His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai has announced that over the course of 2021, over Dhs 1.1 billion was handed out on humanitarian initiatives, as part of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives.
As part of the 100 million meals initiative from 2021, 91 million underprivileged people in 97 countries were given food aid.
Over the two years during the pandemic, over Dhs 2.3 billion was raised towards humanitarian aid, healthcare and disease control, spreading education and knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurship and empowering communities.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed commended the 145,000 volunteers that helped in 2021 as well as praised the reading challenge which reached around 22 million students.
The announcement also comes after the successful initiative of reaching the 1 billion meals target to provide meals for people in over 50 countries.