RTA signs MoU with Dubai Womens establishment

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Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Women’s establishment . The one-year term MoU reflects RTA’s attention to adopt the best international practices applicable in educational nurseries, a move which echoes the gracious initiative launched by the President of Dubai Women’s establishment  Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, wife of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs.
 
RTA signed the Agreement with Dubai Women’s establishment  represented by Aisha Khaifa Al Suwaidi, Executive Director of the Foundation, in the presence of Shamsa Salih, Director of Strategy and Corporate Planning Dep’t; and Maitha Qarwash, a project specialist.
Kawthar Kazim, Director of Human Resources and Development Dep’t at RTA, stated that RTA was keen on bolstering the strategic cooperation between the two parties in support through advocating the law calling for establishment of nurseries within the Dubai Government Departments. “The aim is to ensure empowerment and support of women to develop self-esteem and job satisfaction as well as enhance their involvement in life and taking initiatives to improve the community service such that Dubai Emirate always remains ahead in terms of corporate services in line with the National Nurseries Project during 2009” she said.
 
Kawthar added: “The underlying objective of RTA establishing the nursery is to nurture an atmosphere of psychological comfort & safety for children by being close to their mothers. This atmosphere effectively contributes to uplifting productivity and reducing wasted working hours. It also enables women to play the role of mother and working women at a time which reflects positively on all parties, namely the employer, the employee and the child”.
 
She pointed out that RTA had taken necessary measures to set up the nursery which would be ready by the end of February, with the inauguration taking place at a later date. “This service comes to integrate the many other services provided by RTA to its employees and involves 40 children from both sexes, including newly born and children up to 4 years old. The nursery is built on an area of over 500 square meters and fully qualified to nurture children and take care of them in line with the approach of the International Montessori Nursery. All precautionary measures have been taken to ensure the safety of children and their protection against various risks they are exposed to at this early age” continued Kawther.
 
She revealed that the nursery system depended on nurturing children in a scientific manner through development of their physical and moral potential and skills taking into account the creation of a healthy environment fitting their age. “It is also meant to enable children to have diverse activities that assist in building and developing their physical, mental and social potential, with particular focus on children 3 – 4 years of age. The nursery’s service hours are aligned with RTA’s official working hours, i.e. from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.” concluded Kawther.
For her part, Aisha Khalifa Al Suwaidi said: “We in the Dubai Women’s establishment  are keen on activating this initiative with the largest number of authorities, departments and agencies of the Government of Dubai as well as with the private sector. Through the dissemination of this initiative, we aim to focus on working women. We are thankful to RTA for signing this memorandum which will be a strong motive for other authorities, departments and agencies in Dubai to follow suit”.
 
At the end of the ceremonial signing of the memorandum, RTA presented a trophy to the Dubai Women’s establishment  in recognition of this initiative between the two parties. Helen Al Shartooni, Project Manager at Human Resources and Development Dep’t at RTA, then escorted the visiting delegation in a tour within RTA building, during which the visitors learned about the nursery and associated children caring facilities and arrangements.    

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