water and civil division of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), will be completed shortly, Dewa said on Sunday.

The building with a total space of around 340,000 square feet…

Emirates Islamic Bank (EIB) announced that it is one of the sponsors of the sixth Takatof Ramadan Project, launched recently by the Emirates Foundation for Youth Development.

The Ramadan project is in line with the vision of the Takatof initiative (Social Volunteering Programme), which seeks to…

In the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan, Barclays Bank PLC announced that it has donated 38 computers to the Dubai Autism Center (DAC) in order to support and facilitate DAC's holistic approach to intervention and therapy. The Barclays IT team volunteered to set up and install the computers to create a dedicated facility for the students and instructors of the…

Commercial Bank International (CBI) has teamed up with Amber Clinics Dubai, for free health checks for staff and their families. The partnership between CBI and Amber Clinics comes as part of an employee wellness program; the Bank is conducting for the health and well-being of its staff.

Employee…

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world's largest express transportation company, announced today that it is supporting a Dubai-based educational initiative known as 'Educate a Child, Build the Nation', which helps bring computer literacy skills to underprivileged children between the age of 7 and 12 years, paving their way to a brighter future.…

Abu Dhabi-based alternate investment company, Gulf Capital, will sponsor one-year’s education of 100 underprivileged Lebanese and Palestinian children of a Lebanese non-profit association.

The sponsorship of children at the kindergartens of the Association for the Development of Palestinian Camps ‘Inaash’, is part of the company’s corporate social responsibility programmes and Ramadan initiatives.

The children, who are between the ages of three to five, will be sponsored for…

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…

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…

RAMADAN IFTAR – CHARITY AND CORPORATE by Labors Love UAE

Al faya camp is located in Al Ain road, Abu Dhabi were more than 800 workmen  from ETA Mechanical and Engineering Division are residing, who are skilled in Electro Mechanical work from different  nationality i.e Bangladesh and India working in Cleveland clinic site (CCAD), Abu Dhabi as MEP sub-contractors work hard to build UAE. During Ramadan most of the Muslim community in UAE is having a practice of giving…

Dolphin Energy Limited today released details of its third sustainability report, ‘Creating Sustainable Results with Positive Energy’. 



The report has been prepared in conjunction with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), which has developed comprehensive international guidelines for sustainability reporting. GRI has classified the report as ‘A/GRI Checked’, indicating high levels of transparency and disclosure.



Commenting on the company’s 2011 performance, Dolphin…

Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) has launched its Academy page on its official website, which provides technical papers and resources on sustainability.



A one-stop-source for publications related to green building practices, the new tool is an extremely valuable resource to the industry. Over 300 technical reports, by different authors, are already available online and can be easily searched with a unique filter feature. The Academy page was created…

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…

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…