Opening of the “Emirati District” at Dubai Airport to support young entrepreneurs

Dubai International Airport witnessed the opening of the “Emirati District”, the new center dedicated to empowering young Emirati entrepreneurs.

Dubai Airports said in a statement today that the “Emirati Neighborhood” is an initiative led by the Federal Youth Authority in partnership with the Fatima bint Mohammed bin Zayed Initiative, and a major project within the first package of programs and projects of the National Youth Agenda 2031, which aims to support Emirati youth as regional and global role models. While expanding their reach into international markets.

The Emirati District is located between the two halls B andC In Terminal 3, an area that witnesses high traffic estimated at six to seven million passengers annually.

The project aims to support and enable young entrepreneurs to access local and international markets, provide opportunities to establish small and medium-sized companies in promising sectors, and provide specialized training for young people and entrepreneurs, which contributes to qualifying them to manage their projects with high efficiency, and enhances their ability to compete in the local and international markets..

The “Emirati District” currently includes four pioneering projects, namely, the “Amdal” project by Afnan Bouchlat, which is a concept centered around creating healthy products with authentic local flavors, and “Mira Farms”, which is a social enterprise affiliated with the Fatima bint Mohammed bin Zayed initiative that works to empower communities. with limited income, especially female farmers, by providing access to global markets for their natural products, and the “Nawa” project by young Abdulaziz Al-Jabri, which is a project that celebrates the country’s agricultural heritage by using local ingredients to produce High-quality products on a global level, and the “Min Al Arab” project, owned by Alia Al Muhairi, is a brand of home fragrances.