Original sentence: During 2017, the Foundation invested AED 1.8 billion (US$ 490 million), benefiting 69 million people in 68 countries.In 2017, MBRGI invested some AED 396 million in promoting new enterprises and sustainable innovation benefiting some 4,700 individuals.In 2017, the total expenditure on initiatives, programmes and projects dedicated to spreading education and knowledge amounted to AED 634 million and reached some 50 million people, an increase from 9.3 million beneficiaries in 2016.In 2017, total spending on humanitarian aid and relief initiatives, programmes and projects totalled AED 194 million, with some 11.4 million beneficiaries globally.Its work has been supported by some 90,000 volunteers as well as the Foundation's 543 permanent staff.MBRGI's 2017 spending on the programmes and initiatives under healthcare & disease control doubled to AED 477 million, with some 7.9 million global beneficiaries.Reaching some 66,000 people with a number of forums and conferences that discussed intellectual, geopolitical and economical issues, as well as awards honouring people who have personified the spirit of giving, creativity and sporting excellence, MBRGI also focused on celebrating those who had made positive contributions to their communities.Recent initiatives undertaken by MBRGI include the 'One Million Arab Coders' project, which aims to extend free coding training to a million young people across the Arab world; the Arab Reading Challenge which, in 2018 saw 10.5 million students from 44 countries each reading 50 books through the academic year - an increase from 2016 when 7.4 million students 25 Arab countries participated and the Arabic eLearning Challenge, which saw volunteers translate 5,000 maths and science online learning videos into Arabic.That effort led to the launch of Madrasa, a platform to make the content available to 50 million Arabic-speaking students globally
Edited sentence: During 2017, the Foundation invested AED 1.8 billion (US$ 490 million).In 2017, MBRGI invested some AED 396 million in promoting new enterprises and sustainable innovation.In 2017, the total expenditure on initiatives, programmes and projects dedicated to spreading education and knowledge amounted to AED 634 million.In 2017, total spending on humanitarian aid and relief initiatives, programmes and projects totalled AED 194 million.MBRGI's 2017 spending on the programmes and initiatives under healthcare & disease control doubled to AED 477 million.Recent initiatives undertaken by MBRGI include the 'One Million Arab Coders' project, which aims to extend free coding training to a million young people across the Arab world; the Arab Reading Challenge which, and the Arabic eLearning Challenge, which saw volunteers translate 5,000 maths and science online learning videos into Arabic.That effort led to the launch of Madrasa, a platform to make the content available to Arabic-speaking students.The foundation has 543 permanent staff