Dubai Bank donates Dhs1.1m to Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Foundation

The donation comes as part of a cooperation pact signed by the two institutions in November 2007, under which a banking account has been opened for supporting charity projects sponsored by the Foundation for the benefit of the largest possible number of the needy and disadvantaged.

Dubai Bank CEO Mr. Abdulaziz Al Muhairi delivered the cheque to Mr. Ibrahim Mohammed Bumelha, Deputy Chairman of the Foundation's Board of Trustees at a meeting held at the Foundation's premises, with officials from the two institutions attending.

'Since its launch, Dubai Bank has been acting upon the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to encourage charitable work across the UAE', said Mr. Al Muhairi. 'We chose to work with this Foundation thanks to its track record and reputation for helping the needy and disadvantaged. At Dubai Bank we, as management and staff, feel a sense of fulfilment when we can put smiles on the faces of those who deserve this support, while at the same time continuing to make progress on our projects to the highest levels of customer satisfaction.'

Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Ibrahim Bumelha expressed the Foundation's deep satisfaction with the diligent humanitarian and charity efforts tirelessly exerted by the Dubai Bank.

'We deeply appreciate the social responsibility shouldered by Dubai Bank and we thank them for choosing our Foundation, which spares no efforts to upgrade its social services in a way that pleases God, our noble leadership and the citizens of the UAE,' said Mr. Bumelha.

It is worth noting that Dubai Bank is implementing this year a series of corporate social responsibility initiatives with official institutions working in the field of charitable social activity, the first of which was a visit paid by the Bank to the Sharjah Autism Centre last month.