Haya Water concludes green initiative, honours winners

MUSCAT: Haya Water has concluded the “Together we make Oman greener and healthier” competition, which aims to establish environmental awareness among students and involve them in the implementation of the wastewater project that serves individuals as well as the society. The competition was recently organized by Haya Water in cooperation with the Ministry of Education represented by the General Directorate of Schools at Oman Convention and Exhibition Center. The event presided over by Intisar bint Abdullah al Wahaibi, Vice Chairperson of Haya Water, in the presence of Hussain bin Hassan Abdul Hussain, CEO of Haya Water and Fatima Noorani, Director-General of the General Directorate of Private Schools.

“Today we have seen special and meaningful artistic works carried out by private school students. I believe that such competitions will contribute to creating a society that is conscious and aware of the importance of the environment and this is the primary goal that Haya Water is working to achieve,” said Intisar.  “This competition will also contribute in the promotion of environmental and health awareness among students and define real partnerships with different groups of society which is the goal that we all seek”.

Hussain Abdul Hussain said: “Haya is proud to carry out this important competition which shaped the principle of partnership between Haya Water and Ministry of Education represented by the General Directorate of Private Schools. We hope that this competition will achieve its objectives including the involvement of the youth in order to inculcate the importance of preserving the environment and raising their awareness about Haya’s vital role to protect groundwater and reduce environmental pollution”.

It is worth mentioning 70 participants from that 15 private schools took part in the competition.

Muntah bint Ali bin Othman al Khadouri from Al Wattaya Private School won the first prize. The second place went to Muneer bin Fareed al Hooti from Oman International School and third place to Iman bint Khamis al Kindi from United Schools- Al Muna Branch.

Salem bin Awad al Rubkhi, government affairs manager at Haya Water, said: “Haya Water has always paid special attention to social responsibility and made it an integral part of its plans and programmes. As a result, the company has collaborated with Ministry of Education represented by Directorate General of Private Schools to execute this important competition for private school students in the governorate of Muscat”.

Nabil bin Abdullah bin Rashid al Khanbashi, Director of the Supervision and Evaluation Department at the Ministry of Education, said in his speech during the closing ceremony: “Since the private sector is an important factor in supporting these educational activities, Haya Water has established a real partnership with the educational field in Oman through the organization of this competition. This clearly states Haya’s belief of the importance of unleashing wider areas of creativity of our students in private schools.