Real estate brokerage in Dubai is high-margin, low-friction work. Costa Global Capital donates a fixed percentage of every commission, directly. No foundation. No PR. Just transfers to causes Mario has spent time with personally.
Mario started this firm to do honest brokerage in a market that rarely rewards it. The give-back is the same idea applied to the work itself. Each deal that closes funds a piece of someone else's start.
No marketing department picks the causes. Mario meets the people running them, follows their work, and gives where he can see the receipts. Reports are published annually for clients who ask.
Goes directly to causes selected and audited by Mario. Verified by quarterly bank transfer record. Annual report available on request.
School fees in Dubai are the single biggest reason capable families do not move here. The fund covers partial tuition for refugee, asylum, and low-income relocating children in accredited Dubai schools.
Live impact: 14 children, 2025-26 academic yearDirect grants to UNHCR-vetted families who have been formally resettled in the UAE and need first-month rent and security deposit to secure private housing.
Live impact: 8 family deposits funded, 2025Quarterly contribution to Kiva and locally vetted partners, funding 0% microloans to women-led ventures across MENA and South Asia. Capital recycled as loans repay.
Live impact: 42 active microloans, AED 184K deployed
Costa Global Capital's give-back programme runs alongside the brokerage. The figures on this page are works in progress, pending Mario's final sign-off and the 2026 audit report.
If you want the details, the partners we work with, or to suggest a cause, message the team directly. We answer give-back questions ourselves.
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