Community Jameel is a philanthropic organization.[1]
It funds scholarships,[2] research centers,[3] and humanitarian agencies.[4] Examples of funded projects include an institute for infectious disease research[5] and various institutes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology including a water and food systems lab[1] and the MIT Jameel Clinic.[6]
History
Founded in 2003[7] by Mohammed Jameel[1] of Saudi Arabia,[7] it was originally named Abdul Latif Jameel Community Services Programs (ALJCSP), with 25 initial projects focused on social and humanitarian services, such as training or support for the Red Crescent in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[4]
It was later renamed to Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives.[8]
Among other projects,[9][10] it funded the Massachusetts Institute of Technology research center the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab in 2005.[8]
Community Jameel has also funded infectious disease research.[5]
In 2019, Community Jameel and the Andrea Bocelli foundation launched the Andrea Bocelli Foundation–Community Jameel scholarship for students of opera at the Royal College of Music.[2] It also funded the Jameel Institute at Imperial College London, which launched in 2019.[1]
In 2022, Community Jameel announced it was working with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab on a program to embed evidence-based policy labs within governments.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d "Imperial to set up disease research centre with Saudi support", Financial Times, 15 October 2019
- ^ a b "Community Jameel teams up with Andrea Bocelli Foundation to nurture world-class singers", The National News, 27 November 2019
- ^ "Community Jameel Saudi marks a year of social impact", Arab News, 28 February 2023
- ^ a b "ALJ Focuses On Community Service", Arab News, 23 September 2004
- ^ a b "Community Jameel launches fund to tackle threat from COVID, other infectious diseases", Al Arabiya, 20 April 2021
- ^ "Abdul Latif Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health at MIT aims to revolutionize disease prevention, detection, and treatment", MIT News, 17 September 2018
- ^ a b "Jameel family committed to making world a better place", Arab News, 7 June 2021
- ^ a b "MIT establishes Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab", Arab News, 8 May 2014
- ^ "Community Jameel enables orphans to explore Spain", Arab News, 23 July 2016
- ^ "MITEF Saudi startup competition draws more than 2,500 entries", Arab News, 26 December 2017
- ^ "Islamic Development Bank, Community Jameel tie up on policy labs within governments", Al Arabiya, 16 June 2020