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DUBAI (ALETIHAD)
talabat UAE, the leading tech company in the UAE, announced its support of the Fathers’ Endowment campaign, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to honour fathers in the UAE by establishing a sustainable endowment fund to provide treatment and healthcare for the poor and needy.
talabat enables its smart app users to donate for medical treatment and healthcare in values starting from Dh 10, Dh 20, Dh 50, Dh 100, and Dh 500 towards the campaign, supporting its aims of promoting the noble values of generosity, giving and solidarity for which the UAE is known, while establishing the concept of charity endowments and creating a community-wide movements that supports its main objective of providing sustainable healthcare for those in need.
Donation to the Fathers’ Endowment campaign can be done by downloading the talabat app from Google Play store, Apple’s App Store or Huawei’s AppGallery, and typing “Fathers’ Endowment” in the search bar. Alternatively, those wishing to contribute can click the “Give back” button on the app’s main page, then choose “Fathers’ Endowment”.
Operating under the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI), the Fathers’ Endowment campaign aims to honour fathers by allowing individuals to donate in their name. The campaign seeks to reinforce values of honouring parents, compassion, and solidarity, while strengthening the UAE's position as a leader in charitable and humanitarian work by establishing a sustainable endowment that ensures healthcare and empowerment for the less fortunate and underserved around the world, in an effort to improve their lives.
Giving back to society
Simonida Subotic, Vice President and Managing Director at talabat UAE said: “We are delighted to contribute to the Fathers’ Endowment campaign, underscoring our steadfast commitment to community engagement and supporting initiatives that generate a lasting and tangible social impact.”
Subotic added: “This campaign reinforces our partnership with MBRGI, and we are honoured to support the UAE's humanitarian endeavours aimed at enhancing the well-being of vulnerable populations."
Donation channels
In addition to enabling donations through the talabat app, the Fathers’ Endowment campaign continues to welcome donations and contributions to the endowment fund from institutions and individuals across six main channels including the campaign’s website (Fathersfund.ae), as well as a dedicated call center via the toll-free number (800 4999). Donations are also possible via bank transfers in the UAE dirham to the campaign bank account number with Emirates Islamic Bank (IBAN: AE020340003518492868201). Donations via SMS are possible by sending the word “Father” to the following numbers (1034 to donate Dh 10, 1035 to donate Dh 50, 1036 to donate Dh 100 and 1038 to donate Dh 500) for Etisalat by e& and du users. Other possible platforms for donating to the campaign are the DubaiNow app by clicking the “Donations” tab, and Dubai’s community contributions platform Jood (Jood.ae).
