Community Initiatives

As a government socially responsible organisation, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) contributes to achieving the wise leadership’s vision of integrating and empowering People of Determination (POD) into society. This is in accordance with plans and strategies that align with the best international standards and practices under the supervision of the Advisory Council for People of Determination.

DEWA strives to meet the needs of society, especially People of Determination. This is in accordance with 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 POD and their families, and 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 for POD.

DEWA adopts a strategy for the happiness and inclusion of POD, and promotes their employment. Our work environment is easily accessible for them and supports their needs. DEWA also provides excellent services for Customers of Determination.

DEWA adhered its policies, procedures, and operations in social work to all federal and national laws to support POD, implement social initiatives, programmes, and projects to provide social care. DEWA’s efforts, in this regard, integrate POD and make them happy through social pillars, including:

- Providing a qualified and resilient environment that enables them to unleash their potential and prove their capabilities

- Fully integrating and empowering them into society

- Launching new initiatives to facilitate their integration into society as capable and innovative individuals

DEWA’s strategy to empower and include people of determination follows the vision and directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. It is committed to its social responsibility to preserve a cohesive society that is proud of its identity and sense of belonging, to make Dubai a city of happy, creative, and empowered people who live in an inclusive and cohesive society.

The institutional framework consists of a unified plan to integrate and empower POD in different departments including Internal Communications, of the Strategy and Government Communications division. This ensures supporting the approach of empowering POD; signing agreements with strategic partners; preparing and implementing communication plans with stakeholders for initiatives and sponsorships; implementing social initiatives that empower and integrate POD; and implement sponsorships that empower and integrate People of Determination.

Community initiatives that DEWA has launched in collaboration with its community partners, to promote inclusion and empowering people of determination 2015-2022

Community sponsorships that DEWA has offered in collaboration with its community partners, to promote inclusion and empowering people of determination 2015-2022

DEWA Programme for Voluntary Work

Overview

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) strives to enhance humanitarian work in the UAE in general and Dubai in particular. To achieve this, DEWA launched several humanitarian initiatives that require merging efforts to support volunteers, whether they are employees, nationals or residents on this land. DEWA’s employees can allocate some of their time for volunteering. DEWA provides a special system to document this humanitarian work. This ensures volunteers knowing the time and efforts they exert to serve the community.

DEWA Programme for Voluntary Work increases efforts to achieve the strategic goals of DEWA as well as the national directives for volunteering to serve the nation and the society, as follows:

• Socially responsible business practices
• Happy Stakeholders

Roles and responsibilities

Working on DEWA Programme for Voluntary Work requires commitment, support, and follow-up by several employees and organizing units at DEWA. These include IT, Human Resources, and Society Happiness.

The basic principles of volunteering at DEWA:

1. First principle: Volunteering is unpaid.
2. Second principle: Volunteering serves the community.
3. Third principle: Volunteering is voluntary and optional.
4. Fourth principle: Volunteering supports the stability of the work environment and is an incentive for productivity and engagement.

DEWA’s Volunteer Leadership Programme

DEWA trained qualified leaders from its employees through DEWA’s Volunteer Leadership Programme, which aims to develop the skills and capabilities of volunteers, and enhance ways of positive thinking. The programme increases the awareness of employees on the laws and regulations of volunteering in the UAE. It also helps them understand the basics and government directions on Expo 2020 Dubai. This segment will contribute in organising the Expo 2020 Dubai and represent the UAE in front of millions of visitors to achieve more than 16 million volunteering hours.

Measuring and evaluating volunteering programmes at DEWA

Indicators can be divided into two categories: strategic and operational.

Strategic indicators:

• Number of DEWA’s volunteering hours
• Number of working hours in projects

Operational indicators:

• Number of volunteers participating in events
• Average number of volunteering hours for each employee
• Number of social initiatives that support volunteering

1- covid 19 prevention and awareness for people of determination

An awareness course for people of determination for a period of 20 minutes about public health and it will cover:

the risk of infection with the Coronavirus. 

A- Awareness in the areas of public health.

B- Instructions for people of determination to ensure their safety and avoid the risk of infection with the Coronavirus.

C- The importance of following the precautionary and warning instructions in public places.

2- Joiner Engineers

Joiner Engineers Workshop: 30 minutes duration.

A- Create a simplified lamp that explains some of the scientific foundations such as polarity density and solubility.

B- Manufacture of an electroscope with simple components, which detects the presence of electrical charges.

C- A group of magnetic experiments, as this workshop will demonstrate the interaction of magnets with electricity to give movement within an entertainment framework.