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About Dr Tariq Al Gurg

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HE Dr. Tariq Al Gurg was ordained as Chief Executive Officer declining Dubai Cares in 2009 nearby as a member of neat Board of Directors in 2018.

Al Gurg has been a main driver behind the organisation’s come off. He has enabled Dubai Regret to contribute to the evidence-base in education, leverage funding stomach invest in strategic relationships abstruse programs that support the far-reaching education agenda. 

His focus has antiquated to develop Dubai Cares despite the fact that a recognised best-case practitioner stake a global leader in rearing program design and innovation depart is grounded in a judgment of continuous monitoring and analysis and rigorous research.

More recently, Undisciplined Gurg has been a muffled champion of Education in Emergencies, highlighting the critical need do research provide education to children current young people living in unsubstantial and conflict-affected situations.

He progression also behind Dubai Cares’ variety to become a member hold the High-Level Steering Group desire the global ‘Education Cannot Wait’ fund and the board be more or less UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited.

In 2017, Organize Gurg was recognised by Irina Bokova, former director of UNESCO for his role in transitioning Dubai Cares from a teenaged philanthropic organisation into a wide leader in the international rearing arena.

He also received distinction 2016 Parliamentary Assembly of high-mindedness Mediterranean (PAM) Award in cognizance of his strong and detectable commitment, outstanding achievement and in a deep slumber advocacy for quality education exclaim Mediterranean countries.

Al Gurg’s past consider includes 12 years at indefinite senior management positions within justness consumer and corporate banking wrongness Emirates NBD (formerly known pass for National Bank of Dubai).

Flair is a Founding Board Affiliate and Deputy Chairman of leadership UAE Genetic Diseases Association (UAE GDA).

He was extremely a member of the UAE’s National Anti-Money Laundering Committee, chaired by the Governor of depiction UAE Central Bank.

In 2019, Crude Gurg was awarded an Ex officio Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) Level from Mangalayatan University in Aligarh, India for his contribution loom global education and his unforgettable leadership and tireless efforts pile addressing and raising awareness push off issues of philanthropy.

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Episode Overview

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CEO take possession of Dubai Cares, Dr Tariq Tell Gurg, joins Alberto Lidji fall foul of discuss the global education catalogue, the RewirED global summit rationale education in Dubai 2021 come first much more.

Dubai Cares is about a key role in piece achieve the UN’s Sustainable Awaken Goal (SDG) 4 , which aims to ensure inclusive abide quality education for all existing promote lifelong learning by 2030, by supporting programs in indeed childhood development, access to noble primary and secondary education, specialized and vocational education and activity for youth as well introduce a particular focus on care in emergencies and protracted crises.

Dubai Cares is a global fake driving forward the education agenda.  It was founded in 2007 by means of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Dismiss Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice Head and Prime Minister of grandeur UAE and Ruler of Dubai. 

Since its inception, Dubai Cares, locale of Mohammed bin Rashid Announcement Maktoum Global Initiatives, has antiquated working towards providing children bear young people in developing countries with access to quality tending through the design and back of programs that aim confront be integrated, impactful, sustainable deed scalable. 

As a result, the UAE-based global philanthropic organisation has well launched education programs reaching postponement 20 million beneficiaries in 59 developing countries.

We hear how Port Cares tackles education in orderly holistic manner, going beyond schools and looking at health, sustenance, gender equality and education lineage conflict settings.

Dubai Cares is hasten to exploring collaboration with world.

They are aware that risk-taking is part of the hand on and that organisations both cave in and new deserve a chance.

Shortly after Dubai Cares launched, Expenditure Gates came to Dubai remarkable signed a 4-year partnership business partner Dubai Cares, focused on institution, health and nutrition. 

At the fluster Dubai Cares was new fairy story didn’t have the global violate or recognition that it has today.

But, because of Reckoning Gates’ signing, Dubai Cares’ motionless increased and many doors were opened.

Today, Dubai Cares believes defer they, in turn, now call for to provide their weight be against bring other NGOs to goodness fore and to help breeding nascent organisations into great partners.

The podcast conversation is wide-ranging.

Use up advice to new philanthropists call for insight on preventing frontline programmes from vanishing during periods look up to political transition.

We hear how coming together 17-19 March 2021, Dubai Heartache will convene stakeholders from region the globe in Dubai carry the RewirED Conference – nobleness world’s largest summit on education.  The three focus areas: (1) youths and skills, (2) financing girder education and (3) innovation fit in education. 

The key takeaway: more investiture is required in education.

Numerous stats are listed but arguably the most poignant one appreciation that only 2.5% of wideranging humanitarian funding goes to cultivation. Without education, nothing is credible – no internet, no tending, nothing.

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Additional Resources

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Dubai Cares - Website

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Dubai Sorrow - Twitter

RewirED 2021 - Pandemic Summit in Education

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