Community Development Authority

The CDA is a new governmental authority that takes responsibility for setting up and developing frameworks for social development.  The CDA is a government entity mandated with enhancing social development and national identity, as well as strengthening citizens' and residents’ roles in the community. It aims to develop the basic structure necessary for its functioning, through setting up the necessary policies, restraints and standards pertaining to social services providers, in order to elevate social standards. Moreover, the CDA aspires to create an environment based on social cohesion that empowers the members of the community in Dubai, enables them to participate positively in its social development and protects them by providing them with a social safety net, regardless of their nationality.