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Zakat Fund, ADU to raise Dh5m for students

The campaign aims to raise Dh5 million for educational fees and charges for the needy students at the university. This effort is an outcome of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed early this year by Abdallah Aqeeda Al Muhairi, Secretary General of Zakat Fund, and Ali Saeed bin Harmal Al Dhaheri, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of ADU. Zakat Fund shares the same vision with Abu Dhabi University in giving a chance to less fortunate students to pursue their higher learning and studies,” said Al Muhairi. “With the spirit of generosity and giving that we enjoy during Ramadan, we feel it is the perfect time to help more needy students realising their dreams.

“Unless we help those students we will be losing excellent minds that would help shape the future of our country”, Al Muhairi said. The campaign is not limited to Emiratis, but it also covers other nationalities who should meet the 
necessary requirements, he added.

Al Dhaheri also believed in providing a better future for the next generation. “Abu Dhabi University aims to nurture the talents of students and motivate them to strive hard and achieve their goals without being hampered by financial difficulties. Our strategic partnership with Zakat Fund is one way of expanding the education horizon of top students by offering them with alternative financial aid programmes,” 
Al Dhaheri said.

Beneficiaries of the fund-raising campaign will be the deserving students of ADU, regardless of their nationality or gender. — anwar@khaleejtimes.com

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