The initiative, unveiled on the tenth anniversary of Sheikh Rashid’s passing, will set up mannequin villages worldwide to offer underprivileged households with housing, training, healthcare and social companies, guaranteeing the foundations of a dignified life.
Sheikh Hamdan mentioned the late Sheikh Rashid was a “true champion of humanity, as a lot as he was within the sporting enviornment, forsaking a legacy of generosity and noble values.”
Dubai launches Rashid Villages in Kenya
He added that Sheikh Rashid’s character was formed by the values of his father, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai.
Sheikh Hamdan mentioned: “My brother’s affect will stay alive by way of Dubai’s humanitarian tasks and initiatives that carry hope and goodness to the world. At present, we launch ‘Rashid Villages’, an bold humanitarian initiative that bears the title of my late brother, an enduring tribute to his profound humanitarian legacy and a testomony to the values that outlined his life, guaranteeing that his affect endures each in Dubai and past.
“Might Allah Almighty have mercy on Rashid. He was a person whose coronary heart was dedicated to quiet acts of goodness, all the time extending kindness to these round him. At present, his generosity continues to the touch lives, instilling hope and restoring confidence sooner or later.
“By ‘Rashid Villages’, our objective is to rework lives in an enduring approach to convey again hope, present a basis for dignity, and reaffirm that in Dubai, generosity isn’t merely a worth however a lifestyle.”
First village in Kenya
The primary part of the initiative might be launched in Kenya, the place the primary Rashid Village might be constructed over 72 dunums (7.2 hectares). Designed in response to sustainable rules, it is going to prioritise renewable vitality sources.
The event will embrace totally furnished houses, a big mosque, and a multi-purpose corridor for greater than 500 individuals.
Endowment-based business retailers will stimulate native financial exercise, whereas paved streets will join village services.
Youth empowerment is a central element, with a soccer pitch and sports activities academy designed to nurture expertise. Complete infrastructure, together with hearth alarm techniques, surveillance cameras, and solar-powered lighting, will guarantee a secure and fashionable surroundings.
The village will help round 1,700 individuals, making a launchpad for transformative change.
Training, healthcare and abilities growth
Training is on the coronary heart of the initiative. In partnership with the Digital College, a part of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum World Initiatives (MBRGI), the mission will introduce the Rashid Training Undertaking, a programme designed to offer youngsters with high quality education by way of an built-in digital system.
A contemporary faculty will accommodate greater than 320 college students.
The initiative additionally consists of vocational coaching and micro-enterprise tasks to empower households with sustainable earnings alternatives, serving to them transition from dependency to self-sufficiency.
On the healthcare entrance, the village will function a devoted well being centre and full infrastructure together with sanitation techniques, water tanks and wells.
Preventive medical companies might be delivered in cooperation with worldwide humanitarian organisations, whereas residents might be educated in first assist and neighborhood well being practices.
Annual enlargement
Following the primary part in Kenya, Rashid Villages will broaden with a brand new mannequin village established yearly, guaranteeing the late Sheikh Rashid’s legacy of compassion and repair continues to succeed in communities all over the world.
