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DEWA empowers society by encouraging entrepreneurship and Emirati family businesses · DEWA Podcasts

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  Welcome to Insight Today. You know, we often
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  talk about corporate social responsibility, but
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  it's, well, it's rare to see it woven so deeply
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  into an organization's fabric. Today, we're looking
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  at how the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,
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  DIWA, is championing community in a really, really,
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  truly impactful way. It's a fantastic example,
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  Sarah. I mean, this goes so far beyond simple
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  charity. Diwa is actively fostering national
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  entrepreneurship. Right. And aligning directly
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  with the UAE's vision for a more interconnected
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  and sustainable society. They're creating these
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  tangible platforms for success. For instance,
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  to mark the 54th Eid al -Itihad, Diwa organized
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  the Al -Bayt Met Wahid exhibition, right, at
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  its headquarters. And it featured... I think
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  it was 15 families of Diwa employees who own
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  their own small businesses. Wow, that's a brilliant
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  initiative. It's an interactive platform that
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  showcases Emirati creativity and really reinforces
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  a culture of entrepreneurship. But, you know,
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  their scope is even broader. In partnership with
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  the Ministry of Family and the Community Development
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  Authority, they also organized the Basmat al
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  -Dar exhibition. And that one is especially significant,
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  Raj, because it specifically featured productive
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  families and people of determination. Wow. Highlighting
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  their capabilities and, you know, enhancing their
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  full and effective integration into society.
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  Absolutely. And alongside this economic empowerment,
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  Diwa is also strengthening cultural roots to
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  promote loyalty and belonging. They celebrated
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  Union Pledge Day. This included a workshop called
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  Ad Yatajadad, or A Pledge Renewed. Right, yeah.
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  Which explored the day's, you know, its historical
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  and patriotic significance. What really stands
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  out to me is just the consistency. Diwa is keen
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  to involve what? between 15 and 20 Emirati families
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  in every single exhibition it organizes. Yeah.
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  So this isn't a one -off event. It's a sustained
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  commitment to creating real economic and social
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  opportunities. Exactly. These initiatives coming
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  during the Year of Community, they directly reflect
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  the directives of the Y's leadership to consolidate
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  social values. It's community building in action.
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  It truly is. So... Here's a question we'd like
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  you, our listeners, to think about. As corporations
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  become more and more influential, what do you
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  think is the single most important role they
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  should play in strengthening local communities?