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A Dubai programme hopes to make volunteering a habit among the citizens and residents of the emirate by creating convenient and innovative ways to give back to the society.
The 'Day for Dubai' initiative was launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to mark 2018, which honours the humanitarian legacy of the late UAE founding father His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
The initiative, which began from the end of last year, encourages residents to dedicate one day each year to a good cause.
A total of 25 Emirati youth gathered at the Decode workshop on Saturday as part of the initiative, where they exchanged ideas on creating innovative ways for residents to volunteer.
"These sessions have been taking place for almost two months and today we aim to tackle volunteering to give a Day for Dubai," said Maryam Ahmad Al Mansouri, the head of Dubai Youth Council.
"The idea behind the Decode workshops is to come up with non-traditional methods for people to volunteer with something they are passionate about in order to make a positive impact in their communities.
"For example, an artist could give his time to drawing and painting with sick children in hospitals, a banker could give financial literacy session to labourers, etc.," said Al Mansouri.
"Out of today's session, participants came up with 25 ideas. Participants were aged between 18 and 30 years and included people from government entities, the private sector and universities."
#DayForDubai partnered with Dec0de Dubai of #DubaiYouthCouncil, as part of #UAEInnovationMonth, where UAE youth took part in a brainstorming session to come up with innovative volunteering ideas. #UAEInnovates #EmiratesYouthCouncil pic.twitter.com/CdDM48N7FYYamama Al Nuaimi, programme coordinator of the Day for Dubai, said residents can track the amount of hours they have spent volunteering through the initiative.
- Day for Dubai (@dayfordubai) February 25, 2018
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