Press Releases
30 Jun 2019
Donating 3,536 computer units to Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Establishment
(Al Mulla: The computers were reconditioned at Dubai Municipality’s Specialist Centre)
Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has donated 3,536 computer units to Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian & Charity Establishment in the context of RTA’s social responsibility and global contributions of RTA’s Charity Foundation.
“RTA has donated 3,536 computer units to Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian & Charity Establishment in support of the noble objectives of the Establishment. The step is also in line with RTA’s strategic direction of providing a helping hand to those less fortunate in the educational field from friendly countries,” said Mohammed Obaid Al Mulla, RTA Board Member and Chairman of RTA’s Charity Foundation.
Items donated include computers, printers, toners, keyboards, chargers, batteries, servers and screens. The Personal Computers Reconditioning Centre of Dubai Municipality that has a MOU with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian & Charity Establishment rehabilitated the units.
“This donation is part of the global contributions of RTA’s Charity Foundation aimed to support the development in needy countries. It reflects RTA’s humanitarian efforts and support to the Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment in helping educational programmes in needy countries,” he added.
RTA is seeking to enhance its charitable activities inside the UAE and abroad. It has launched several initiatives in this regard in coordination with strategic partners such as running ‘Meals on Wheels’ initiative for the first time outside the UAE in a remote village in Thailand. It provided 400 school bags and 50 bicycles for students in Uganda and Tanzania. It also provided several Tuk-Tuk (Rickshaw) to help some families cope with their living in Egypt, in addition to school supplies to 400 students.
“RTA’s Charity Foundation is making big efforts to help needy individuals locally and overseas in a bid to cover the largest possible of needy people. This objective is becoming strategically important for RTA’s charitable activities, which are gathering momentum towards meeting various needs of local and regional communities,” concluded Al Mulla.