Charity gala dinner

A special evening is being held on June 15 to help build a better future for the children of Sierra Leone.
The 5^th CSR Summit Gala Ball - brought to you by IIR Middle East - is hoping to raise over Dhs500,000 for the Dubai-based charity All As One (AAO) and its orphanage in Freetown.

Alice Sia Koroma, The First Lady of Sierre Leone, will give the opening address.

The gala will take place in the Great Room, Le Meridien hotel, Dubai. The money raised from the evening will be donated by event organisers IIR Middle East to help with AAO's ‘Building A Future' campaign.

Sia Koroma, whose husband Ernest Bai Koroma was elected president last November, is known in her homeland as the ‘Mother of the Nation'. Her mission while in Dubai is to raise awareness and funds for her country's children.

Sierra Leone is recovering after a brutal 10-year civil war, which ended in 2002 but left the country with no infrastructure to support the needs of the 15% of children left orphaned.

Tickets are Dhs550 per person inclusive of a three course meal, beverages and entertainment. A table for 10 people is Dhs5,000. Bookings can be made through Showbizme.com or on (971 4) 3662111.