Every 21 seconds, a child dies from a water-related disease, and as little as Dh25 from you can help reverse this. The UAE aims to help prevent deaths caused by unsafe drinking water through a nationwide campaign called the UAE Water Aid, launched on June 28 by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Here is a list of donors for the campaign so far:
- Nakheel - Dh5 million
- Emirates airline - Dh5 million
- Wasl Properties -Dh5 million
- Jebel Ali Free Zone - Dh2 million
- Shaikha Alyia Bint Khalifa Al Maktoum - Dh1 million
- Lulu Hypermarket - Dh1 million
- Investment Corporation of Dubai - Dh6 million
- Land Department - Dh500,000
- Union Coop - Dh250,000
- Dubai World - Dh5 million
- Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) - Dh5 million
- Dubai Commodities Centre - Dh2 million
- Dubai Maritime Authority - Dh2 million
- Businessman Abdul Rahman Belgazouz - Dh1 million
- Dubai Customs - Dh5 million
- Jebel Ali Free Zone - Dh5 million
- Meraas - Dh2.5 million
- Etisalat - 2.5million
- Du - Dh2.5 million