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Airbnb's nonprofit organization held its first gala in Los Angeles on October 28 and announced a new initiative: the company will contribute 10 cents from every booking, aiming to direct $500 million over five years toward free housing for affected families.
Aziz KarimovThe UAE Food Bank and Dubai's Community Development Authority have signed an agreement on collecting and safely distributing surplus food from weddings and events. The initiative supports the Dubai Social Agenda 33 agenda and includes awareness campaigns and volunteering.
Aziz KarimovOn 7–8 November, Samarkand will host the Samarkand Marathon — the final event of the Samarkand Marathon Series 2026. 1,583 foreigners from 63 countries have registered; registration is open until 30 October. The funds will go toward building children's sports playgrounds.
Sevara AzamovaRussian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on October 20 performed at the charity festival 'Light of Hope' at the Moskva concert hall, reciting her original poem 'Rising Into the Storm' accompanied by sign language interpreters. The event brought together artists and children with hearing impairments.
Sevara AzamovaThe football club «Gazalkent» will play its Uzbekistan Cup quarterfinal match against «Navbahor» on 21 October in special shirts featuring drawings by students of an education centre for children with autism. The shirts were released in a limited run, and all proceeds will be transferred to the centre.
Sevara AzamovaAL-BINA, together with partners SEKTA, YARD Business Club, PLOV & LOUNGE, TARLEPLAST, YAMAGUCHI, PEKHAR, IPOTEKA BANK, DOMIO, SHAKHIN GROUP and ELECTRIX, is supporting the Gavcheg animal shelter, home to more than 800 dogs. Instead of one-off aid, the company is addressing basic infrastructure problems: drilling its own well to provide constant access to water and preparing 50 kennels for 200 dogs through partner TERLEPLAST. Basic shelter expenses amount to about 20–25 million soums per week. The initiative is carried out within AL-BINA FRIENDS, a partner ecosystem that unites businesses around shared values to implement social and environmental projects.
Sevara AzamovaThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited three charities in Nottingham on 15 October — their first official joint outing since returning to the UK in August. Buckingham Palace stresses that the couple are private individuals, yet the visit resembled a royal engagement in format.
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