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As the year 2011 came to an end, the Al Maktoum Foundation (AMF) completed 15 years of continued, unlimited humanitarian and charity work. On this occasion, we're delighted to give you a brief on AMF's diversified portfolio of projects and initiatives in different countries across the five continents. We'll also show you how effective these efforts were in terms of both figures and human capital.
The Al Maktoum Foundation (AMF) was formulated in 1997 under the royal patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum UAE's Minister of Finance and Dubai Deputy Ruler as a humanitarian charity organization registered in the Irish Republic. In January 2000, HH Sheikh Hamdan directed AMF to move its headquarters to its newly opened Dubai office.
Being a UAE sponsored organization, AMF's idea of charity and humanitarian is deeply rooted in the nation's long heritage of aid and support to the needy. The country founders; the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahayan and the late Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, were pioneers in building bridges and opening doors for charity works. Under their leadership, the UAE became one of the most active donors worldwide.
The UAE's current leadership; exampled in the President HH Sheikh Khalifah Bin Zayed Al Nuhayan and the Vice President and Prime Minister HH Sheikh Muhammad Bin Rashid AL Maktoum, has continued the same policy and showed extended support to the growing charity community of the UAE.
Therefore, it was natural for AMF to adopt the noble goal of consolidating its charity work across the world, in order to relief the poor and make sure humanitarian aid reaches all those who are desperately in need wherever they are.
Ever since the Foundation launched its first project as the Community Centre for Muslims in Dublin, Ireland, in 1997, its development work has been progressing year after year. In that very same year, AMF started a pioneering initiative to spread quality education across Africa. The Sheikh Hamdan Schools Program started its first phase with the launch of 10 Sheikh Hamdan secondary schools in the countries of Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Chad, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Tanzania and Mozambique. The program continues nowadays to a total of 40 schools in 23 African states.