As part of its Cause of the Month programme, Mashreqbank has donated 20 personal computers to the Dubai Women Association (DWA) in order to enhance computer literacy among UAE women.
The computers will be used to help members qualify for the International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL), which is recognised worldwide as a standard of competence encompassing the seven fundamental skills of computer literacy.
“Mashreqbank’s generous support will enable us to provide less privileged women in Dubai with the training to acquire the International Computer Driving Licence. This is a valuable vocational skill which will help these women on the road to employment and financial independence,” said Khawla Al Naboodha, Vice-President of DWA.
Other DWA programmes, which are taught in association with International Learning Solutions, include Time Management, E-Citizenship, and Presentation, Communications and Leadership Skills.
“The DWA provides much needed support for women in need and we are delighted to help them in providing practical vocational skills which will help their members to lead productive, fulfilling lives,” said Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, CEO of Mashreqbank. “Women play a key role in shaping the future generation, so it is essential for the future of the nation that they are provided with every opportunity to acquire the skills of the modern world.”
The DWA was founded in 1973 as a non-profit organisation devoted to raising literacy rates among women in the UAE. Open to all nationalities, its aims have since expanded to helping women gain new skills and achieve higher levels of education, including degrees. The association also employs professional consultants able to providing legal and marital advice and finding solutions for their specific problems, such as widows raising children on their own.
Currently the DWA has almost three thousands members attending its six centres on a regular basis. In addition to its main campus occupying two building in Deira it has one branch specialising in literacy for older women, one for women with special needs, and additional branches in Al Lisaili, Al Khawaneej and Hatta.
The DWA’s patron is Sheikha Aminah Bent Humaid Al Tayer, the wife of Shaikh Hasher bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, Director General of the Dubai Department of Information.
Now in its second year, Mashreqbank established it’s Cause of the Month programme to assist charitable organisations specialising in providing support to less fortunate members of society, particularly those providing vocational training.
Mashreqbank’s Cause of the Month program has been helping various charities in the UAE and the region. These donations have benefited among others the Red Crescent Society, The Future Centre, Sharjah Centre for Humanitarian Services, Rashid Paediatric Therapy Centre, the Dubai Centre for Special Needs, the Dubai Handicapped Club, Khorfakkan Hospital, the Queen Rania River Foundation in Jordan, and the Unicef’s Send Iraqi Children to School telethon.
