Antigua and Barbuda Foreign Minister Charles Fernandez Thanks Dubai for Support Following Hurricane Irma
The Honorable Charles Fernandez, Minister of Foreign Matters and International Trade of Antigua and Barbuda, met with HE Tariq Al Gurg, Ceo at Dubai Cares recently to talk about the latest advancements in Antigua and Barbuda following Hurricane. The meeting took place at Dubai Cares head office in the presence of Abdulla Ahmed Al Shehhi, Chief Operating Officer and Annina Mattsson, Director of Programs at Dubai Cares.
Throughout the meeting, Mr. Fernandez went over with HE Al Gurg Dubai Cares' latest program in Antigua and Barbuda. He additionally shared his gratitude and recognition for UAE's generous contributions and tremendous assistance in the wake of hurricane Irma.
Dubai Cares' program in Antigua and Barbuda, titled Renovation of Villa Primary School in Antigua and Barbuda, is being implemented in partnership with the Extended Arms Foundation and intends to refurbish the Rental property Key School Antigua, and boost the physical environment and infrastructure at the school.
This program, which benefits 355 school children, satisfies the government'' s dedication to supplying top quality education for the children of Antigua while using. the restored Suite Key School as a benchmark for future colleges in the country.
Following the conference, HE Tariq Al Gurg stated, "Although our program started early this year, our treatment in Antigua and Barbuda comes at a time when support to the education field in the Caribbean remains in dire demand of assistance adhering to the recent devastation induced by hurricane Irma. through this program, Dubai Cares program to enhance the learning environment in this country to make sure that there is an improvement in the development of children.
Dubai Cares program is developed to own long lasting institutional and architectural changes, targeted at boosting the top quality of education, reflecting the company dedication to constantly identify new interventions, particularly where nations require sources, improved facilities and supply high quality education to support the growth of children.
Given that its inception, Dubai Cares, part of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, has been functioning in the direction of offering children and youths in developing nations with accessibility to top quality education with the design and financing of programs that intend to be integrated, impactful, sustainable and scalable. Because of this, the UAE-based global humanitarian company has efficiently released education programs getting to over 16 million beneficiaries in 45 establishing nations.
