Emirates Foundation

Emirates Foundation
مؤسسة الامارات

Emirates Foundation for Youth Development
Formation	2005; 12 years ago (2005)
Purpose	Public welfare
Headquarters	Abu Dhabi
Location	UAE
Region served	UAE
Official language	English / Arabic
Chairman	Abdullah bin Zayed
Managing Director	Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan
CEO	Clare Woodcraft
Key people	Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Mohammed Hassan Omran
Affiliations	Shell Foundation, OECD Development Center
Website	www.emiratesfoundation.ae

Emirates Foundation is a philanthropic foundation set up by the Government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to facilitate public-private funded initiatives to improve the welfare of people across the UAE.

Over the past seven years Emirates Foundation has built a vibrant and diversified portfolio. It has helped over 28,000 young people to make positive contributions to their communities through the foundation’s programs and worked hand in hand with the private sector and in collaboration with public sector peers to deliver social value through philanthropy.

Emirates Foundation (EF) was launched in April 2005 as an initiative from General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. It is chaired by Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 2012, Emirates Foundation was re-launched under the name “Emirates Foundation for Youth Development” as an integrated national initiative that seeks to invest in UAE youth. EF’s strategy uses the model of venture philanthropy to develop nationwide programs that aim to impact the lives of UAE youth positively and permanently in a manner that is measurable and sustainable.

The Foundation works in three key areas: social inclusion – looking at some of the challenges facing young people; community engagement – encouraging youth to participate in a voluntary capacity in the civil society; and leadership and empowerment – helping to build young people’s ‘soft skills and prepare them for the work place.