Latest / DEWA Podcasts / DEWA promotes sustainability awareness among pupils through back-to-school campaign

Transcript

DEWA promotes sustainability awareness among pupils through back-to-school campaign · DEWA Podcasts

• 0:00
  Today's discussion is on the Back to School campaign.
• 0:03
  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority organized
• 0:06
  a series of awareness activities at 22 government
• 0:09
  schools across Dubai as part of the Ministry
• 0:12
  of Education's annual Back to School campaign.
• 0:15
  The campaign is held this year under the theme
• 0:17
  Guided by the Charter, Building Tomorrow, and
• 0:21
  it coincides with the start of the academic year.
• 0:23
  Since joining the Back to School campaign in
• 0:26
  2017, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has
• 0:29
  engaged more than 44 ,000 pupils through programs
• 0:32
  designed to raise awareness about the importance
• 0:35
  of improving the efficiency of electricity and
• 0:37
  water consumption, conserving natural resources,
• 0:40
  and adopting responsible daily practices. His
• 0:44
  Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayr, MD and CEO
• 0:48
  of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority said,
• 0:51
  Our annual participation in the Back to School
• 0:53
  campaign reflects Dubai Electricity and Water
• 0:56
  Authority commitment to its corporate social
• 0:58
  responsibility and its role in supporting a positive
• 1:01
  and stimulating educational environment, empowering
• 1:04
  our pupils to embark on a new academic year filled
• 1:07
  with success, perseverance, and achievement.
• 1:10
  Through our initiatives and programs, we are
• 1:13
  keen to provide the new generation with opportunities
• 1:16
  to acquire knowledge along with future and life
• 1:19
  skills. building their capabilities across various
• 1:22
  areas while also embedding a sense of pride in
• 1:25
  their national values to continue their active
• 1:27
  contribution to the journey of prosperity and
• 1:30
  development. The activities highlighted how everyday
• 1:33
  choices can support resource conservation and
• 1:36
  contribute to a more sustainable future. To engage
• 1:39
  the schoolchildren in an enjoyable manner, Dubai
• 1:42
  Electricity and Water Authority organized competitions
• 1:44
  featuring Noor and Hayat, its cartoon characters
• 1:47
  representing electricity and water. Through these
• 1:50
  activities, schoolchildren learned about the
• 1:52
  importance of conserving electricity and water
• 1:54
  and adopting simple, sustainable practices in
• 1:57
  their daily lives.