DMC students participate in Dubai Cares campaign

The 'Dubai Cares' campaign was recently initiated by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai.

It consisted of a multi-phased approach with the objective of providing learning opportunities to underprivileged children around the world. With HCT support and enthusiasm of our students, DMC is committed to be an active partner and help make this campaign truly successful.

Phase 1 comprises the fund-raising component. Our students initiated a campaign to support this phase starting this Sunday, October 7th and expected to run the 22nd October. The Student Administration Council (SAC) members, Foundations Department and Level 1 students will lead the drive that will target our internal DMC population of students, staff and teachers and eventually will include all HCT colleges.

Organizing committee of the project developed strategies for the collection of donations and marketing the concept to the whole body of the college throughout the period of the campaign 7-22 October 2007.

DMC took the starting initiative to collaborate and partner with Dubai Cares with a particular focus on education that ties in well with the main aim of the campaign which is to create basic conditions for students to excel in education and take their rightful position as positive contributors to their societies.

Dr. Abdulla Al Karam, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director General of Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai (KHDA) said, 'the initiative of the Higher Colleges of Technology reflects the commitment Of the students, staff and administrative members to the Dubai Cares Campaign.

These actions exhibit the good characteristics that each one of them has in them and awaits opportunity to turn the good intentions into activities. We hope that such activities would help achieve the great objective of providing primary education to more than a million children in developing countries.'

Dr. Tayeb Kamali, HCT Vice Chancellor, emphasised on the important role played by HCT through participation with the Dubai Cares to fulfil the objective of this campaign. He also expressed his immense appreciation of the initiative expressed by students in the project started by DMC and confirmed that this project will grow to include all HCT campuses.

These activities add to the contribution of the higher education sector which comes under the Dubai Cares Campaign for higher education, launched by HH Sheikh Ahmad Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.