Live broadcast…a ceremony to crown the most prominent “makers of hope” in the Arab world

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, the city of Dubai today witnesses the coronation of the most prominent hope makers in the Arab world, during the closing ceremony of the sixth session of the “Hope Makers” initiative, which is taking place at the “Coca-Cola Arena.”

“Hope Makers,” the largest Arab initiative of its kind dedicated to celebrating those who give in the Arab world, grants the winning Hope Maker a financial reward worth one million dirhams, in appreciation of his humanitarian contributions, and to encourage him to develop his programs to help others and serve his community.

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation, which organizes the “Hope Makers” initiative, has completed its preparations to announce the winners of the sixth session, which received more than 15,800 nomination applications. The closing ceremony receives wide coverage from various media outlets in the UAE and the Arab region, in addition to the possibility of following it on the social media platforms of the “Hope Makers” initiative.

Attendees at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, before the coronation of the first hope maker in the Arab world, will follow inspiring humanitarian stories of an elite group of knights of giving who have harnessed their efforts and resources to serve their communities, in the presence of a large group of artists, intellectuals, media figures, and social media celebrities in the Arab world, and figures from the UAE community who are distinguished in charitable and humanitarian work.

Candidates for the Hope Makers Initiative pass through several qualifiers before reaching the final qualifiers in Dubai, during which the first Hope Makers undergo a comprehensive evaluation, and their projects and initiatives are followed up and studied with documents and documents, before the winner of the “Hope Maker” title is announced.

The Hope Makers Initiative jury, which includes an elite group of specialists and competencies, evaluates each nomination according to specific criteria that include the topic of the initiative and the challenges associated with it, its role in making real and tangible change, and its ability to reach the target segment.

The jury also selects the candidates for the final stage, based on the outstanding impact achieved by the owners of these initiatives in their communities, an impact supported by facts, evidence and numbers, so that the qualifying initiative succeeds in addressing a specific problem and finding innovative solutions to it, adapting the resources available to them to achieve the desired goals, and working to communicate with components of the local community, individuals and institutions, to involve them in an endeavor based on encouraging a culture of volunteerism and community solidarity.