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UAE Water Aid: Dh140m collected so far

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An extra 603,000 people who lack access to clean water will benefit from the UAE Water Aid campaign after it raised more than Dh140 million surpassing its own targeted amount of money needed to help five million people in developing countries in particular.

The Dh140,081,000 raised so far by the UAE Water Aid from government departments, companies and individuals is enough to help 5,603,000 people around the world gain access to potable water, according to the Organising Committee of UAE Water Aid.

"The wide response, at the government and popular level, to the charity campaign launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, within only two weeks has contributed to making this honourable achievement which proves that our country has earned this well-deserved position on the forefront of nations rushing to humanitarian work through qualitative initiatives that enable members of the society to perform their duty of guaranteeing the basics of dignified life for the population of regions facing difficult conditions," said  Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister for Cabinet Affairs and Chairman of the Organising Committee of UAE Water Aid.

Gergawi thanked all donors for their contribution to this achievement which he described as a source of pride and as a demonstration of the interest of the whole society in taking part in charity wand sincere efforts to extend help to others in line with the spirit of the Holy Month of Ramdan and in compliance to the noble Islamic values of compassion and mercy and helping the needy.

"May Allah bless all the donors and enable them to always be part of efforts to promote peace, brotherliness, harmony and love among all people," said Gergawi.

In order to allow more donors to show their support to the humanitarian drive, and to maximise its benefits for the needy, the  campaign will continue to receive donations until it officially wraps up on Wednesday, July 16.

Dh121.097 millionon day 15

On its 15th day running, the sum of donations collected by the UAE Water Aid campaign has reached Dh121.097 million through generous contributions from government entities, community institutions, businessmen and individuals alike.

The amount collected can provide fresh drinking water to more than 4.8 million distressed people in poor countries; 97% of the campaign’s target of 5 million people.

The Water Aid Campaign was launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan to provide access to fresh drinking water for five million people around the world who suffer from shortage of potable water.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) figures show that a child dies every 21 seconds from a water-related illness and 9,863 people die every day from thirst and water related diseases.

Donations on the 15th day included Dh3 million from MBC Group Chairman Al Waleed Al Ibrahim, Dh2 million from Emirati businessman Saeed Al Kindi, Dh2 million from Al Tayer Group and Dh1 million from Damac Chairman Hussain Sajwani.

Other generous donations included Dh0.5 million from the Canadian University in Dubai, Dh0.5 million from Emirati businessman Ahmed Abdullah Al Shafaar, Dh0.25 million from the American University in the Emirates  and Dh200,000 from the Directorate General of Civil Defence – Dubai.

The UAE Water Aid campaign is set to conclude on Wednesday, July, 16, 2014.

Donations collected until now are enough to dig wells that provide clean drinking water to more than 4.8 million people in areas lacking potable water in various poor regions of the world.

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Dubai Holding announced the donation of Dh5 million for the Water Aid Campaign launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, to provide access to fresh drinking water for 5 million persons around the world who suffer from shortage of potable water.

Dubai Holding’s donation to the humanitarian initiative stems from its keenness and commitment to effectively contribute to enhance UAE prestigious and leading position as a capital of international humanitarian work under the wise leadership of President His Highness Sheikh khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Dubai Holding’s donation will contribute to providing fresh drinking water for about 200,000 persons in developing countries.

In this context, CEO of Dubai Holding Ahmad bin Byat said: "The noble aim the UAE Water Aid campaign seeks to achieve and the huge response to this campaign launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, as well as the community and individual participation prove  to the world that the UAE is a leader in international humanitarian work. This is evident in the day-to-day initiatives the UAE launches to extend hand to the needy and provide all means of decent life to people. We, in Dubai Holding, are pleased to be part of this good humanitarian effort."

Bin Bayat expressed his confidence that the business establishments should be an effective and positive partner in supporting  such good efforts out of the  societal responsibility imposed on them by ethical commitment and obligation toward all who are in need. He also lauded the idea and aim  of the initiative which aims to provide fresh drinking water to 5 million people in unpriviledged and less fortunate societies, especially in developing countries. He added that such initiatives have a great environmental impact on improving the hygienic conditions in unpriviledged societies and the provision of better life for their people so that they become capable of producing and taking part in development processes in their countries.

EARLIER STORY

The sum of donations collected by the UAE Water Aid campaign via Du and Etisalat SMS service has reached Dh8.8 million through generous contributions from UAE’s citizens and expats.

The amount will provide clean drinking water to 352,000 people in the developing countries.

The campaign still attracts massive attention from UAE’s public and private sectors in addition to businessmen and individuals. Donations on the tenth day included Dh1 million from unknown benefactor, Dh1 million from Yousuf Ali on behalf of Emke Group, Dh500,000 from Anjuman Najmi serving Dubai’s Alavi Bohra, Dh300,000 from the Board of Directors of Jafaria Awqaf, Dh250,000 from Ziad Al Ghazali, Dh250,000 from Dubai Courts, Dh52,000 from Fakhry Centre and Dh1 million from Dubai Health Authority.

The Water Aid Campaign was launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice- President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan to provide access to fresh drinking water for 5 million people around the world who suffer from shortage of potable water.

The total donations and contributions for the initiative has achieved 83 per cent of its objectives as the campaign has successfully collected Dh103,252 million which will help providing clean drinking water for 4,130 million people in the developing countries.

The Campaign will dig wells, install pumps and provide water purification equipments.

Youngest donor

Hind Mohammed Rashid Ghadeer has become the youngest Emirati child to make a generous donation to the UAE Water Aid campaign which aims to provide clean drinking water to distressed people in poor countries.

The three-year old girl was moved by the images of young children in very poor areas to whom a sip of clean drinking water is as dear as the gift of life. With the blessing of her family, Hind quickly acted to help children with a generous donation of Dh500,000; an amount that can help as many as 20,000 people.

On its eighth day running, the sum of donations collected by the UAE Water Aid campaign has reached Dh90.1 million through generous contributions from government entities, community institutions, businessmen and individuals alike.

The amount collected can provide fresh drinking water to more than 3.6 million distressed people in poor countries; 72% of the campaign’s target of 5 million people.

Donations on the eighth day included Dh2.5 million from Dubai Drydocks whereas the Kanoo Group donated Dh1 million.

Three-year-old Hind’s response to the UAE Water Aid campaign is a testament of the noble values of the people of UAE; values instilled by the teachings of Islam and cherished by the founder of the UAE, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, whose name is synonymous with charitable and humanitarian work.

Launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, the UAE Water Aid campaign aims to provide access to fresh drinking water for 5 million people around the world who suffer from shortage of potable water.

On Day 6, UAE Water Aid donations reach Dh86.1 million

UAE Water Aid campaign’s humanitarian contributions have reached Dh86.1 million on the sixth day of its launch. The amount collected can provide fresh drinking water for 3.444 million persons from developing countries; this number constitutes 69 per cent of the five million people the campaign is targeting.

The sixth day of the humanitarian initiative included among others Dh5 million from Dubai World Trade Centre which will provide clean drinking water for 200,000 people in the developing countries, Dh300,000 from Ahmed Sultan bin Sulayem which will provide clean drinking water for 12,000 people, Dh250,000 from Dubai Contracting Company which will provide clean drinking water for 10,000 people.

Fatima Mohammed donated Dh100,000 to become the first housewife contributor. Her contribution will bring clean drinking water for 4,000 people in developing countries.

EARLIER REPORT

Donations hit Dh80.4 million on Day 5

The humanitarian contributions to UAE Water Aid campaign have reached Dh80,450,000 on its fifth day. The raised amount is enough to provide fresh drinking water for 3,218,000 people in developing countries or 64 per cent of the five million people targetted by the campaign.

The UAE Water Aid campaign has received generous response from the public and private sectors, businessmen and civil society organisations. The Water Aid Campaign was launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on the first day of the Holy Month of Ramadan, to provide access to fresh drinking water for five million people around the world who suffer from shortage of potable water.

World Health Organisation (WHO) figures show that a child dies every 21 seconds from a water-related illness and that each day 9,863 people die from water-related diseases. This means more than 3.4 million people, mostly children, die annually from water-related diseases, according to WHO.

The donations on the fifth day of the UAE Water Aid campaign include Dh 2.5 million from Dubai Police, Dh1 million from Ahmed Seddiqi and Sons, Dh500,000 from Gulf Craft. Dubai-based retailer Aswaaq will donate all its proceeds of drinking water sales until 18th Ramadan for the UAE Suqia campaign.

UAE Water Aid campaign, warmly welcomed locally, regionally and internationally, has proved that the UAE is a country of giving and that its prudent leadership is an example of generosity and bounteousness. The UAE people's immediate response to the campaign also underlines the noble values of the people of country.

The media have valued UAE's role as a real capital of humanitarian activities, highly commending the valuable role of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in the various areas of charitable and humanitarian work.

The UAE Suqia Water Aid campaign was launched amid the growing issue of water scarcity which has become worse over the past few decades in many parts of the world. The issue is threatening the lives of millions of people and denoting a serious deterioration in the situation if countries and involved international organisations do not take action and draw up emergency plans and strategies for radical solutions in afflicted areas.

Economic Zones World supports UAE Suqia campaign with Dh7 million

Economic Zones World has donated Dh7 million to the UAE Suqia water aid campaign, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai,  to provide more than five million people worldwide with access to fresh drinking water.

Hisham Abdullah Al Shirawi, Chairman, Economic Zones World, said, "UAE Suqia water aid is part of the UAE’s huge humanitarian initiatives to support underprivileged people around the world. The project is in line with the spirit of the Holy Month of Ramadan which is about giving and helping to the best of one’s ability to those who are less fortunate or needy."

He went on to say that Economic Zones World, which is the parent company of Jafza, UAE’s flagship free zone operation, TechnoPark and Dubai Auto Zone, is fully committed to supporting any initiative which is in the cause of helping underprivileged people or communities in the world to move forward in their lives."

UPDATE:

Day 4

The humanitarian contributions to UAE Water Aid campaign have reached Dh76.450 million on its fourth day.
The said amount is enough to buy fresh drinking water for 3.058 million people in developing countries or 61% of the 5 million people the campaign is targeting.

The UAE Water Aid campaign has witnessed great reaction from public and private sectors in addition to businessmen and civil society organisations.

The Water Aid Campaign was launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice- President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on the first day of the Holy Month of Ramadan, to provide access to fresh drinking water for 5 million persons around the world who suffer from shortage of potable water.

The donations on the fourth day of the campaign include Dh3 million from Dubai Municipality to provide clean drinking water for 120,000 people in the developing countries, Dh2 million from Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority to provide clean drinking water for 80,000 people, Dh1 million from Imdaad to provide clean drinking water for 40,000 people and Dh1 million from Community Development Authority.

Day 3

UAE Water Aid campaign’s humanitarian contributions have reached Dh69.45 million on the third day of its launch.

The amount collected can provide fresh drinking water for 2.778 million persons from developing countries; this number constitutes 57 per cent of the 5 million persons the campaign is targeting.

The UAE Water Aid campaign has witnessed great reaction from public and private sectors in addition to businesspersons and civil society organisations.

The Water Aid Campaign was launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, to provide access to fresh drinking water for 5 million persons around the world who suffer from shortage of potable water.

The third day of the UAE Water Aid Campaign included Dh7 million from Economic Zones World, Dh2.5 million from Road and Transport Authority, Dh2 million from Dubai Aviation City Corporation, Dh2 million from Dubai Chamber, Dh0.5 million from Al Baraha Quran School and Dh0.2 million from an unknown benefactor.

The UAE Water Aid campaign has received a broad welcome locally, regionally and internationally, confirming that the UAE is a country of giving and its prudent leadership is an example of generosity and bounteousness.

The UAE people’s immediate response to the campaign underlines the noble values of the people of country. The media have valued UAE’s role as a real capital of humanitarian activities, highly commending the valuable role of, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in the various areas of charitable and humanitarian work.

Day 2

The UAE Suqia Water Aid initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai,  on the occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadan to provide clean water for five million people worldwide, on Sunday raised more than Dh60.250,000.

The amount, donated by individual and corporate donors on the second day of UAE Suqia, is enough to buy clean water for around 1.07 million people in the targeted countries hit by water scarcity due to drought.

On Saturday, the campaign raised Dh33.5 million, an amount enough to provide clean water for more than 1.3 million people.

Sunday's top donors to the campaign include Investment Corporation of Dubai Dh6 million, followed by Nakheel, Wasl properties, Emirates Airline who donated Dh5 million each, Dubai's Ports Customs and Free Zone Corporation (Dh2 million), Union Co-op Dh1.25 million (to fund the digging of 50 water wells in developing countries), Sheikha Alya bint Khalifa Al Maktoum (AED1 million), Lulu Hyper Market (Dh1 million) and Dubai Land Department (Dh0.5 million).

According to World Health Organisation (WHO), 3.4 million people, mostly children, die annually from water-related diseases.

EARLIER REPORT:

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai's initiative  - Suqiya Al Emarat (UAE Water Aid) - to provide clean drinking water to 5 million people in countries experiencing severe water shortages has begun today and you can play a part in changing the lives of people across the world.

The UAE’s response has already been a wave of donations that have seen millions pour in. According to the Dubai Media Office, donations for the campaign reached Dh33.5 million yesterday (day 1).

The initiative aims to collect funds necessary for drilling wells in areas suffering from drought or lack of clean water, and toprovide them with water filtration equipment.

Mohammed launches 'UAE Suqia': Clean water for 5 million people worldwide

 

Sheikh Mohammed confirmed during the launch of the initiative that the UAE is the capital of goodness and charity. He added that the beginning of the Holy month of Ramadan is always witnessing the birth of the humanitarian initiatives from the UAE to everyone in need of help all over the world.

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The humanitarian initiative of His Highness reflects his keenness to provide assistance to those in need of help and opens the UAE's doors for humanitarian assistance  to those countries in need for the basic and most important source for life on earth.

Many government and private bodies are involved in the initiative of Suqiya Al Emarat. All efforts are focused on the success of the campaign, but the people of the UAE and all residents are the most effective element for the success of the initiative.

However the Emarati people and their genuine nature is always the main motive for the charity and goodness.

The initiative of Suqiya Al Emarat (UAE Water Aid) is one of the several humanitarian initiatives launched by the UAE within the past few years to improve the living conditions of millions of people in various parts of the world.

Among those initiatives are 'Noor Dubai' and the 'Mohammad Bin Rashid Initiative to Clothe One Million Children' all over the world, which were launched by Sheikh Mohammed. 

This initiative achieved its targets and surpassed one million child beneficiaries after only ten days of its launch.

Suqiya Al Emarat initiative comes amid growing water scarcity in scattered places around the world in recent decades that is causing a lot of problems that threaten the lives of millions of people.

The problem of scarcity of water around the world threatens to worsen seriously if there is inaction by world countries and relevant international bodies to develop urgent plans and strategies to provide radical solutions in those threatened areas.

The UN reports indicate that number of children affected by shortage of clean water is increasing day by day - a child's life and growing up is based on clean and good quality water.

But the quality of drinking water is affected in many parts of the world due to biological and chemical contaminants that lead to a range of diseases which threaten the life of people and affect human health, particularly children.

United Nations statistics confirm that 85% of the world population lives in driest half of the planet while 783 million people are without access to clean water.

The UAE since its founding adopts a global policy in the field of humanitarian aid and charity. This policy is based on establishing the principles of helping and provide assistance to others.

This successful and effective policy has been welcomed globally and has received international recognition of the role of UAE and its contribution to improve and assist the lives of millions of people.

Between 2009 and 2013, the total external assistance provided by the State of the UAE related to water problems was worth Dh1.014 billion through the implementation of many projects in 61 countries around the world, according to a report by the Ministry of Development and international cooperation.