Sheikh Mohammed Congratulates Sheikha Hind On Winning An Arab Woman Award For Her 10 Million Meals Campaign
The ruler of Dubai tweeted congratulations to Sheikha Hind who will be honoured for her efforts at the awards ceremony tomorrow at World of Fashion, presented by Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, in Mall of The Emirates
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has commended Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum on her humanitarian efforts, as she will be presented with an award for her 10 Million Meals campaign tomorrow at the Arab Woman Awards, which will take place at World of Fashion, presented by Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, in Mall of The Emirates.
Launched earlier this year during Ramadan, the initiative had a goal of raising funds to donate 10 million meals to individuals in need; the campaign exceeded its target, with over 11 million meals funded within the first week of its launch.
نبارك للشيخة هند بنت مكتوم بن جمعة آل مكتوم تكريمها بجائزة المرأة العربية للعمل الانساني بالتعاون مع هيئة الأمم المتحدة للمرأة نتيجة قيادتها بنجاح لحملة ١٠ مليون وجبة في بداية أزمة كورونا … هند أقرب الناس للناس .. وأسرع النساء للخير .. pic.twitter.com/dFo25khtD0
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) October 14, 2020
Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum retweeted the video as well to advocate the campaign’s achievement.
The Dubai Media Office shared the great news on Twitter as well:
H.H. Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of UAE Food Bank, was named the “Humanitarian of the Year 2020” at the Arab Woman Awards UAE for her leadership of the “10 Million Meals” campaign. pic.twitter.com/PdcPFBE93O
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) October 14, 2020
In order to promote and raise awareness for the campaign, a short video was created to encourage both UAE nationals and residents to donate to the cause. The campaign was able to raise enough money to donate a total of 15.3 million meals.
Sheikha Hind, who is the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of UAE Food Bank, will be presented with the Humanitarian Award at Arab Woman Awards, which will take place tomorrow at World of Fashion, presented by Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, in Mall of The Emirates Central Galleria. The ceremony will be also be available online on harpersbazaararabia.com.
Arab Woman Awards were launched in 2009 by ITP Media Group in Dubai, with the aim of celebrating the significant achievements by women of the GCC region and to provide young Arab women with inspirational role models. During the past decade the awards ceremony has highlighted the achievements of over 400 women and has conducted ceremonies across the Gulf region including in the UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
Under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak al Nahyan and in partnership with UN Women, this year’s awards will focus on the solutions women from the region have created to combat issues related to the on-going pandemic, while also raising awareness about the novel coronavirus and how it is disproportionately affecting women throughout the Arab States region.
Lead image courtesy of Twitter/@HHShkMohd