This year is an important year for the UAE as they mar their 50th anniversary. While many commemorative events and happenings are taking place to celebrate the year, the UAE has now asked people to write letters to their future selves.

In the latest initiative, the UAE’s Golden Jubilee Committee has invited people to write a letter to their future selves. The initiative aims to map out the people’s dreams and envision their future expedition in the United Arab Emirates.

The initiative ‘Letters to the Future’ is for all those who call the UAE home. Participants can submit their letters in various formats, including written format, video, or image on the Year of the 50th website.

According to the initiative’s statement, the various phases of the Year of the 50th celebrations reflect on the remarkable first 50 years of the nation, draw the ambitions for the next 50 years, and set out ways to accomplish these dreams.

Through writing these letters, the UAE public is thus encouraged to envision their future as key contributors and builders of the nation, for the next 50 years and beyond.

Citizens across the Emirates are exhilarated to submit their letters to the website, which will consequently be available in an online letters’ gallery. This will also act as a time capsule of how dreams have evolved and how far the dreamers have come on their journey, allowing for opportunities for reflection and accountability.

Upon submitting the letter, participants will receive an email to their inbox with their acquiesced letters on the official Year of the 50th letterhead with a selection to prompt them of their dreams, established on their chosen timeframe, which can be in 5, 10, 20 or 50 years.

Letters to the Future is the latest initiative by the UAE Golden Jubilee Committee, which administers year-long initiatives, activities, and grand celebrations that engage all those who call the UAE home.