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DEWA and HBMSU to enhance female leadership through ‘For Her’ training initiative · DEWA Podcasts

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  So a really significant initiative is underway
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  in Dubai, and it's all about advancing women
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  in leadership. That's right. It's the Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority, or DIWA. They've just launched
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  the fourth batch of their For Her program. Ah,
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  okay. And it's in collaboration with Hamdan bin
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  Mohammed Smart University. Its theme is just,
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  it's incredibly forward -looking. It's Women
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  Create Tomorrow. a vision that transcends the
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  present. So what does the program actually involve?
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  Okay, so get this. It's an intensive nine -month
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  journey for 25 female employees. Wow. They'll
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  engage in workshops on, you know, transformational
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  leadership, change management, institutional
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  innovation, and it's all led by university experts.
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  This sounds like so much more than just... like
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  standard corporate training. Oh, for sure. To
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  really get the strategic importance, we should
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  listen to the statement from His Excellency Saeed
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  Mohammed Al -Tayr, the MD and CEO of Diwa. Yeah,
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  his words really frame the mission. Okay, so
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  he says, and I'm quoting, at Diwa, we work closely
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  with our partners across the public and private
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  sectors, as well as local and international academic
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  institutions. Right. To support UAE's pioneering
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  model to empower UAE women at all levels. And
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  listen to this part. He says our outstanding
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  initiatives are designed to keep pace with the
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  nation's development. OK. And ensure everyone
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  has a fair opportunity to contribute to building
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  a better future. And it just keeps building.
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  He says these efforts support, quote, inclusive,
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  prosperous societies in sustainable, knowledge
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  -driven economies. Paving the way. Exactly. Paving
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  the way for a brighter tomorrow for current and
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  future generations. And then he gets to the committee.
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  He says, we are proud to support the Diwa Women's
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  Committee in its initiatives to encourage female
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  employees to grow professionally and academically
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  and to take on leadership roles in strategic
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  thinking and decision making as they represent
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  the UAE at national and global forums. Wow. OK.
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  And then he lands the final point that their
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  contributions are. quote, vital to our vision
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  to become a globally leading, sustainable, innovative
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  corporation. And here's the kicker. Committed
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  to achieving net zero by 2050. That connection,
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  it's just remarkable to hear such a direct line
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  drawn between empowering women and achieving
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  a, I mean, a massive goal like net zero by 2050.
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  It's a powerful connection. And the university's
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  role is just as critical. Definitely. You mentioned
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  the chancellor, right? Right. His Excellency
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  Dr. Mansour al -Awar, the chancellor of HBMSU.
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  He also spoke on this. He stated, Our continued
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  collaboration with Diwa reflects a strategic
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  partnership founded on a shared vision. Right.
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  A shared vision. To empower Emirati women to
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  become a key driving force in the journey of
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  institutional transformation and future making.
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  He says the program is, quote, a pioneering national
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  model for developing women's competencies. OK.
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  And equipping them with leadership and innovative
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  knowledge and skills that strengthen their presence
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  in positions of influence and decision making.
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  And he continues saying that they work alongside
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  partners to, quote, prepare talent capable of
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  innovation and positive impact across vital sectors
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  while inspiring new generations of female leaders.
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  So this is it. clear, deliberate strategy. It's
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  about investing in female talent, not just for
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  its own sake, but to actively drive transformation
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  and innovation. It positions women not just as
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  beneficiaries of progress, but as essential architects
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  of the future. Which brings us to a question
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  for everyone listening. Here's something to think
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  about. As organizations worldwide pursue these
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  ambitious sustainability and innovation targets,
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  how essential is the focused empowerment of women
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  to turning those grand visions into tangible
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  realities?