UAE Water Aid contributions hit AED 86.100 million

Government of Dubai Media Office – 03 July 2014: In an unprecedented response to UAE Water Aid campaign by government bodies and community institutions as well as businessmen, the campaign’s humanitarian contributions have reached AED 86.100 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% 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 businessmen and civil society organizations. The Water Aid Campaign was launched by UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum 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. World Health Organization (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.

The sixth day of the UAE Water Aid Campaign’s contributions included AED 5 million from Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) which will provide clean drinking water for 200,000 people in the developing countries, AED 300,000 donated by Ahmed Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, which will provide clean drinking water for 12,000 people in the developing countries, AED 250,000 from Dubai<https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dubai?src=hash> Contracting Company which will provide clean drinking water for 10,000 people in the developing countries. Fatima Mohammed, wife of Mohammed Abdullah Ahli, donated AED 100,000 to help provide fresh drinking water for 4000 persons. Fatima is the first housewife to donate for UAE Water Aid campaign.

It is worth mentioning that the amount of donations collected so far is enough to dig 3.444 well to provide fresh drinking water to people in areas lacking potable water in various regions of the world.

It is noteworthy that the UAE Water Aid The 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 UAE Water Aid campaign underlines the noble values of the people of country. Media have valued UAE role as a real capital of humanitarian activities, highly commending the valuable role of UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in the various areas of charitable and humanitarian work.
 
UAE Water Aid campaign comes in the light of the aggravation of water scarcity issue in many parts of the world over the past decades. This scarcity has resulted in threatening the life of millions of people, heralding grave dangers if world countries and international bodies do not initiate prompt plans and strategies so as to bring forward radical solutions for this issue in afflicted areas.

World Health Organisation (WHO) figures show that more than 3.4 million die every year due to thirst and diseases caused by unclean water.