Dubai, UAE: For its first Al Multaqa session of 2013, du’s employees enrolled in its Bedaya and Tamayaz programmes, as well as Graduate Trainees from the Masar Development Training Programme, joined representatives from Emirates Marine Environmental Group (EMEG) for a day of beach and mangrove cleaning.

Under the theme of ‘Preserving UAE’s Environment’, the event, held on 7 March, was the first al Multaqa session to be held outdoors. du employees started the day with an introduction to EMEG presented by Major Ali Saqar Sultan Al Suweidi, President of EMEG, who shared a video of the organisation’s various initiatives.

This was followed by a beach clean-up, to ensure a safe environment for the UAE’s turtles to lay their eggs in, and cleaning algae from mangroves. The day was concluded with Major Ali sharing stories of the UAE’s pearl diving heritage.

Jamal Lootah, Senior Director, National Recruitment and Development, Human Resources, du, presented a Masar trophy of appreciation to Major Ali, thanking him for his contribution to the event and for his efforts towards preserving the UAE’s environment.

“I would like to thank Major Ali and the members of EMEG for their contributions to today’s Al Multaqa session, as well as for their continuous efforts to improve the UAE’s environment. Al Multaqa was established to be a series of educational, enlightening sessions, through which our colleagues can learn more about the inspirational success of people in the UAE,” said Lootah.