The Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation (ADMAF) on Monday donated 368,000Dh to UNESCO, to support the Malala Fund for Girls’ Education in Egypt.
The cash represents a portion of the box office sales of the Abu Dhabi Festival – the annual classical music, arts and community festival of ADMAF that took place throughout March this year.
Hoda al Khamis-kanoo and Irina Bokova signed the MoU allowing ADMAF and UNESCO to work together on educational and cultural projects.
Launched in December 2012, the Malala Fund for Girls’ Education is dedicated to 15-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was the target of an assassination attempt by the Taliban last October because of her defence of the right of girls to go to school.
The fund seeks to stem the dropout of adolescent girls from secondary education, strengthen women’s literacy programmes and give momentum to the quest to provide access to school for all girls by 2015.
Last week, Malala Yousafzai, along with her family members, visited the UAE and thanked Abu Dhabi government officials in person for their efforts.
“Education is the key to a greater future and we hope this donation will enable girls and women to experience a better tomorrow,” said Hoda Al Khamis-Kanoo, founder of ADMAF.
Furthermore, ADMAF also signed an MoU with UNESCO.
The agreement will allow the two organisations to work together on future educational and cultural projects.
