Dubai Customs recently organised an award ceremony to honour its strategic partners and sponsors who participated in the Department’s volunteering initiatives in 2018.
DUBAI, (Pakistan Point News - 07th Dec, 2018) Dubai Customs recently organised an award ceremony to honour its strategic partners and sponsors who participated in the Department’s volunteering initiatives in 2018.
"In line with the Year of Zayed, Dubai Customs launched 60 voluntary charity, awareness, health and safety, sports and cultural initiatives," said Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director of Dubai Customs. "We are happy for the success that our Ghayyath Voluntary Team achieved in carrying out these initiatives. This reflects our dedication and commitment towards charity and corporate social responsibility following the vision and efforts of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan."
Musabih added, "With the approach of Expo 2020, volunteerism is gaining more weight, and this trend will help show the UAE in the best possible way."
Musabih thanked the sponsors and strategic partners for their significant role in supporting these initiatives.
During the ceremony, a video showcasing Dubai Customs CSR and voluntary activities carried out by the Ghayyath Team during the Year of Zayed was on display for attendees. Leading volunteering activities included, 'Ghars Zayed' (Saplings of Zayed) Initiative, which saw the planting of 4,000 saplings in a one square kilometer area in Al Marmoum in Dubai, and the 'Zad Al Khair' food assistance initiative that aimed at providing basic needs of food, donated by the Department’s staff, to families in need.
The Director of Dubai Customs awarded the partners which included Dubai Police, Emirates Macaroni Factory, National Trading & Developing Establishment, Al Huraiz Packaging, Barari Group, Novartis, Tarahum Charity Foundation, and Ihsan Charity Association.
