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ENOC and CDA sign MoU to empower people with disabilities
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Dubai, UAE; September 07, 2010: Emirates National Oil CompanyEmirates National Oil Company
(ENOCENOC) and the Community Development Authority in Dubai (CDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to empower and integrate people with disabilities into the mainstream. Sheikh Maktoum Bin Butti Al Maktoum, CEO - Social Care at CDA, and Khalid Hadi, ENOC GroupENOC Group Brand and Marketing Manager, signed the agreement at a ceremony held recently at ENOCENOC headquarters.
The MoU provides a framework for providing people with disabilities, identified by CDA, with a unique opportunity to acquire critical professional skills and prepare them to join the workforce at ENOC GroupENOC Group, making them an active part of the UAE community.
ENOCENOC and CDA will work together to achieve this through their key programmes, Challenge and Elkayt, that have been designed especially for people with disabilities to develop their social and professional skills.
Khalid Hadi said: "ENOCENOC
is committed to working towards meaningful social change in line with our corporate social responsibility philosophy. Integrating people with special needs into the mainstream is one of our goals, and we have already unveiled several initiatives to achieve this. The partnership with CDA further highlights our dedication to strengthen public private partnerships that can enhance overall socio-economic welfare.""We believe that empowering people with disabilities is one of the most important duties of all cross-sections of the society including the governmental and private sectors. This segment of society should be treated like the rest of the community and we should make use of their capabilities especially that they have proven to show remarkable potential in the workplace when given the chance. Based on that belief, CDA works to establish strategic partnerships with many governmental and private institutions to launch initiatives that aim at empowering people with disabilities," said Sheikh Maktoum Bin Butti Al Maktoum.
"Not only does the 'ElKayt' programme provide job opportunities for people with disabilities, but it also extends to rehabilitation and training, mentoring and developing the skills that contribute to personal and professional development," added Sheikh Maktoum.
ENOCENOC and all of its subsidiaries uphold the highest standards of corporate social responsibility and support practices and activities that target all segments of society. ENOCENOC recently launched a training programme for 15 special needs youngsters, 'ENOCENOC Challenge IV'.
The annual comprehensive training programme provides the participants with the opportunity to gain experience in today's business and commerce, as well as prepare them for employment in various industries.
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Established in 1993 as a wholly-owned company of the Government of Dubai, ENOCENOC
aims to promote the interests of its shareholders through the development of further downstream and upstream activities in the oil and gas sector and beyond, and to encourage the economic diversification of Dubai and the rest of the UAE.ENOCENOC's vision is to be a leading regional integrated oil & gas group that is highly profitable and socially responsible towards employees, the community and environment. Driving this vision, ENOCENOC is committed to achieving sustainable development and highly profitable growth and serving the growing energy needs of Dubai.
ENOCENOC strives to attract, develop and retain top talent to become the employer of choice, while adopting latest technologies and implementing best practices to achieve world-class performance. ENOCENOC is also focused on meeting and exceeding customer expectations in terms of quality and service, and in maintaining high industry standards with respect to environment, health and safety.
ENOCENOC actively participates in an increasingly broad range of business ventures. Its joint ventures with major international companies allow partners to pool their technology, know-how and expertise along with their resources to further their commercial success.
Since its inception, ENOCENOC has been guided by its philosophy of quality and professional management based on modern business concepts for commercial success and sustainable growth. Today it is poised to engineer a new and challenging period of growth and diversity.
Community Development Authority (CDA):
The CDA is a government entity mandated with enhancing the social development in Dubai to achieve the Dubai strategic plan 2015 which was announced by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum on February 2007.
The CDA will work towards promoting and raising the social standards in Dubai, and increasing the role of citizens in the community by cooperating with concerned entities in order to achieve the goals of the development sector and to develop the basic structure necessary for this.
The CDA will work on setting up the necessary policies and standards pertaining to social services providers based on its five strategic goals including promotion of national identity, social protection, social inclusion, social empowerment, and social cohesion in Dubai.
For further information, please contact:
Mohammed Al Tawil/Sara Hamam
ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller
Dubai, UAE
+9714 3344550
m.altawil@asdaa.com / s.hamam@asdaa.com
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