Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) |Quote by HE Saeed Mohammed Al TayerDEWA on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022

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2 December 2022

Quote by HE Saeed Mohammed Al TayerDEWA on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer. MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority

“At Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), we align our strategy with local and federal strategies to empower and include people of determination. This supports the National Policy for Empowering People of Determination, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to create an inclusive society that ensures empowerment and a decent life for people of determination and their families. It also supports the ‘My Community... a City for Everyone’ initiative, launched by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, to transform Dubai into a city that is friendly to people of determination. We are committed to including people of determination at work and in society by providing an inclusive and flexible work environment for DEWA employees of determination to unleash their capabilities and prove their potential. We also launch many inclusive community initiatives and accessible smart solutions that enhance their inclusion in society, and provide them easy access for our smart services just like other customers,” said HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA.

“DEWA has achieved all the strategic and operational indicators in including and empowering People of Determination in 2021. DEWA’s buildings and facilities comply 100% with the Dubai Universal Design Code. DEWA currently has 8,443 employees trained in dealing with people of determination, and 22 employees have earned a sign language diploma. DEWA currently has 41 employees of determination who have completed all training for their career development. In 2021, their happiness scored 99% for the fourth consecutive year, and their families’ happiness reached 96.30%. Society happiness towards DEWA’s people of determination reached 94%. Customers of determination scored their happiness with DEWA’s accessible services at 95.09%. The number of community programmes and initiatives sponsored by DEWA between 2015 and 2021 reached 71 programmes and initiatives that benefited 3,484,998 persons,” added Al Tayer.