DUBAI CARES : *TO BUILD SCHOOL*

DUBAI CARES hopes to help draw attention to the plight of disadvantaged children/students the world over in access to education... 

PAKISTAN : Dubai Cares, part of Mohammed Bin Rashid AI Maktoum Global Initiatives, organised a charity art auction in partnership with The Citizens Foundation [TCF], to raise funds for the  construction of a new primary school unit in Larkana, Sind Province of Pakistan.

The money raised from the event will also cover the schools operational cost for the first three years.

The charity auction, which took place at the Palazzo Versace Hotel in Dubai brought together over  400 influential businessmen and dignitaries.

Among the items was a bat that belonged to former Pakistani cricket team captain Yunas Khan who became the first Pakistani batsman to complete 10,000 runs in test cricket.

The TCF School Dubai Cares Campus in Larkana, which is located in a densely populated area surrounding several villages, has six classrooms and 193 students enrolled at the campus.

The existing classrooms have already reached a maximum capacity, and the new school unit will be able to accommodate an additional 180 boys and girls.