Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) | Suqia UAE Board of Trustees holds fourth meeting in 2020

The Board of Trustees of the UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia), under the umbrella of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI), held its fourth meeting in 2020 in a video conference. HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, chaired the meeting with the board members. These included HE Fahad Abdelrahman bin Sultan, Deputy Secretary General for International Aid at the Emirates Red Crescent & Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Suqia; HE Sultan Mohammed Al Shamsi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for International Development Affairs; HE Dr Ahmed Ali Murad, Dean of the College of Science at UAE University; Nasser Lootah, Executive Vice President of Generation at DEWA; Waleed Salman, Executive Vice President of Business Development & Excellence at DEWA; Mohammed Abdulkareem Al Shamsi, Acting Executive Director of Suqia; and Fahad bin Afira Al Falasi, Secretary of the Board of Trustees of Suqia. 

They discussed Suqia UAE’s contribution to the 10 Million Meals campaign, which helped people in need and mitigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic during the Holy Month of Ramadan. The Board members also looked at changing the categories and criteria for the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award, which was launched by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, with prizes totalling USD 1 million. The award encourages research institutions, individuals, and innovators from around the world to develop sustainable and innovative solutions to water scarcity that use solar power.

“Since its launch by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Suqia UAE has been playing a substantial role in the institutionalisation of humanitarian work. It also consolidates the heritage of the late Founding Father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may his soul rest in peace, and his noble values of giving and benevolence. Suqia UAE supports the national and international organisations that help those in need and provides drinking water to communities suffering from water scarcity and pollution. Suqia UAE’s projects have benefitted 13 million people in 36 countries so far. This shows the UAE is a sustainable hub for humanitarianism and the largest donor of humanitarian aid around the world. The large turnout of humanitarian initiatives in the UAE genuinely shows the humanitarianism of Emirati culture and heritage. It also affirms that giving is rooted in Emirati society,” said Al Tayer.

“Suqia UAE follows the solid Emirati approach of helping all those in need any place in the world. It constantly supports local and global initiatives and programmes to find sustainable and innovative solutions to water scarcity around the world,” said Mohammed Abdulkareem Al Shamsi, Acting Executive Director of Suqia.