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January 2017 marks the fourth anniversary since the launch of the Khalaf Ahmad
Al Habtoor Foundation (KAHF). It was then that the Al Habtoor Group Chairman
and KAHF Founder, Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, allocated 20 per cent of the Al
Habtoor Group to the Foundation’s operations.
Over the years, we have proudly launched many successful projects under the
banner of peace and prosperity. The KAHF acknowledges that all people have
the right to live in dignity, anywhere and everywhere, regardless of culture,
religion, race and colour. For this end, we develop programmes and projects
in seven areas: poverty alleviation, peace, interfaith, education and research,
health, crisis relief and many local initiatives in the United Arab Emirates.
The Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Foundation has invested hundreds of millions of
Dirhams in charitable and humanitarian projects, such as the Khalaf Ahmad Al
Habtoor Medical Simulation Center, an institution of the Mohammed Bin Rashid
Academic Medical Center and the Khalaf Al Habtoor Assistive Technology
Resource Center at Zayed University.
The Foundation established professorial chairs at Zayed University and the
American University of Sharjah, and provided scholarships at universities in the
UAE and abroad, such as Harvard and the American University in Cairo. It also
assisted families in need in the UAE and supported many sports activities in
addition to the relief of Palestinian and Syrian refugees and the funding of the
building of the Hrar Hospital in Lebanon, which officially opened in November
2016.
This past October, we launched ‘Hope’, an initiative that stems from the core
of our humanitarian work at the Foundation, bringing us together to give hope
to life, hope to a better tomorrow and optimism to the hearts of women who
are struggling with breast cancer and hope for life to raise the upcoming
generation. I would like take the opportunity to commend the two women, Noora
Mohammed Al Habtoor, the granddaughter of the Emirati businessman and
philanthropist Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, and Mariam Abdullah Al Mazrooei for
spearheading this notable initiative.
On behalf of the KAHF, I wish you all a happy and peaceful New Year. Be grateful
and generous, recalling the wise words of Khalaf Al Habtoor, “It is our duty as
human beings to help those less fortunate than ourselves.”
Abdul Salam Al Marzooqi
Director General, Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Foundation
Director of UAE Affairs & Community Relations, AHG
I would like to start by
expressing my sincere gratitude
for all the support we received
in launching the breast cancer
awareness initiative ‘Hope’.
Foremost, I would like to thank
my grandfather, Khalaf Ahmad
Al Habtoor for his big heart and
generosity. I would also like
to thank the employees of the
Al Habtoor Group and Khalaf
Ahmad Al Habtoor Foundation
for helping us raise awareness.
In our culture as Emiratis, and
for our family Al Habtoor, the
concept of “corporate social
responsibility and community
service” is among our top
priorities.
We launched ‘Hope’ with the
backing of the Khalaf Ahmad
Al Habtoor Foundation to help
fund the treatment of cancer
patients in the UAE, praying to
God their speedy recovery, and
to hopefully put a smile on their
faces.
I am pleased to report that in our
first year we raised over AED 1.7
million, funds which will be used
to support and treat of breast
cancer patients with the support
the Dubai Health Authority (DHA)
and Friends of Cancer Patients
Society.
Following the success we
achieved with ‘Hope’, I look
forward to launching more
fund-raising events in the
coming year.
Company Message
Noora M.
Al Habtoor
Co-Founder, Hope