Suqia Board of Trustees holds its third meeting for 2023

Suqia Board of Trustees holds its third meeting for 2023

The Board of Trustees of the UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia UAE) held its third meeting of 2023. The meeting was chaired by HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.It was attended by the board members: HE Fahad Abdelrahman bin Sultan, Deputy Secretary-General for Development and International Cooperation at Emirates Red Crescent and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Suqia; HE Sultan Mohammed Al Shamsi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for International Development Affairs; HE Dr Ahmed Ali Murad, Associate Provost for Research at UAE University; Nasser Lootah, Executive Vice President of Generation at DEWA; Waleed Bin Salman, Executive Vice President of Business Development & Excellence at DEWA; Mohammed Abdulkareem Al Shamsi, Acting Executive Director of Suqia UAE; and Humaid Abdulla Al Hammadi, Acting Secretary of the Board.

The meeting discussed updates on the projects launched by Suqia to secure safe drinking water for those in need in various countries worldwide, such as drilling artesian and hand pump wells and extending water distribution networks. The meeting also focused on the 4th Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award, which was launched by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister