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Suqia UAE’s Tanzania projects surpass goals, benefitting more than one million people · DEWA Podcasts

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  Welcome to Global Impact, where we track progress
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  on the world's biggest challenges. Right. And
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  today, wow, today we have a significant breakthrough
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  in the fight for clean water. It's really inspiring
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  news, Alex. Yeah. So His Excellency Saeed Mohamed
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  El -Ter, he's the chairman of the UAE Water Aid
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  Foundation, you know, SUKIA. He announced that
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  their projects in Tanzania have brought clean
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  drinking water to over 1 ,024 ,000 people. Over
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  a million? That's an incredible number. And it
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  actually exceeded their original goals. Wow.
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  And get this, it was all made possible through
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  a grant from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin
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  Rashid al -Maktoum, which let Sukia and the Emirates
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  Red Crescent establish these vital new wells.
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  Exactly. And this achievement in Tanzania, it's
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  just a snapshot of a much larger global effort.
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  His Excellency Altair, he put it perfectly. He
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  said Sukia's sustainable projects have benefited
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  approximately 15 million people in 37 countries
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  since its launch in 2015. 15 million people.
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  I mean, that just shows such a deep long -term
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  commitment. Totally. But what I think is fascinating
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  is that their strategy isn't just about immediate
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  relief. You're so right. It's this really powerful
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  dual focus. Oh, yeah? The chairman said the foundation
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  works to, one, alleviate the suffering of communities
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  most affected by the global water crisis, and
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  two, foster innovation in finding sustainable
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  solutions. And they really put their money where
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  their mouth is on that innovation front. Okay,
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  how so? Well, with the upcoming $1 million Mohammed
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  bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award, it
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  actually rewards new ways to produce clean water
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  using renewable energy. That is a perfect example
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  of tackling a problem from both ends, right?
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  Exactly. You're providing life -saving water
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  today, but also you're developing the tech we
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  need for a sustainable tomorrow. So, OK, here's
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  a question for everyone listening. When you're
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  facing these huge global crises like water scarcity,
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  how vital is this blend of immediate on the ground
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  aid with that long term investment in technology
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  and innovation?