London, 25 August 2025

By Hana Darwazeh Ramadan, Vice President, Social Responsibility, Hikma Pharmaceuticals 

At Hikma, we believe that Social Responsibility is about creating lasting impact that improves lives and strengthens the communities in which we operate. As a global pharmaceutical company committed to putting better health within reach, our purpose drives us to consider the broader role we play in fostering healthier, more resilient societies. 

Our Social Responsibility commitment is structured around three core pillars: providing better health, supporting education, and helping people in need. These pillars reflect our values and represent the areas where we can deliver the greatest long-term benefit to support others, particularly in underserved communities. 

Among them, supporting education holds a particularly personal significance - for me, my family, and for Hikma’s legacy. 

Education has always been central to our story. Before my father, Samih Darwazah, began his career in pharmaceuticals and founded Hikma in 1978, he was a teacher. My mother, too, began her career in education. Both believing deeply in the power of learning as a force for social mobility and empowerment. Our circumstances have taught us the importance of education in lifting individuals and their communities out of the cycle of poverty. 

One of my father’s philanthropic acts was the founding of the Samih Darwazah School for Girls in Al Shobak, Jordan in 2007, a remote community where access to education, especially for girls, was limited. He saw education not as a privilege, but as a fundamental right. That conviction shaped how we were raised. We were taught that education should always be a priority and that it opens doors to opportunity, laying the foundation for a better life. 

So, when it came time to define Hikma’s Social Responsibility priorities, it was clear: education would be a cornerstone. It is one of the most effective tools we have to create sustainable, systemic change, and we are deeply committed to expanding access to it. 

Today, as a global company operating across the US, Europe, and the MENA region, we are in a unique position to drive educational impact across a broad range of communities. Whether through scholarship programmes, infrastructure improvements, or strategic partnerships, Hikma’s education-focused initiatives are designed to remove barriers and unlock potential, particularly for those who need it most. 

Throughout 2024, our commitment continued, and our teams across Hikma worked hard to find ways to create this impact. In Europe, we’ve worked with partners like Kinderschutz München in Germany and Ral’s Kindergarten in Portugal to support early learning and migrant children through material donations and facility improvements. 

In the United States, we’ve partnered with nonprofits such as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio to renovate learning spaces and The Center for Family Services in New Jersey through Project Backpack to provide essential school supplies to underserved youth. 

Across the MENA region, we’ve worked with local NGOs and partners in Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Algeria and Tunisia to upgrade public schools, distribute learning materials, and ensure children, especially those in remote or vulnerable communities, have what they need to thrive. 

Our scholarship programmes are another vital tool for inclusion. In partnership with the UK for UNHCR, the Al-Aman Fund, SOS Children’s Villages, and others, we’ve supported hundreds of students, many of them refugees or orphans, with access to higher education and vocational training across Jordan, Algeria, and Egypt. 

We also support individuals with developmental needs. Through partnerships with organisations like Habaybna.net and Associação Quinta Essência, we’ve expanded access to inclusive learning and cognitive engagement in both MENA and Europe, helping families and individuals find support tailored to their needs. 

Education doesn’t end in the classroom. In the UK, we work with The King’s Trust to empower young people with employability skills and access to careers. Similar programmes in Jordan and the UAE, in partnership with LOYAC, Jordan River Foundation and The Big Heart Foundation, are giving young people the tools to enter the workforce with confidence. 

What makes these efforts truly powerful is that they are championed by our people. At Hikma our values of innovation, care and compassion extend naturally into how we engage with our communities. Our culture of progress and belonging encourages every employee to be an agent of positive change, and this is reflected in the volunteer efforts we see across all our operations.

Across all regions, our teams are deeply engaged in volunteering, generous contributing, and leading with compassion. Our people actively embody our mission of putting better health within reach by strengthening the communities where we live and work. This is what makes Hikma’s approach so unique. It is personal, authentic, and grounded in our values. 

Education will always be a cornerstone of our Social Responsibility strategy because of what it makes possible. That is the kind of impact we are proud to create. That is the legacy we are committed to continuing.