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UAE Yearbook 2010
the gulf voluntary forum (takatof 2009) was held in abu dhabi in june to allow other gulf organisations to learn, at first hand, from the uae s experiences. the emirates foundation also provides funding for other social and for educational projects in the uae. the foundation announced in august 2008 that it would be giving grants totalling dh2.5 million in an initiative to assist social and educational non-profit organisations in the uae. funds can be used for activities that contribute to the effectiveness and sustainability of the organisation, excluding the purchasing of land or funding endowments. the emirates foundation scholarships were launched in september 2008, in association with the ministry of education, to finance voluntary ventures initiated by schools. in february 2009 the foundation s social development programme announced that it is funding 13 new research projects to provide vital insights into the attitudes and habits of young emiratis as part of a project that has been jointly funded by the occidental petroleum corporation. to encourage uae nationals to develop further research skills and acquire experience, each project is required to have at least one emirati colleague working on the research team. 150 > uae 2010
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