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Nashwa Al Ruwaini sheds light this week on charitable causes and new ideas that help society on ’Nashwa.’ Nashwa hopes that through these initiatives, the value of interdependence will be spread across communities, encouraging them to care for those in need.
’Nashwa’ is aired on Dubai TV every Monday at 22:30 and repeated every Saturday at 18:00.
The show welcomes a Jordanian business man who launched an initiative entitled, ’The Strength of Daily Bread,’ distributing free portions of bread to poor and unemployed families. The project grew from a personal cause to a charitable project with hundreds of people buying coupons and giving them to those less fortunate.
An Emirati surgeon talks of his initiative to treat children with heart conditions. One operation can cost nearly a quarter of a million Dirhams and is above the means for many families. Through this initiative, experts from Sweden will treat children from poorer families whether they are local or expatriate children.
From Saudi Arabia, a campaign with the title of ’A Million Flowers,’ raises awareness and health education about breast cancer and how to take measures to prevent it while another, ’The Arab Volunteer Group’ raise awareness about the meaning of charity and the importance of volunteering for charitable causes.
In Egypt, the Egyptian Food Bank aims to create half a million meals from the leftovers in hotels, weddings and parties and give them to families and individuals in need of a meal.
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