DEWA Participates in 2nd UAE National Sports Day
Dubai Electricity and Water Authoritys (DEWA's) workers participated in sporting activities tasks as DEWA joined the 2nd UAE National Sports Day on 16 February 2017, coinciding with GCC Unified Sports Week. The occasions were jointly arranged by DEWA's Sports and Women's committees.
"Our involvement in UAE National Sports Day supports the vision of the sensible leadership, to promote sports among the community, and the regulations of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to organise a national sports day for the community to motivate sports as an everyday practice. At DEWA, we intend to raise awareness and highlight sports for a healthy and balanced lifestyle, productivity, creative thinking, and innovation. We additionally sustain all tasks that advertise communication among the community, and highlight the worths of generosity, kindness and consistency. This is to accomplish the UAE Vision 2021, and the Dubai Strategy 2021," said HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & Chief Executive Officer of DEWA.
"DEWA is committed to organising distinctive sports occasions for its employees, to urge their involvement in national sporting events. This reflects the common human values, and our harmonious community. DEWA takes concern in attaining the happiness and well-being of the community, with a wide range of social, humanitarian and philanthropic campaigns. At DEWA, our function is not only to supply energy services inning accordance with the highest degree of efficiency and reliability, yet additionally to add to the financial, ecological, and social sustainability of Dubai," included Al Tayer.
"DEWA's top management provides limitless assistance to DEWA's Sports Committee, and urges staff to exercise, and participate in different sports tournaments and events. DEWA promotes a healthy and balanced way of living, and functions to promote favorable power, while strengthening communication and social activities amongst staff members. DEWA's Sports Board organises sporting activities competitions and awareness programs throughout the year, in order to help the employees lead a better healthy life," stated Dr Yousef Al Akraf, Executive Vice President of Business Support and Human Resources, and Chairman of DEWA's Sports Committee.
"DEWA's Women's Committee likes proactively participating in the UAE National Sports Day, with distinguished events solely made for females. We motivate the involvement of our women personnel in sporting activities occasions, to raise their joy. These occasions consisted of yoga exercise classes, aerobics, recognition sessions on nourishment and health and fitness, and competitions. DEWA's female sports champs projected motivating discussions for the participants on their journey and success. DEWA motivates ladies's participation in sports events, in adherence with the national purpose to develop a females's sporting activities society in the UAE. DEWA has developed women sports teams that have actually accomplished remarkable results, winning a number or competitions," said Khawla Al Mehairi, Vice President of Advertising & Corporate Communications at DEWA, and Chairperson of DEWA Female's Board.
DEWA's sporting activities occurred at its head office, Warsan and Al Quoz. Tasks consisted of endurance competitions for men and women, a flash mob, table tennis, darts, early morning workouts, tug-rope, a 'Dewathlon' race, basketball, a cricket, and a Futsal championship.
