The UAE Cybersecurity Council advised against making donations through unverified social media accounts and stressed the importance of using only licensed organisations for charitable giving
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GUIDE: How to donate Zakat and contribute to charity initiatives in UAE this Ramadan
Your complete guide to donating and giving back this Ramadan to help those most in need during the holy month
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UAE announces fines of up to $136,000 for illegally collecting donations
UAE public prosecutors have warned against unlicensed collections
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Warren Buffet donates $758 million of Berkshire stocks to family-owned charities
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has received over $32 billion from the Oracle of Omaha, is not among the recipient this time
2020 Islamic Philanthropy Report
Zakat funds: Gulf generosity helping thousands through UN’s Refugee Zakat Fund
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has launched its 2020 Islamic Philanthropy Report, highlighting the impact of their Refugee Zakat Fund, which received a total of $43,165 million in 2019, allowing UNHCR to support 191,497 refugees and internally displaced families in 2019.
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In pictures: Over 4 million food distributed as part of ’10 Million Meals’ initiative
The campaign, the UAE’s largest food distribution drive, will continue throughout the month of Ramadan. The campaign, led by Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, chairperson of the board of trustees of the UAE Food Bank, has received donations from companies, humanitarian organisations, businessmen, government and private entities to support communities affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in the UAE.