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Established by His Excellency Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, Emirati businessman and philanthropist, in 2018, the Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund seeks to provide refugee students with market-relevant education and skills to help them build sustainable lives.
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Established by His Excellency Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, Emirati businessman and philanthropist, in 2018, the Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund seeks to provide refugee students with market-relevant education and skills to help them build sustainable lives.
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00:00The Abdul Aziz Al Gorer Refugee Education Fund has announced grantees of the second round of funding in Dubai today.
00:06Following the successful completion of the inaugural round in 2018,
00:10the fund has identified eight beneficiaries from Jordan, Lebanon, and the United Arab Emirates.
00:15The grantees include the Emirates Red Crescent in the UAE, the UNHCR,
00:19the United Nations Refugee Agency and Relief International in Jordan,
00:23and the United Lebanon Youth Project, Beit Atfal Asmoud, ALF Anar,
00:28Digital Opportunity Trust, and War Child Holland in Lebanon.
00:32Established by His Excellency Abdul Aziz Al Gorer, Emirati businessman and philanthropist in 2018,
00:38the Abdul Aziz Al Gorer Refugee Education Fund seeks to provide refugee students
00:43with market-relevant education and skills to help them build sustainable lives.
00:47With the aim of supporting thousands of out-of-school young refugees in continuing their education,
00:51the second round aims to disperse grants totaling $25 million to organizations
00:55supporting refugee students in Jordan and Lebanon,
00:58and children affected by conflicts and disasters who are temporarily residing in the UAE.
01:03The announcement coincides with the beginning of the new academic year in 2019-2020.
01:08Speaking on the significance of education and upskilling of refugee youth,
01:11His Excellency Abdul Aziz Al Gorer said,
01:14We believe that education is just as important for refugee youth as food and shelter.
01:18It is not just a basic right and necessity, but also a tool for recovery.
01:22Going back to school partly restores normalcy for the young people
01:26and enables them to obtain knowledge and skills that will help them chart a successful career path.