Community Development Authority
Hessa Essa Buhumaid currently serves as Director General at the Community Development Authority and as Minister of State for the UAE, roles held since March and February 2023, respectively. Prior experience includes serving as Minister in the Ministry of Community Development from October 2017 to February 2023 and as Executive Director of the Government Services Sector at the Prime Ministers Office from June 2006 to October 2017, among other leadership roles. Hessa Essa Buhumaid has a robust educational background, holding a PhD in Total Quality Management from Hamdan Bin Mohd Smart University, an Executive Diploma in Public Administration from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, an MBA from the American University of Sharjah, and a Bachelor's degree in Business Science from Zayed University.
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Community Development Authority
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The Community Development Authority (CDA) was founded by a decree of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai in July 2008. CDA is responsible for setting up and developing a framework for social development, and aims to achieve the goals outlined in the Dubai Strategic Plans. CDA is in charge for the overall supervision to achieve social sector outputs, and provide the provisions of social services in order to create an integrated and efficient management system for the development of social services in the emirate. This includes the preparation, execution, and supervision of comprehensive strategic plans, and proposing legislation related to social services to improve the outputs of the social development sector. The core strategic objectives of CDA’s are aimed at involving the stakeholders and enhancing the relationships with them, this includes UAE nationals and residents, government authorities, business partners and volunteers. The objectives also include fund diversifying, enhancing productivity and efficiency, excellence in operations and aligning the organisational structure to the main projects and programmes.