GEMS Rewards, an exclusive rewards programme for the GEMS Education community, has declared the winners of a competition held in partnership with banking group Emirates NBD. Prizes such as a brand new Toyota RAV4 as well as iPads and smartphones.

The competition was launched during GEMS Awareness Day, an annual event held to introduce new teaching instructor to the organisation as well as the many possibilities available to them via partners such as Emirates NBD. The prize giveaway was open to all new GEMS Education instructors who opened an account with the Dubai-based bank.

The winners have been announced at a ceremony hosted by GEMS Education attended by senior officials of Emirates NBD.
Ershad Ahmed, Head of Sponsorships and Partnerships at GEMS Education, said: At GEMS Education, we are constantly looking to elevate the profile of teachers, rooted to our association trust that instructors play a vital role in unlocking the real potential of students. Through the GEMS Rewards programme, we are not only making excellent education accessible for our community of parents and students, however also assisting instructors and supporting all stakeholders attain great savings. We thank Emirates NBD for their part in assisting us realize and celebrate the valuable contribution of teachers.

Congratulating the winners of this competition Emirates NBD commented that teachers play a key role in shaping the development of society. The bank was happy to assist its longstanding partner, GEMS Education by taking part in this special program that rewards valuable customers and fulfill their lifestyle needs.

Alice Hilary Menhenett, an English teacher at GEMS Wellington International School in Dubai, who won the Toyota RAV 4, said: I am so excited to win this prize and so amazed by the care and idea that has been put into events like these. It definitely made me feel valued as a faculty member and its clear to me just how much emphasis is placed on staff well-being at GEMS Education.

Accessed by 100,000+ families of parents and faculty members throughout the United Arab Emirates, the GEMS Rewards programme is GEMS Educations way of giving back to it community. Since its launch in 2017, the programme has enhanced the lives of thousands of GEMS Education families by facilitating a host of lifestyle and retail opportunities via thousands of family-focused offers and benefits, as well as financial savings amounting to AED 60+ million to date.