Focusing particularly on children trapped in extreme poverty, the foundation, made up of volunteer employees and friends of the Emirates Group, strives to reduce illness and childhood mortality rates.

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman & Chief Executive, Emirates Airline & Group, the foundation provides humanitarian, philanthropic aid and services for children, with the minimum amount of administrative expense.

A board of directors, made up of senior Emirates Group management, decides on what projects to target with funds, which our passengers and staff help support through their kind donations.

The projects, either existing charities or new initiatives, are located primarily at Emirates’ destinations where local Emirates staff volunteers can participate and oversee their management, along with any assistance local communities may provide.

We are established by the permission of the Dubai Government, with licence number A91 and the accounts are audited by internal and external auditors. Our goal is to use over 95 per cent of donated funds exclusively for the children, with less than five per cent allocated to administration costs.

The use of funds is regularly audited by the Emirates Group Finance department and the Internal Audit department, while the foundation’s accounts are also audited by an external firm.