Muna Al Gurg
Muna Al Gurg is a leading Emirati businesswoman and philanthropist who supports a range of organisations and individuals in the UAE, Lebanon, Palestine, Zanzibar, and the UK. She is particularly focussed on women and girls as well as helping refugees and other disadvantaged communities. Muna is also responsible for strategy at her family’s foundation, the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Charity Foundation, and she sits on the board of several nonprofits, including the Emirates Foundation and Emirates Nature (WWF).
- Organisation type Individual
- Headquartered Dubai
- Website https://www.munaalgurg.com
Related sustainable development goals
Focus areas
Focus sectors
Development
- Economic development
- Employment
- Job training
- Business and industry
- Social enterprise
- Business and industry
- Entrepreneurship
- Education
Health
- Medical specialities
- Pediatrics
- Mental health care
- Community mental health care
- Public health
- Water access, sanitation and hygiene
- Human rights
Humanitarian
- Youth development
- Youth services
Legal and courts
- Disasters and emergency management
- Disaster relief
Public affairs
- Leadership development
Focus populations
- Caregivers
- Orphans
- Refugees and displaced people
- Single parents
- Students
- Widows and widowers
- Women and girls
Focus geographies
Middle East
- Palestine
- United Arab Emirates
- Lebanon
Grantees
- Alissar Liban & Insan Defending Human Rights
- Baytna Baytak & Embrace
- Committee of Women Employee Union & Donia for Sustainable Development
- Emirates Foundation,
- Haqi Awrath & Lebanese Youth Network
- Jafra Foundation for Relief & Youth Development & Azhar Foundation
- London Business School
- Mindshift Capital
- Palestine Children's Relief Fund
- Unite Lebanon Youth Programme
Financials
Funding model
- Grants to Individuals
- Grants to organisations
- Pro bono services
- Pro bono program design and analysis services
Primary funders
- Muna Al Gurg
Operations
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Resources
Emirati philanthropist Muna Al Gurg talks to Circle in this podcast episode of Shaping Philanthropy about investing in women and girls and why data matters. Learn more and listen to the whole episode here.