Gulf for Good
Gulf For Good was established in the UAE in 2001 to support underpriviledged children around the world. By raising money through fitness challenges and outdoor adventures, the organisation funds projects focusing on children's education, housing and health, in line with the SDGs. Since 2001, it has raised more than $4m for 61 projects in 29 countries helping over 33,197 children in need.
- Organisation type Nonprofit
- Year founded 2001
- Headquartered Dubai
- Registration United Kingdom
- Website https://www.gulf4good.org/
Related sustainable development goals
Focus areas
Focus sectors
Agriculture
- Irrigation and water management
Development
- Economic development
- Rural development
- Community improvement
- Housing development
- Housing rehabilitation
- Sustainable development
Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Child educational development
- Early childhood education
Health
- Out-patient care
- Public health
- Communicable disease control
- Water access, sanitation and hygiene
- Healthcare access
- Diseases and conditions
Humanitarian
- Special population support
- Food aid
- Free goods distribution
Sports and leisure
- Community recreation
- Playgrounds
- Parks
- Sports
Focus populations
- Caregivers
- Men and boys
- Orphans
- Parents
- Single parents
- Students
- Teachers
- Victims of conflict and war
- Victims of crime and abuse
- Victims of disaster
- Women and girls
Focus geographies
Africa
- Ghana
- Tanzania
- Namibia
- Malawi
- Uganda
- Madagascar
- Kenya
Americas
- Peru
- Haiti
Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan
East Asia
- Mongolia
- China
Middle East
- Oman
- Jordan
- Palestine
- Lebanon
- United Arab Emirates
North Africa
- Egypt
- Morocco
South Asia
- India
- Sri Lanka
- Nepal
South-east Asia
- Vietnam
- Thailand
- Malaysia
- Laos
- Cambodia
Grantees
- Al Noor Association for the Blind
- Amani Children's Home
- Ashraya
- Baytna Baytak & Embrace
- Bethel Foundation
- Borneo Child Aid Society
- CAMkids
- Chicuchas Wasi
- Child Rescue Nepal
- Child's Dream
- Children of Vietnam
- Christina Noble Children's Foundation
- Community Projects Africa
- Don Bosco's Children Home
- Dubai Center for Special Needs
- Education For All
- Enfants D'Asie
- Foundation for African Empowerment
- Hanne Howard Fund
- Health Work Committees
- Himalayan Health Care
- Hope Flowers School
- Hope Health Action
- Human Development Foundation
- Kenya Children's Home
- Kidasha
- Kisoro Children's Foundation
- Lifeline Express
- Madagascar School
- Manar Education Foundation
- Manzil
- Medecins Sans Frontier
- Motivation
- New Choice Charity
- Noor Al Hussein Foundation
- Palestine Children's Relief Fund
- Plan International
- Room to Read
- Sharjah City Humanitarian Services
- Smile Foundation
- Soft Power Education
- Sparkle Malawi
- Special Care Center Abu Dhabi
- Special Needs Future Development Center
- Street Child Nepal
- Tibetan Children's Villages
- UNHCR
- UNRWA
- varkey foundation
- William Soler Pediatric Hospital
Programmes
Charity projects
Funds raised from individuals and corporates support a range of programmes and NGOs around the world that focus mainly of housing, healthcare and education. Project examples include developing shelters for homeless children in Tanzania, to installing drinking water in a children's school in Nepal to donating ambulances in Tanzania, Namibia and MalawiCorporate packages and sponsorship
CSR activities including corporate campaigns, corporate donations, employee health and wellness as well as volunteer opportunities.Individual challenges
Gulf for Good offers individuals the chance to participate in outdoor challenges and activities as a way to raise funds for their charity projects all over the world. Activities include trekking, yoga, cycling and others.
Financials
Funding model
- Grants to Individuals
- Grants to organisations
- In-kind gifts
- Donated goods
- Donated equipment
- Programme related investment
- Volunteering
Operations
Key staff
- co-founder and honorary chair, Brian Wilkie
- co-founder and legal director, James Berry
- strategy and events director, Kat Kearsey
Board members
- Anne Edmondson, Chair
- James Berry, Board member
- Nick Haston, Deputy Chair
Contact details
- 00 971 4368 0222
- admin@gulf4good.org
- https://www.gulf4good.org/
- 1/F Building 4 International Humanitarian City PO Box 506006 Dubai United Arab Emirates