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in collaboration with The World Government Summit is a global platform dedicated toshaping the future of governments worldwide. Each year, the Summitsets the agenda for the next generation of governments with a focuson how they can harness innovation and technology to solve universalchallenges facing humanity.The World Government Summit is a knowledge exchange center at theintersection of government, futurism, technology, and innovation. Itfunctions as a thought leadership platform and networking hub forpolicymakers, experts and pioneers in human development.The Summit is a gateway to the future as it functions as the stage foranalysis of future trends, concerns, and opportunities facing humanity.It is also an arena to showcase innovations, best practice, and smartsolutions to inspire creativity to tackle these future challenges.To InspireAnd EnableThe Next GenerationOf Governments FBMI believes firmly in the sustainabilityof its model. Instead of simply donatingresources, whether money or food and othersuch means of support, FBMI has focusedfrom the beginning on building a long-term strategy to empower people so thatin the future, they can help themselves andtheir communities. Essentially, to empowerpeople to take control of their lives. Theseprojects require an initial investment anda commitment to implementing a lastinginfrastructure, but the responsibility isultimately in the hands of those FBMIempowers in order for them to be the leadersof their own transformation into the future.Trust is a critical component of this approach,and FBMI is focused on the provision of directhelp and meaningful opportunities to thosewho need assistance to improve their owncircumstances.Why socialenterprise isthe missinglink to moresustainable aid A sustainablehumanitarianaid model toinspire the nextgeneration ofgovernments Table of ContentsExecutive SummaryFBMI’s Social Enterprise ModelPolicy Impact - FBMI in ActionWomen’s Empowerment in a Challenging LandscapeChallenges and OpportunitiesThe Need to Empower WomenBarriers to EducationEducational PolicyHealthcare PolicyThe Fight Against PolioSucceeding Where Others Could NotDiplomacy PolicySustainable Development and Foreign PolicyThe UAE Model of AidThe UAE Model in FBMI StrategyProof of ConceptTransforming LivesConclusionSummaryEndnotes 0810121618202224252628303233343638404142 The Role of FBMI in AfghanistanThe UAE is deeply committed to the security and welfareof the Afghan people who over the last three decades havesuffered immense challenges from war to natural disasters.An essential component of the UAE’s humanitarian missionin Afghanistan since 2003 has been to address the country’schallenges while also supporting the long-term social andeconomic development of local communities.The positive vision of FBMI is consistent with that ambition.Rather than delivering aid alone – which remains a criticalneed – the initiative provides Afghans, and in particular,women, with dignified employment that is culturallyrelevant, economically empowering, family friendly andphysically safe. FBMI demonstrates that even in the mostchallenging of circumstances, the will to work and thecapacity to create can flourish when people have accessto meaningful opportunities, including options that areembedded in local cultures and that have been passed downthrough generations.Bringing Meaningful Change to The Lives ofAfghan WomenWomen have always been a critical focus for FBMI. Withsignificant responsibility for supporting their families andraising the generations of the future, and as a vital source ofeconomic activity and participation in Afghanistan, womenare at the heart of all FBMI does and stands for. Since itslaunch, FBMI’s initiative in Afghanistan has hired over 8,000Afghan artisans, making them the sole bread winners oftheir families. FBMI’s impact has had a true ripple effectthroughout Afghanistan’s economy, benefiting not only FBMIemployees, but the children and relatives of FBMI artisans,as well as farmers and other blue collar workers. A carpetproduced by FBMI involves a much larger supply chain whereparticipants are treated fairly and offered work with dignity.In addition, FBMI works to further strengthen ties with ruralcommunities and promote social cohesion by providinghumanitarian relief and charitable support including theconstruction of clinics and bridges, the refurbishment oforphanages, educational material supplies, distributionof hygiene kits, and vital grassroots development projectsincluding purchasing agricultural produce and handicrafts. The Fatima Bint Mohamed Bin ZayedInitiative was founded in 2010. Theinitiative and its two social enterpriseswere established to initiate a change inthe stark realities of Afghanistan’s womenand children. FBMI invests locally inhealthcare, education, numerous socialand economic reforms and providesemployment opportunities. About 70%of FBMI employees are women who workfrom home, many of them widows. Eachemployee receives free voc