Under the Patronage of Her Highness

Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak

Ladies Only Gala Dinner

Friday6th, December 2013

Emirates Palace 

Last Friday,

at the Emirates palace,

Ewa’a shelters and The Enthusiastic volleyball team

organized

their first ever ladies only gala dinner

under the patronage of

HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak

to raise awareness and money for the victims of Human trafficking.

This event was attended by

HH Sheikha Shamsa Bint Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan,

ladies from the diplomatic corps

and some prominent women from the Corporate sector.

The Enthusiastic volleyball team

was also in sparkling evening gowns for the occasion.

H.E Sara Shuhail,

Director General of Ewa’a shelters

delivered the official speech on behalf of

HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak.

Guests were treated with some fairy moments offered by

Meera Ghobash,

the young violonist playing the UAE national anthem,

the first Emirati soprano Sara Al Qaiwani

together with the mezzo soprano Renata Lamanda

accompanied by Irina Orlova.

Fantasia ballet managed by Svetlana Al Neyadi enchanted the audience

with her little ballerinas.

In terms of awareness,

a video showed the reality of human trafficking and how it happens here.

To raise money for the Ewa’a shelters victims, a live auction took place with two collection pictures of Late Sheikh Zayed donated by the famous French photographer

Jack Burlot who also came from Marseille to attend the evening ;

three paintings created by the victims themselves,

a 6 night stay at the Saint Anne Resort and Spa Seychelles

plus 2 Air Seychelles Business class tickets

and finally 2 Etihad Pearl Business Class tickets to Maldives were also on auction that night.

The Enthusiastic volleyball team gave to HE Sara Shuhail, the director general of the Ewa’a shelters a 50,000 dirham check

as a result of their fundraising work for the last two years.

The team has been very active in tournaments and in various activities at grassroots level to raise funds for the shelter

( garage sales, team sponsors, tournament registration fees).

The total amount raised during this Gala dinner reached

nearly one million dirhams

including money raised from the sponsors, namely

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, as platinum

National Rehabilitation centre as platinum,

Power Print, Bourn Hall fertility clinic,

Injazat,

St Anne resort and spa, Seychelles,

Air Seychelles,

Etihad Airways as Silver sponsors,

Madame magazine,

Emirates Palace,

Inspire Sports Management,

Cameron,

Fantasia Ballet

And a trophy for Isabelle and Sandrine

for the organization of this event.

 GALA DINNER PICTURES

link to Al Hosn University website

The American Corner of

Abu Dhabi City at ALHOSN University

brought together over 15 social organizations for its first-annual Volunteer Fair held on June 19, 2012. The event, the first of its kind in Abu Dhabi, provided a platform for organizations in the area to educate the general public about the many volunteer opportunities which exist in the UAE. It also furnished a networking space for volunteers in the non-profit sector. The fair included a panel discussion, information booths from 15 organizations, and presentations highlighting the work of various UAE-based volunteer organizations.

The event began with remarks from Prof Abdul Rahim Sabouni, ALHOSN University’s Vice Chancellor and CEO, who extolled the great contributions the American Corner had made to the ALHOSN University community since its establishment on January 23, 2011. U.S. Embassy’s Deputy Chief of Mission Victor Hurtado, spoke about the importance of volunteering in the United States and lauded the American Corner of Abu Dhabi City’s efforts to establish ties with the surrounding community.

Notable members of the philanthropic community engaged in a panel discussion revolving around sharing experiences in volunteering and explaining the effort involved in building social initiatives. Panelists included Mrs. Salam Hamzeh Ghaith, the founder and president of Small World; Ms. Isabelle Le Bon – Poonoosamy, the co-founder of Nahtam Social Responsibility; and Ms. Monja Wolf, the German-born founder of Mumbai-based NPO Monyati Initiatives and speaker at TEDx Dubai in 2010.

The three panelists spoke about the importance of social entrepreneurship and encouraged those in attendance wishing to establish their own social initiatives to do so in a sustained and focused manner.

The panel discussion concluded with a donation ceremony

from Ms. Le Bon- Poonoosamy

on behalf of the Enthusiastic,

the all-female francophone volleyball team which she manages.

The Mauritian-born social entrepreneur gave funds earned from recent charity volleyball matches to a representative from Ewa’a Shelters for Women and Children.

It was a powerful moment that reminded the community of the purpose of the volunteer fair which was to make a positive impact on society through volunteering.

The fair provided an opportunity for community members to find out how to volunteer in Abu Dhabi and afforded representatives of various charities and non-profits the chance to network and share their accomplishments with other members in their field.

The MIS Department hosted the final lecture by Mr. Godfrey Supka, Regional Sales Manager of Fern Software, who presented on volunteering in the micro-finance sector and provided useful information on how students in most degree programs could become a volunteer or intern in a micro-finance institution.

Maimoona Malik, an MIS student and President of ALHOSN’s humanitarian club ‘Speak Louder’ who was also a student volunteer at the event, was thankful for Dr. Fadia Hegazy, the MIS Department Chair, for arranging the lecture. “The presentation introduced me to a new world of financing, how it was founded, and how it has been helping people progress out of poverty. It was amazing to see how micro-finance interrelated with so many fields, especially my major.”
Participating organizations at ALHOSN’s Volunteer Fair included Operation Smile UAE, Nahtam Social Responsibility, The Enthusiastic, Abu Dhabi Cause Connect, Small World, Friends of Cancer Patients, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Gulf For Good, Tamm Volunteer Program, Emirates Heritage Club, New England Center for Children, Ewa’a Shelters for Women and Children, Urban Planning Council, and Takatof.

About the American Corner of Abu Dhabi City:
The American Corner of Abu Dhabi City at ALHOSN University is one of four American Corners in the UAE and is among 400 worldwide. It was established through the United States Embassy to promote mutual understanding and the exchange of ideas between the United States and the United Arab Emirates. The American Corner of Abu Dhabi City strives to be a cultural hub for the community to engage in activities and events that inspire critical reflection, inter-cultural exchange and learning through a wide variety of informational resources and cultural programs.

Bien que ce soit les vacances

pour la plupart des joueuses

L'équipe fait encore parler d'elle et surtout de ses bonnes causes,

par l'intermédiaire d'un article paru

dans le magazine franco-anglophone des Emirats :

KHALEEJ MADAME

Il y a, cependant, quelques erreurs à corriger :

 notre 1ère place du tournoi alors que nous avons terminé 3ème

et  la somme que nous avons donnée à Ewa'a shelter

qui était de 7000 dirhams, et non 4000.

Vous pourrez retrouver l'article dans son intégralité

en suivant le lien ci-dessous

Article Enthusiastic dans Khaleej Madame

Bonne lecture et encore bonnes vacances !