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DEWA’s Damj initiative supports empowerment of People of Determination in the workplace and wider community · DEWA Podcasts

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  Corey, I've been looking at a truly remarkable
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  success story in corporate inclusion coming out
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  of Dubai. Oh, what's the headline? The headline
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  is a number, 98 .02%. Wow. That's the projected
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  employee happiness rate for 2025. Okay. And this
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  is, get this, specifically among people of determination
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  at the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,
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  DEWA. Wow. 98 .02 % is an exceptionally high
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  figure for any employee metric. I mean, how are
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  they even achieving that? Well, it's driven by
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  this comprehensive initiative called DOMJ. Okay.
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  Which is, you know, the Arabic word for inclusion.
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  Okay. And it's all about creating a genuinely
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  supportive ecosystem, you know? Right. It provides
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  targeted resources, specialized equipment. And
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  it even addresses the educational needs of employees'
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  children who are themselves people of determination.
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  So the support extends beyond just the employee
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  to their whole family. Yeah, exactly. That's
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  a significant holistic approach. I mean, it's
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  clear this is a deep -seated priority for the
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  organization. It absolutely is. Yeah. And that
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  commitment, it comes directly from the top. Hmm.
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  His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayyar, the
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  MD and CEO of Diwa, he put it this way. He said,
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  guided by the vision of the wise leadership,
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  we are committed to enhancing the inclusion and
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  empowerment of people of determination. Hmm.
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  Among providing a supportive and positive environment
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  that takes their needs into account and helps
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  them overcome challenges. This ensures their
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  effective participation in development and prosperity
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  on an equal basis with others. Right. And he
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  goes on, we continue to focus on improving quality
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  of life, supporting independent living and providing
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  equal opportunities for excellence and innovation.
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  Wow. Thus, helping people of determination to
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  unleash their full potential. That's a powerful
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  statement. That focus on equal participation
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  and helping people unleash their full potential,
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  it just moves the whole conversation from simple
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  accommodation to genuine empowerment. Right.
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  And I understand Dhamj is just one piece of the
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  puzzle? That's right. It complements other programs.
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  Okay. So, for instance, you have the Siddiqui
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  Initiative, which assigns trained colleagues
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  to support each employee. Right. The Absher Office
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  streamlines HR procedures, and they even have
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  programs for psychological and legal consultancy.
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  And they also have the Omniti Initiative, right,
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  which actually fulfills wishes for employees
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  who are people of determination? Exactly. It's
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  this multi -layered strategy that addresses professional
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  needs, personal well -being, and even individual
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  aspirations. It's a powerful model of what true
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  inclusion can look like. Now here's a question
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  we'd like you to think about. As companies worldwide
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  look to improve diversity and inclusion, what
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  is the single most important lesson they can
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  learn from Diwa's multifaceted and, really, deeply
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  human -centric approach?