This is a strategy followed by the Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, in various initiatives, especially with regard to security aspects, including the fight against drugs, as a scourge targeting first Young people all over the world.
The strategy of leadership here adopted by the Center for International Protection of the General Directorate of Drug Control, relies on going down to the ground, and attracting real young people, and not just mere slogans or theoretical campaigns, the impact ends with the expiration of its time, so it was a majestic sight by all standards graduating 1048 students from the total 1456 enrolled in the summer activities course, belonging to more than 26 different nationalities at a grand ceremony attended by more than 3300 people, all of whom noted the change in these students, their passion to participate in these activities, and turned them into ambassadors to their peers in all schools.
There is no doubt that there is a great sense of pride when you see these students talking about their pride in Dubai Police, how their stereotype about the police has changed, and how they are aware of the different dangers they are aware of, through their training centers and activities.
With the growing national interest in building a generation capable of employing innovative and creative ideas for the benefit of mankind, Dubai Police through the International Protection Center is keen to activate the role of youth in the face of drug addiction and the Internet and cyberbullying, and involve them at an early age in thinking to develop effective solutions, contribute to Overcoming the challenges facing the world due to addiction to “poisons”.
The UAE adopts a vision for the future, which is based on the use of advanced technology to face the rapid changes and challenges involved, and because addiction is a cancer that kills young people and communities, it must face the development of the potential of young people, which is the focus of the process of making the future, and employ and harness their energy and technical expertise to play a leading role in the process of dissemination Knowledge, innovation, exchange of experiences, experiences and ideas, in addition to opening new horizons for young people to contribute effectively in the development of security awareness process, in line with the ambitious vision to raise the efforts of the Dubai Police Headquarters globally. The “Protect Clip” Award has been launched to motivate young people to create innovative ideas in the field of drug control, with a video filming not exceeding 60 seconds, dealing with a different narrative in the field of drug awareness. With this award, Dubai Police bets on the abilities of young people, all confident in their potential and their passion for introducing the new, realizing that merely being involved in important work, such as anti-drug awareness, will increase their awareness indirectly of the dangers of this scourge, and automatically transfer their expertise to their brothers, friends and colleagues, This in itself is a great asset, achieved in quiet and great hope for the future.