The Authority of Social Contribution—Ma’an, which enables communities and corporations to support social projects, shared that in the last year, it launched 57 projects across the social, health, environment, infrastructure, and education sectors, teaming up with various partners, including the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT), Abu Dhabi City Municipality, Family Care Authority, and Al Noor Centre.
His Excellency Dr. Mughir Al Khaili, Chairman of the Department of Community Development, shared that a total of AED 91M was directed towards projects addressing social priorities.
“Individuals have always been our paramount focus and our nation’s true wealth. Today, we celebrate the impact achieved on the community of Abu Dhabi through the social contributions received by the Authority of Social Contribution – Ma’an, the Government of Abu Dhabi’s official channel to receive social contributions.”
Ma’an shared that this money reached 161,059 people. Of the AED 91M, AED 41.1M was directed towards the social sector through 28 projects, while AED 28.05M was allocated to the health sector, supporting 12 projects aimed towards social healthcare services.
The education sector received AED 9.3M divided across ten projects, and AED 12.7M was allocated to the environment and infrastructure sector to support seven projects focused on sustainable development, protecting the environment and improving infrastructure to enhance the quality of life for residents.
Ma’an noted that it successfully raised funds through ATM & ADPAY, totalling AED 1.8M, which was effectively distributed across 7 different project and benefiting various community groups including; People of Determination, senior citizens, students, patients and orphans, amongst others.