1st Event- City Guard Event

Community Service Volunteering Project

 

1^st Event- City Guard Event

 

First Event: 24-4-2014
Event: City Guard Application
Time: 2 - 6 p.m.
Location: Abu Dhabi - Marina Mall (Takatuf corner)

 

Today was our first day as Volunteers with an organization named “Takatuf”. The event took a place in one of Marina Mall corners, where we had the opportunity to communicate with the mall visitors and explain to them the purpose of the event.

We’ve introduced them to an application called “City Guard” which is a mobile application offered for free to all Abu Dhabi residents, whether they are UAE nationals, working expatriates or even visitors to the Emirate. Briefly, “City Guard” allows the public to report incidents and submit complaints related to the Abu Dhabi Emirate directly to the government as it aims to increase civic participation and collaboration between the public and the government to improve the Emirate at all levels.

Volunteering in this event was a great experience for all of us, as we were talking to people from different ages and nationalities, handling them brochures and tell them about the application.

Although being there at the event was quite stressful for me, I’ve managed to get over this feeling when I saw my other colleagues walking bravely towards people and tell them who we are and what we are doing here