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DEWA’s Youth Council teams up with Dubai Culture to foster creative and practical skills · DEWA Podcasts

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  Picture a group of young professionals, um, just
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  stepping away from their usual daily operations
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  to craft natural leather wallets, meticulously
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  roast coffee, and, you know, weave traditional
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  palm fronds. Wow. That is exactly what recently
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  took place at the Alsafa Art and Design Library
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  in Dubai. It is such a brilliant pivot from standard
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  corporate training. Yeah, totally. More than
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  60 young employees from the Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority actually stepped into this
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  creative space. Incredible. The interactive workshops
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  were convened by the Diwa Youth Council under
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  the School of Life Initiative, a really wonderful
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  program launched by Dubai Culture. It is fascinating
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  to see a major utility organization, of all things,
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  prioritize cultural arts. Right. It just shows
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  an understanding that... practical, hands -on
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  creativity is a really vital skill. Reflecting
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  on this initiative, it was officially stated
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  that the practical workshops organized by the
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  Youth Council in collaboration with Dubai Culture
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  underscore the richness and diversity of Dubai's
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  cultural landscape. Exactly. They also reflect
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  the shared commitment of government and private
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  sector entities to fostering an interactive and
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  innovative learning environment, enriched by
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  local and international artistic and creative
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  experiences. That completely aligns with the
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  idea that modern professionals need diverse environments
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  to thrive. Oh, for sure. You don't just learn
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  from a textbook. You know, you learn by doing,
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  by working with your hands and connecting with
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  heritage. Yes. The broader vision behind this
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  was perfectly captured in another official statement.
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  Diwa Youth Council is committed to developing
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  the life, creative, and cultural skills of Diwa's
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  youth, harnessing their potential, unleashing
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  their creativity, and encouraging a spirit of
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  continuous learning. We continue to provide Veng
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  people with opportunities to experience integrated
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  programs that combine applied learning, teamwork,
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  and community engagement. empowering them to
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  create a sustainable impact within Diwa and the
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  wider community. When you combine applied learning
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  with teamwork in such a culturally rich setting,
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  you are building leaders who understand their
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  community on a much deeper level. Yeah, absolutely.
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  It bridges the gap between the corporate world
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  and cultural heritage in a highly practical way.
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  Right. Now, here's a question we'd like you to
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  think about. If your workplace offered a School
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  of Life workshop tomorrow, What creative or traditional
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  skill would you want to learn to help you grow
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  professionally?