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DEWA contributes AED20 million in support of Edge of Life campaign · DEWA Podcasts

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  The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has
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  stepped forward with a contribution of 20 million
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  UAE dirhams in support of the Edge of Life campaign,
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  a landmark humanitarian initiative to rescue
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  5 million children from hunger. This campaign
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  was launched during the holy month of Ramadan
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  by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
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  Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of
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  the UAE and ruler of Dubai. with the aim of raising
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  a minimum of 1 billion UAE dirhams to be invested
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  in the global fight against childhood hunger.
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  The campaign operates under the Mohammed bin
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  Rashid al -Maktoum Global Initiatives and has
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  been organized in partnership with UNICEF, Save
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  the Children, the Children's Investment Fund
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  Foundation, and Action Against Hunger. managing
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  director and chief executive officer of the Dubai
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  Electricity and Water Authority, addressed this
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  significant contribution. He stated, The Edge
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  of Life campaign to rescue 5 million children
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  from hunger, launched by His Highness Sheikh
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  Mohammed bin Rashid al -Maktoum, builds on the
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  legacy of noble humanitarian campaigns His Highness
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  announces every year in Ramadan to support underserved
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  communities worldwide. His Excellency further
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  added, Contributing to this campaign reflects
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  the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority's commitment
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  to supporting the UAE's humanitarian efforts,
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  particularly in combating childhood hunger and
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  rescuing millions of children around the world
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  from its fatal threat in underprivileged regions.
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  The urgency of this campaign is underscored by
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  a stark reality. die of malnutrition and hunger
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  every minute across the world. The campaign's
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  name, Edge of Life, is tied to the number 11
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  .5, the mid -upper arm circumference measurement
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  in centimetres, used to detect acute malnutrition
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  in children between six months and five years
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  of age, as defined by the World Health Organisation.
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  The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority's 20
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  million dirham commitment is a powerful reflection
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  of the UAE's deep -rooted culture of giving.
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  and its unwavering resolve to stand with the
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  world's most vulnerable children.