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.

Related sustainable development goals

  • No Poverty
  • Good Health and Well-Being
  • Quality Education
  • Clean Water and Sanitation
  • Reduced Inequalities
  • Partnerships for the Goals

Focus areas

Focus sectors

  • Agriculture
    • Irrigation and water management
  • Development
    • Economic development
      • Community improvement
        • Housing development
        • Housing rehabilitation
      • Rural development
    • Sustainable development
  • Education
    • Early childhood education
    • Elementary and secondary education
      • Child educational development
      • Elementary education
  • Health
    • Public health
      • Water access, sanitation and hygiene
      • Communicable disease control
    • Healthcare access
    • Out-patient care
    • Diseases and conditions
  • Humanitarian
    • Free goods distribution
    • Special population support
    • Food aid
  • Sports and leisure
    • Community recreation
      • Parks
      • Playgrounds
    • 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
    • Uganda
    • Namibia
    • Tanzania
    • Malawi
    • Kenya
    • Ghana
    • Madagascar
  • Americas
    • Haiti
    • Peru
  • Central Asia
    • Kyrgyzstan
  • East Asia
    • China
    • Mongolia
  • Middle East
    • Oman
    • United Arab Emirates
    • Lebanon
    • Palestine
    • Jordan
  • North Africa
    • Morocco
    • Egypt
  • South Asia
    • Sri Lanka
    • Nepal
    • India
  • South-east Asia
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • Laos
    • Cambodia
    • Malaysia

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 Malawi
  • Corporate 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