Dubai, UAE – The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation announced the launch of a new qualitative initiative to support digital education implemented by the Digital School. It targets more than 500,000 beneficiaries in six African countries: the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Kingdom of Lesotho, the Republic of Zambia, the Republic of Namibia, and the Republic of Angola.
The Sustainable Educational Knowledge Initiative includes several axes and projects, such as supporting school education and equipping digital learning spaces. Building teachers’ capacities and training youth for the labor market, and coordination has already begun to implement these projects. The Digital School signed memorandums of cooperation with the relevant authorities in these countries.
The initiative aims to create a broad educational and development impact within three years. Through flexible educational and training paths supported by technology by enabling students to access high-quality digital education. Training tens of thousands of teachers on modern teaching methods and digital skills. In addition to providing tens of thousands of young people with practical skills that enhance their readiness to enter the labor market. And creating 100 digital educational spaces in the targeted countries.
The initiative also aims to implement educational programs in 7 languages to enhance inclusion and global reach. It makes it easier for students to access educational resources and internationally accredited scientific references to hone their abilities and encourage them. It embraces investment in education as one of the most sustainable and impactful forms of giving across generations.
Incubator umbrella
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation was launched in 2015. To be an incubator umbrella for various initiatives and institutions sponsored by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Over more than twenty years.
The Foundation includes more than 30 initiatives and institutions that implement hundreds of projects, programs and campaigns. Within five main work axes: humanitarian and relief aid, health care and disease control. Spreading education and knowledge, innovating the future and leadership, and empowering communities.
Promoting a culture of hope
The Foundation aims to promote a culture of hope and effectively address the most pressing humanitarian, development and societal problems facing several regions of the world. Focusing on less fortunate communities, and investing in the human element as the most important vital resource. By empowering talents, refining skills and expertise, and building educated, trained, and qualified human cadres in all development fields. To contribute to leading the development process in their countries.
It also aims to improve the reality of education in marginalized and deprived communities, and combat poverty, diseases and epidemics. Promoting the values of tolerance and coexistence between peoples and societies.
Empowering students with digital education
The “Digital School”, launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in November 2020, aims to: It falls under the axis of disseminating education and knowledge, to empower students with digital learning options in regions and territories where the appropriate conditions or requirements they need to pursue their education are not available. It also offers a qualitative option for blended and distance learning, primarily targeting less fortunate community groups, refugees, and displaced persons.
The digital school provides an advanced educational model that goes beyond the traditional curriculum. Artificial intelligence is employed by providing a smart personal learning plan for each student, his activities and interaction based on data analysis systems. Customize the learning process according to the performance and skills of each individual student, while making use of the digital teacher. To support the student in his education plan and monitor his achievement.
It is the first internationally accredited digital school specializing in education for less fortunate communities. It seeks to enable learners and teachers to access high-quality digital education, through an innovative and comprehensive educational model. Its programs and services extend to more than 850,000 beneficiaries in 40 countries, and its educational programs are offered in seven languages. They are Arabic, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian and Kurdish.
The Digital School has succeeded in building broad partnerships with global organizations, governments, and leading universities. Enabling it to access high-quality education and train digital teachers. It is academically accredited by the New England School and University Accreditation Commission (NEASC) in the USA.
