Il Caffe di Roma - Abu Dhabi has given away AED5 million to Sandooq Al Watan, the nationwide campaign released by noticeable Emirati entrepreneurs to sustain research tasks for the post-oil era.

The chain of cafs is the initial business from the food & beverage industry to be included in the Prime Funders listing, which compiles the names of all factors to Sandooq Al Watan n- individuals or institutions - until completion of the Year of Giving 2017. Along with its monetary payment, Il Caffe di Roma - Abu Dhabi has pledged to advertise Sandooq Al Watan's nactivities and initiatives at its centers.

This new donation brings the overall sum elevated by the fund given that its inception to virtually AED564 million, which is majority (56%) of the quantity it intends to increase by the year 2020.

" We are honoured to be contributing to Sandooq Al Watan and playing our part to settle the UAE for all it has offered us," claimed His Excellency Ahmed Mohsen Al Hamed Al Hashimi, Chairman of Emirates First Group, which possesses Il Caffe di Roma - Abu Dhabi. "The Emirates has constantly been a role model of resistance and respect, inviting people of all races and backgrounds and providing them with the optimal conditions to invest and grow. Our payment to this national campaign stems from our dedication to social duty, and our firm idea in dealing with all individuals and institutions that seek to create this country."

The Board of Directors at Sandooq Al Watan invited Il Caffe di Roma - Abu Dhabi as the first institution from the food & beverage market to support the fund, expressing their thankfulness for the generous contribution and applauding the company's social responsibility and dedication to the development of the UAE.

Sandooq Al Watan had recently released the 'Our Future' initiative, which offers a host of solutions, including product marketing for the developments, nurturing start-ups, promoting study, and reinforcing ties between the private sector and academic institutions. It focuses on identifying innovative concepts and creating techniques to execute them as local companies that can bring in global financial investments and eventually take on global enterprises such as Google and Tesla, among others.