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Posts Tagged ‘charity’
This holiday season Move One will be working with Kit Out Kids to send a shipment of sporting goods to Uganda in place of purchasing corporate Christmas gifts.
Kit Out Kids is a Dubai-based volunteer group dedicated to providing new and used sporting equipment and apparel to underprivileged children around the world affected by poverty and disease.
Move One will be donating shoes, uniforms, and a collection of football and baseball equipment to outfit a number of schools in the Kampala region of Uganda.
Many children in Uganda walk to school in bare feet and are without access to many of the sports we take for granted, due to the simple fact they lack the necessary equipment. Read more
Islam is a religion, and Muslims are the people who follow this religion through the Koran, the word of Allah (God). An estimated one in every five people from all races, nationalities and cultures across the globe are Muslim. Unlike popular belief, around only 20% of all Muslims are Arabs and 33% of all Muslims actually live in the Middle East. Islam is founded on five principles: Declaring there is no God but Allah, praying five times a day, charity, making a pilgrimage to Mecca and fasting during Ramadan. Read more
One UAE Expat turns her lucky win around to help others.
It all began with a lucky AED5 note! On her way to work one June morning in 2011, Dubai expat Marie found a five-dirham note on the road. She kept it as her lucky note, using it several months later as a contribution to a Dubai Duty Free raffle ticket. She completely forgot about it until she was contacted a month later to learn she had won a Ducatti Super Bike worth over 65,000 dirhams! Read more
Adopt-a-Camp
AdoptaCamp is an initiative to meaningfully improve the lives of the men who built the beautiful cities we live in. And through them, to reach out to and aid the diverse communities they come from.
Email: adoptacamp@gmail.com Read more
I have a few second hand books (all in good condition) and educational CDs for Mac and PC to give away. Those big bins at various petrol stations only welcome clothes. Would you know anyone who would like to get these? Preferably a school or a hospital? Thanks for letting me know. Read more
There’s no doubt that for non-Muslim expats life in Dubai changes during Ramadan, but it’s equally true that this annual observance provides a unique opportunity to immerse oneself in the traditional culture and cuisine of our fair Emirate. Tolerant though it is, Ramadan serves as healthy reminder that Dubai remains a predominantly Muslim city. As such, it is vital to understand the rules of public conduct during the Holy Month. Here are some essential do’s and don’ts to steer you in the right direction. But remember, Muslim or not, all can appreciate the overarching themes this month, that of of tolerance, compassion, gratitude and above all charity. Read more
