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DEWA strengthens social cohesion and sustainable growth · DEWA Podcasts

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  So in a year that was, you know, dedicated to
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  community, one Dubai entity really showed what
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  it means to invest in people. This was back in
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  2025, the UAE's year of community, and the Dubai
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  Electricity and Water Authority, or DIWA, they
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  spearheaded this just remarkable social responsibility
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  agenda. And get this, they achieved an outstanding
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  95 % community approval score. 95%. The scale
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  of this commitment is, it's just so clear when
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  you look at the numbers. Between 2013 and 2025,
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  Diwa launched nearly 500 social initiatives.
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  And their employees? They contributed an incredible
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  470 ,270 volunteer hours to humanitarian causes.
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  Just wow. And this work, it's all guided by a
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  really clear vision. His Excellency Saeed Mohammed
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  Altair, who's the MD and CEO of Diwa, he stated
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  that under the wise leadership of His Highness
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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al -Maktoum, you know,
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  the vice president and prime minister of the
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  UAE and ruler of Dubai, Dubai has turned into
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  this global city that brings people together
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  and it empowers them and it enhances their quality
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  of life. So at Diwa, they're committed to strengthening
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  those community ties, fostering that shared responsibility,
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  and really creating an environment that encourages
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  everyone to collaborate for the benefit of the
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  whole community. It's an approach that it just
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  drives collective progress and ensures a brighter
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  future for all. He also said they're keen to
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  maintain a balance, you know, across economic,
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  social and environmental priorities, all through
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  a clear framework that enhances community happiness.
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  And during Ramadan 2025, Diwa's actions just
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  spoke volumes. They made a headline contribution
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  of 20 million dirhams to the Father's Endowment
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  campaign for health care. And at the same time,
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  the employees themselves collected over 400 food
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  boxes for families in need. Inclusion was another
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  key pillar. Diwa sponsored these advanced eye
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  gaze devices to help people of determination
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  communicate, and they also supported initiatives
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  to build their digital skills. The environment
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  saw a lot of action too. In partnership with
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  environmental groups, their efforts led to planting
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  nearly 14 ,000 mangrove trees and a major beach
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  cleanup campaign. And for the leaders of tomorrow,
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  Diwa hosted summer training, including the 16th
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  Future Engineer Camp, a direct investment in
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  the nation's youth. So you see everything from
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  these large scale endowments to, you know, grassroots
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  volunteering. Diwa's work in 2025 really set
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  a powerful example of how corporate responsibility
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  can strengthen the very fabric of a community.
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  And, you know. That leaves me with a question
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  I'd like you to think about. When a major organization
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  integrates community support so deeply into its
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  identity, how does that change our own perception
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  of the role corporations should play in society?