AED141,000 from DOF’s Dirham Al Khair to support Al Khair Courts

The Department of Finance for the Government of Dubai (DOF) has provided financial support to the Al Khair Courts, Dubai Courts initiative, which aims to lift the suffering off debtors and payment defaulters, against whom judicial rulings were issued.

DOF provided more than AED141,000 from the proceeds of its Dirham Al Khair initiative to support the Al Khair Courts initiative, according to His Excellency Abdulrahman Saleh Al Saleh, DOF Director General. “DOF directs the proceeds of Dirham Al Khair into various aspects of humanitarian aid in Dubai and the entire country.”

Al Saleh revealed that the incomes from Dirham Al Khair has amounted to more than AED7.5m, since its inception in 2017. “Hundreds of UAE citizens benefitted from the initiative proceeds through eight governmental and government-supported entities,” he added.

The announcement coincides with the World Humanitarian Day, which the world observes every year on the 19th of August.

The DOF initiative of Dirham Al Khair was launched in 2017 and allows government customers to donate for charity while paying the fees for any government transaction through the Dubai Pay portal on the web or the Dubai Now mobile app.

His Excellency Tarish Eid Al Mansouri, Director General of Dubai Courts, said: "We appreciate DOF's support for Al Khair Courts initiative. This step contributes to giving defaulters a new opportunity to return to their families, lives and works. We launched this initiative in 2018 to encourage the concept of social responsibility, develop the spirit of social solidarity and strengthen the bonds of cooperation in society, to enable individuals and institutions to help defaulters.”