Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC) at Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) is coordinating with several charity organizations in distributing 10 donation boxes at various locations belonging to Dubai Taxi Corporation. The step comes in the context of the continuous efforts of the DTC to promote the awareness of the charity work, support various social and humanitarian causes, prop up the projects and services of these charities, and showcase RTA social responsibility towards various charitable initiatives in the community.

Ahmed Mohammed Al Hammadi, Director of DTC Resources and Support Dep’t said: “We have been coordinating with several charity organizations; namely Dar Al Ber Society, Red Crescent Society and Dubai Cares, on how to cooperate and to support their charitable and humanitarian contributions, as well as the dates of collecting funds from these boxes which have been distributed at various DTC locations including: driver keys room, reception halls, collection room, workshop, mosque, and maintenance building.

“RTA in general and Dubai Taxi Corporation in particular are aware of the importance of supporting organizations and charities. Hence is always seeking to participate and support the different activities and events organized by these bodies to demonstrate our commitment towards the different segments of the community” he added.

“The care and attention to community is one of the basic virtues of Dubai Taxi Corporation, where we succeeded through our various services in providing a number of facilities for different community categories, including for example ladies & families service where the DTC selected modern and comfortable cars for this service, taking into account the privacy of women. 50 taxicabs have been provided and driven by 100 women who received training on the principles of hospitality and customer service. The service, which has been upgraded to include all family members, operates from 6 am until 2 am across Dubai. DTC is also offering vehicles for special needs and seniors through five vehicles specially equipped to facilitate the entry and exit of passengers from these categories. These vehicles are deployed as a 24-hour service providing five daily trips starting from Dubai International Airport” concluded Al Hamadi.

For their part, Dar Al Ber Society, Red Crescent Society and Dubai Cares commended the cooperation and support of Dubai Taxi Corporation, and praised the efforts as well as the social and humanitarian initiatives undertaken by the RTA in all segments of the community.