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DEWA Women’s Committee and National Bonds host financial literacy workshop for female employees · DEWA Podcasts

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  Welcome to Future Forward, the podcast tracking
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  key developments shaping our professional and
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  personal lives. Today, we're spotlighting just
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  a fantastic corporate initiative from Dubai.
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  We are, Aljanib. The Dubai Electricity and Water
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  Authority's Women's Committee has joined forces
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  with National Bonds, that's the Sharia -compliant
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  investment company. Okay, right. For a really,
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  really specific mission. Financial empowerment.
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  And it's a hands -on mission, too. Yeah. I mean,
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  they've organized a workshop for Diwa's female
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  employees focusing on the fundamentals, prudence
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  saving, strategic investing. The essentials,
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  yeah. And navigating economic challenges with
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  real confidence. It's such a powerful statement
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  about corporate responsibility, you know, extending
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  beyond the workplace. Right. The chairperson
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  of the Women's Committee at Diwa, Fatima Al -Jokhar,
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  She framed the vision perfectly. She stated,
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  We are committed to empowering our female employees
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  and equipping them with the necessary tools,
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  expertise and knowledge to enhance their active
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  participation in the labor market, decision making,
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  excellence and leadership. We collaborate with
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  our national partners to open new horizons for
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  creativity and innovation, ensuring that female
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  employees remain pivotal partners to their male
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  counterparts in driving economic prosperity.
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  We are also pleased to contribute to instilling
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  a culture of sound financial planning and reinforcing
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  authentic Emirati values based on stability,
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  balance, cohesion, and the mindful avoidance
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  of waste. That really captures that dual focus,
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  doesn't it? Professional growth and those deep
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  cultural values. And in the perspective from
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  national bonds, it just reinforces that long
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  -term vision. Reha Bhutta, the group deputy CEO,
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  she added this. Okay, let's hear it. Financial
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  saving plays a pivotal role in building financial
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  stability for families and communities. At National
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  Bonds, we believe that empowering women with
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  financial knowledge and skills will positively
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  impact future generations. Yeah. That's so key.
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  Wow. in line with the UAE's vision for a prosperous
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  and financially secure society. It's just, it's
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  such a clear example of how empowering individuals
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  directly strengthens the entire community. Exactly.
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  And aligns with national strategy. A truly, truly
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  impactful collaboration. So, here's a question
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  we'd like you, our listeners, to think about.
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  What role should your own workplace play in your
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  personal financial education and well -being?