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Awqaf Abu Dhabi
celebrates first graduating
cohort of the Trustees
Enablement Program
(ABU DHABI)
- The Endowments and Minors'
Funds Authority (Awqaf Abu Dhabi)
recently announced the
graduation of 34 endowment
trustees from its Trustees
Enablement Program,
underscoring its commitment
to strengthening governance
and developing national
competencies in endowment
management.
The
graduation ceremony, held at
Mohamed Bin Zayed University
for Humanities, was attended
by H.E. Fahad Abdulqader Al
Qassim, Director General of
the Endowments and Minors'
Funds Authority – Awqaf Abu
Dhabi, and H.E. Ahmed Saleh
AlHemeiri, Vice Chancellor –
Development and Investment
Sector at Mohamed Bin Zayed
University for Humanities,
along with the graduates who
were honored for completing
the program.
The
program reflects Awqaf Abu
Dhabi's ongoing commitment
to developing national
capabilities in the
endowment sector by
strengthening the knowledge
and competencies of
endowment trustees. It aims
to enhance endowment
governance and
sustainability to support
medical care, education, and
social welfare while
promoting best practices
that maximize the social and
developmental impact of
endowments.
H.E. Fahad Abdulqader Al
Qassim, Director General of
the Endowments and Minors'
Funds Authority – Awqaf Abu
Dhabi, said: "The trustee
plays a fundamental role in
ensuring the success and
long-term sustainability of
every endowment. We are
committed to investing in
the development of trustees
by equipping them with the
knowledge and skills needed
to manage endowments in line
with the highest
institutional and governance
standards. The Trustees
Enablement Program forms
part of our broader efforts
to develop specialized
talent capable of advancing
the endowment sector,
maximizing its developmental
impact, and reinforcing
endowment as a sustainable
tool for serving society."
The program forms part
of a broader series of
training and
capacity-building
initiatives delivered by
Awqaf Abu Dhabi in
partnership with Mohamed Bin
Zayed University for
Humanities. The partnership
aims to strengthen
cooperation in research,
professional development,
and specialized training,
while supporting the
development of qualified
professionals in the
endowment sector.
H.E. Essa Abdul
Jalil Al Fahim, General
Secretary of Abdul Jalil Al
Fahim & Family Endowment,
and one of the participants
at the Trustees Enablement
Program, said: "The
program provided a valuable
learning experience that
deepened our understanding
of the responsibilities
entrusted to endowment
trustees, extending beyond
administration to preserving
the intentions of founders,
adhering to endowment
conditions, applying sound
governance principles, and
promoting prudent management
and sustainable investment.
Through this program, Awqaf
Abu Dhabi, in collaboration
with Mohamed Bin Zayed
University for Humanities,
successfully delivered a
comprehensive curriculum
that integrated Sharia,
legal, administrative, and
financial perspectives,
strengthening trustees'
capabilities and
contributing to the
continued development and
long-term sustainability of
the endowment sector."
The program covered
three core modules:
Fundamentals and Conditions
of Endowment Trusteeship,
Trustees' Rights and
Responsibilities, and
Institutional Trusteeship,
providing participants with
the practical knowledge and
specialized expertise
required to fulfil their
responsibilities in
accordance with Sharia
principles, regulatory
frameworks, and
institutional best
practices.
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