Governance
The association is a licensed non-profit under Federal Decree-Law 50/2023, governed by its statute, an elected board and the Ministry of Community Empowerment. Its founding documents and policies are listed here.
Documents
Official copies are held at the association’s office-
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Non-profit licence 784-7-01-190143
Issued by the Ministry of Community Empowerment on 15 June 2019 (founding decision 143/2019), valid to 29 December 2028. The public record is in the Ministry’s national registry.
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Ministerial Decision 25/2026
Approves the 2026 amendment of the statute, the new name “Swaed UAE Association for Culture and Community Empowerment” and the association’s eight objectives.
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Statute
Approved 2023 and amended 2026: objectives, membership types and fees, the General Assembly, the board and its committees, finances and dissolution. The membership page carries the fee articles.
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Policies
Terms of use, privacy, cookies and child safety for the website, the volunteer platform and the app, in Arabic and English.
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Annual reports
Administrative and financial reports to the Ministry, year by year, with the verified record behind them.
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Press kit
Logo, cover, stamp and the official boilerplate in Arabic and English for media use.
How we are governed
The General Assembly of working members elects the board of directors, which forms committees, approves the annual plan and reports to the Ministry of Community Empowerment. The board meets monthly; the secretary attends committee meetings; the treasurer keeps the accounts audited each fiscal year.
5 members, elected every 4 years
Official registration
- Official name
- جمعية سواعد الإمارات للتمكين المجتمعي والثقافي
- Swaed UAE Association For Culture and Community Empowerment
- Licence / ministerial order no.
- 784-7-01-190143
- Regulator
- Ministry of Community Empowerment (MoCE), United Arab Emirates
- Emirate
- Fujairah
- Target group
- All members of society
- Phone
- +971 50 346 8636
- [email protected]
- Board of directors
- 5 members, elected every 4 years
Source: MoCE national registry of non-profit organizations · View the official record