"We each owe the UAE a great deal, and I call on all our young people to make their own commitment. Our country deserves the best that we can give it - giving back to society is something that brings out the best in every one of us.

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"We each owe the UAE a great deal, and I call
on all our young people to make their own
commitment. Our country deserves the best that we
can give it - giving back to society is something
that brings out the best in every one of us. HH
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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Takatof Shoulder-to-Shoulder

• Takatof was inspired by HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin
  Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and
  Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE Armed Forces
• It is a voluntary social programme, launched in
  April 2007, and designed to create a culture of
  volunteering throughout the UAE

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Vision and Mission Takatof

• Vision
• The Takatof Programme works to embed volunteering
  in UAE culture and to promote the concept of
  volunteering as a 'way of life.
• Mission
• The primary purpose of Takatof is to encourage
  people to volunteer and to mobilize both people
  and resources in the UAE to deliver creative
  solutions that meet community needs.

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Material or Spiritual?

• The late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan
• No matter how many buildings, foundations,
  schools and hospitals we build, or how many
  bridges we raise, all these are material
  entities. The real spirit behind progress is the
  human spirit the able man with his intellect
  and capabilities!

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Takatof Strategy

• Takatof Strategy is based on the following
  pillars
• Spreading the culture of volunteering
• Building well established partnerships
• Identifying the community needs of UAE society
• Creating volunteering opportunities
• Training volunteers and preparing them to perform
  voluntary work effectively
• Utilizing best practices in the field of
  volunteering and community service

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Major Takatof Projects
Make Over Stars Schools Homes
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Major Takatof Projects
Takatof for Special Needs
Takatof for Hospitals
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Major Takatof Projects
Takatof at recent Public Events
Takatof for Environment
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Major Takatof Projects
International Volunteering Programme
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Major Takatof Projects
Takatof at Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix
Takatof at FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009
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Major Takatof Projects
National Programme for Volunteer Emergency
Response, Sanid
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Takatof in Action

• Where weve got to!
• Nearly 12,468 volunteers have registered
• with Takatof from all over the UAE and
• their names are now held in our data base
• Over 228,552 volunteer hours have been
• completed and logged in service of the
• community

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The Last Word

• Leadership is power governed by
  principledirected towards raising people to the
  highest levels of motive and social morality
• Power manipulates people as they are, leadership
  as they could be. Power impacts, leadership
  engages

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