Education Above All Foundation (EAA), an initiative of HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Closet, the luxury fashion boutique in Doha.
Under the terms of the agreement, The Closet will support EAA’s Educate A Child (EAC) programme, generating visibility for EAC on the issue of universal primary education.
Marcio Barbosa, CEO, EAA, said: ‘We are pleased to add The Closet to our growing list of supporters in Qatar. EAA aims to provide access to quality education to 10mn out of school children by 2016 and the support of private sector partners is critical to our efforts to raise funds for and awareness about this important issue. Our agreement with The Closet will help EAC reach a new audience: consumers of high-end fashion’.
The Closet will help connect EAC with potential partners and advocates in the fashion industry, promote the programme on social media, and collaborate with EAC on local events to help publicise the issue of out of school children.
‘We’re thrilled to join forces with EAA to support and promote the work of the EAC programme’, said Ahmed Ali al-Mohannadi, co-owner and general manager for The Closet. ‘Every child deserves to receive a basic education. We’re happy to do what we can to raise awareness of the issue of out of school children to our customers and to the wider Doha community’.
This year, EAA has signed agreements with, and received funding from, various local and international organisations, including the Men’s Handball World Championship, the Qatar Equestrian and Racing Club, Qatar Insurance Company, the W Hotel, the Korean International Cooperation Agency, the French Development Agency and Ali Bin Naser Al Misnad Transport & Trading, among others.
EAA and The Closet officials exchange the MoU.
