The Zayed Foundation, founded in 1992 with a capital of Dh3.671 billion, extends help to the needy at a local, regional and international level. The Foundation has, to date, spent over Dh400 million on various types of humanitarian projects undertaken at home and abroad. This assistance has taken the form of funding for the building of mosques, Islamic cultural centres, scientific research centres and health and educational institutions, in addition to sending relief supplies to disaster-stricken areas.
Locally, the Foundation’s programmes encompass the sponsoring of humanitarian programmes, including assistance to other charity organisations, renovation of mosques and Quran memorisation centres, support for rehabilitation centres, the purchase of medical equipment, building five grand mosques, at a cost of Dh48 million, in the Northern Emirates and supporting other projects in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Awqaf. |