The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai along with Omniyat, a Dubai-based developer, has launched ‘Tarmeem’ initiative to undertake varied community development projects during 2017, which is the ‘Year of Giving’ in the UAE.

‘Tarmeem,’ which means ‘restore/refurbish,’ is aimed to provide quality education and amenities to children with little or no financial means. The first phase of the initiative will see the Manar Al Iman Charity Private School in Ajman, meant primarily for orphans and children from low-income families, being restored and refurbished into a modern facility.

The refurbishment, which will take just under a month to complete, will include the complete restoration of 22 classrooms, construction of a brand-new playground, new windows and doors throughout, and full installation of air-conditioning, among other improvements.

Sami Al Qamzi, Director-General of DED, and Mahdi Amjad, Board Director and CEO of Omniyat Properties Group, signed an agreement on the restoration project in the presence of senior executives from both sides as well as representatives of the partner firms in the project.

The Manar Al Iman School for Charity was founded by H.H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, in 1984, under a Board of Directors presided over by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Ali Al Nuaimi. The school offers free education from Grade 1 to 12 in two shifts to more than 3,500 underprivileged children of 36 nationalities. The school supports 500 of its orphan students by arranging sponsorships. Over 10,000 secondary students have already graduated from the school