The Dutco group of companies has provided 15 million dirhams of support to the Community Solidarity Fund against “Covid-19,” which was recently launched by the Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities in Dubai, in the second largest contribution to the fund, in the framework of the model response from the business community. And private sector institutions, eager to participate in supporting efforts to alleviate the health, economic and societal repercussions associated with the emergence of the emerging Corona virus.
The Director General of the Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities in Dubai, Dr. Hamad Sheikh Ahmed Al-Shaibani, praised the efforts of the private sector and its continuous support to the Fund, stressing that the initiative has enabled expanding the base of constructive communication and fruitful cooperation between the private sector and government agencies, departments and institutions, to produce positive results that serve the community.
For his part, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dutco Group, Ahmed Abdel Rahim Baqer, stressed the importance of the private sector's participation in strengthening the steps taken by the UAE and the Dubai government in facing this global challenge, with its profound effects on all sectors around the world.
He said: “We learned from our leadership that doing good is an inherent principle of this precious land, which provided all forms of support to everyone who needs help in all parts of the land. Our contribution comes in terms of national duty, joint responsibility, and document between the public and private sectors, and we hope that it constitutes a contribution The group is a small part supporting the efforts to preserve the health and safety of society. ”
Baqer added that there are responsibilities for each individual at this moment, and that despite the difficulty of this stage, optimism remains with God’s mercy, and then support and cooperation among all segments of society, stressing that the Emirati experience to contain the virus reflects the highest meanings of societal solidarity between the government and private sectors.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of "Dutco" praised the heroic efforts of those involved in the various prevention and combating the spread of the virus within the first lines of defense, especially the medical staff with all its components, as well as all workers within the various health and service sectors, as well as vital sectors that continue to work to meet the needs of Society in these extraordinary times.
He stressed that the society’s responsibility now is to stand with full force behind these honorable models, to enable it to perform its duty and tasks in an optimal manner, and to alleviate the great pressures facing them in their quest to preserve the health and safety of all members of society.
- The initiative has allowed the expansion of constructive communication between the private sector and government institutions, to produce positive results that serve the community.