The Samerai Foundation has joined hands to support two art therapy workshops at Senses Centre and Tender Hearts, providing administrative funding and art equipment as well as working one-on-one with children with special needs to help develop their talents. Dr Ahmed Samerai, said: “We are delighted to be able to support some of the work carried out by the non-profit foundation, START, which was established to help heal and educate vulnerable children who have suffered through war, pain and loss […]

The Samerai Foundation Rings in the New Year by Donating Gifts to the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children  Dr Ahmed Samerai , has presented the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC) with a selection of presents and educational toys to mark the holiday season. Working to address domestic violence, human trafficking and child abuse in the UAE, the DFWAC offers support, protection and a safe haven for victims, not only helping those who live at their housing unit […]

In 2016, the Foundation launched its Kenya Slums Talent Project in Kibera to support budding young talent in the community. Through this support, the Foundation encouraged and trained children in the areas of singing, acting, art and sports, and prepared them to participate in a variety of shows and performances for their peers.  Unable to previously hone their talent due to their underprivileged backgrounds, Kibera youth were provided with the necessary tools to grow as individuals and come to know […]

In partnership with global charity Bicycles For Humanity, the Ahmed Samerai and Ben Stiller Foundation donated 1,500 bicycles to Uganda. The mobility a bicycle provides allows people to travel greater distances in a shorter length of time and transport much more weight – this means children can go to school more easily; families can access vital healthcare more quickly; and enterprising villagers can take their goods to further markets, generating a higher income and raising living standards. The Bicycle Empowerment […]

To date, the foundation has worked with a number of charities and foundations regionally and internationally. Our wide ranging global projects include the following deserving causes: The Mulligan Project The David Lynch Foundation The Lower Eastside Girls Club Community Center The Forever Dream Foundation The Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation Greenpeace International Children Mending Hearts Lifeline New York Tulane University Alliance of Resident Theatres Save Our Gulf Sarah Jane Brain Project American University of Sharjah Rashid Summer Camp Clinton Foundation (Decade of Difference) programme […]

The Samerai Foundation was heavily involved between 2004 – 2014 with UAE-based charity Friends of Cancer Patients Society (FOCP), which offers support and advice to local cancer victims and their families. FCOP is an invaluable volunteer-based foundation operating as a specialised entity under the umbrella of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah. Since its founding, FOCP has been able to provide financial and emotional support to over 500 patients across the UAE. The charity provides guidance in the […]

In 2012, the Samerai Foundation co-established the Halabi Foundation with Lebanese pop star Dana Halabi in response to the crisis brought about by the Arab Spring. The Halabi Foundation established programmes for children affected by the loss of one or more close relatives during the conflicts. The programme’s schedule included teaching children art, hairstyling, and music. While many of the children continue to live in refugee camps (especially those on the Syrian-Lebanese border), the Halabi Foundation helped arrange for graduates […]

Since 2011, the Sahara Foundation has taken great pride in founding and sponsoring an English football charity day – the SAHARA London Legends Cup. This fun day out in the name of a good cause sees former premier league English footballers compete with our very own Sahara Foundation. Legendary former players such as Zola, Paul Merson and Roy Hodgson have participated in the tournament to date. In 2014 teams from Arsenal, West Ham, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspurs played for the […]