Register for the Dubai Cares Volunteer Globally 2017 initiative through the UAE Volunteer Platform and help build a school in Nepal this October.…
Volunteering
What causes are worth backing with time & money? Here, you can propel change – from animal rescue operations, funding for agriculture in UAE, to local autism centers.
Love to Travel? 5 Volunteer Abroad Opportunities
Croatia, Indonesia, & Greece are only the beginning. Check out these tremendous Volunteer Abroad AIESEC UAE opportunities.…
What Happens When You Hand Dubai Laborers Paintbrushes?
Explore what happens when Dubai labourers were invited to participate in art workshops, by Mariam Halawani, to express their innermost feelings.…
More Than 10,000 Lives Improved By a Single Group
After two successful years, Inara UAE closes. Through their lifetime, they have impacted over 10,000 lives with smiles, care packages and love.…
Dubai Cares Launches Volunteer Globally 2016 in Senegal
Dubai Cares’ Volunteer Globally 2016- 15 UAE residents will be selected for a week-long school building mission in the Fatik District of Senegal.…
Inara: A Guide on Where to Find Happiness
When I joined Inara, I found success and happiness amidst clothes collections, donations, and volunteering under the red hot sun.…
Signing Up to Talk: The AUS ASL Initiative
AUS students Karan Mohan Gurnani and Fiza Abbasi launched the AUS ASL Initiative in October 2014. The initiative is part of an effort from the AUS Community Services Organisation, run by students.…
WCF Kenzi: Gear Up for a Treasure Hunt
With over AED 20,000 up for grabs, this one-of-a-kind treasure hunt across Dubai, seems like a thrill. Hit the link for details about WCF Kenzi.…
Can You Help Syrian Refugees? | Inara’s Give a Little
A few months ago, you may remember the uproar the internet was in, statuses pouring over European government’s neglect in tending to and opening doors to Syrian and other Middle Eastern refugees…
Gifts Of Gratitude: Inara & DANS Give Back A Lot Of Fun & More
Philanthropy & generosity twirled and twisted in abundance at Inara and DANS’s collaborative event on October 16 & 17 2015. A highly efficient and hard-working team was formed as the two group…
Show Your Appreciation With Gifts of Gratitude
Who do we usually thank for our success? Family, friends.. we even credit luck occasionally, but how often do we appreciate the role our society has played in our success? Not society in a vague sense…
Giving Back: 5 Ramadan Volunteering Opportunities In Dubai
Featured Image via Adopt-A-Camp’s Facebook Page The spirit of altruism during the holy month of Ramadan has never been restricted to just one faith. It’s a virtue that’s present universally, ir…
5 Volunteering Opportunities in Dubai
We all like to receive; gifts, party favors, dinner/spa vouchers, but there are few who love to give. It’s not quite as shocking when someone asks you to donate your clothes or your money. If you’re w…
Home Cooked Food for Strangers in Sharjah
A touch of home from home This week, I came across a humanitarian group in Sharjah called ‘Helping Hands’ that works to provide delicious home-cooked food to residents of labor camps in the UAE. No fa…
Dubai Cares: Do You Care Enough to Walk the Distance?
It’s a simple question: Do you believe every child deserves to have an education- as a right and not as a privilege? If you nodded yes to that statement, then take an hour this Friday, Feb 6 to …
Teach for India: The Robin Hoods of Education
We can go on about donations under the table, high admission costs and other unfair practices of the Indian Education system, but the most basic of all the issues is the right to education, which many…
Are You Doing the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge?
Anyone who has access to social media, be it Instagram, Facebook or otherwise, has almost definitely seen the currently trending ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Here’s the philanthropist [among other …
#30DaysOfSharing by ThinkUp and Du
Have you ever stumbled upon this hashtag on Fb, twitter or Insta – #30daysofsharing – and wondered what was it about? Well, you’re about to find out now! Thanks to Thinkup and Du’s brilliant inv…
What’s Different About the Holy Month of Ramadan?
People living in an Islamic country, regardless of religion, are not usually aware of the roots of their festivals, for instance the holy month of Ramadan. Why is there fasting? Is there more to Ramad…
Doing Good Deeds: What’s That?
So, I saw this t-shirt a few months ago. It said ‘Being Human’ in a beautiful, blue cursive font. It immediately caught my eye: the fact being that it said ‘HELP’ above ‘Being Human&…