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Cross Border
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FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN,
THE MAYAPADA GROUP
In March, after a second trip to Syrian
refugee camps in Jordan, he contributed
$2.2 million to provide families with a
monthly allowance and to install solar
panels in their schools. This comes after
donating $1 million last year to fit 10,000
refugees with winter coats. He’s also
contributed $2 million to a UN campaign
to provide 2 million refugees withtemporary shelter by next year. And last
November, he announced that he and his
family are giving $10 million to support
the education of refugee children across
the globe. The self-made billionaire has
previously donated millions to healthfighting for refugees
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