Team Building Building
Eedama organizes engaging team building field trips for you to bond with nature through experiential activities, tours, camping trips, and outdoor activities to various exciting destinations. These trips will allow you to learn more about sustainability, experience real-life examples, and have great fun while leaving an impact and contributing to a greener future!
Masdar City in Abu Dhabi
A Treasure Hunt With A Real Size Sustainability Experience in Abu Dhabi!
The United Arab Emirates is one of the world’s largest consumer of energy, especially in terms of cooling and transportation. Masdar city tries to change that problem by being a carbon-neutral and car-free space.
Masdar city tackles the issue of energy consumption by reorganizing its urban planning to become a carbon-neutral and car-free space. It gives an insight into how to design a sustainable city with low-energy consumption while still providing a comfortable lifestyle.
On this trip:
Participants will take part in a guided tour to experience a ‘real size’ sustainability experiment: They will see the city and a model house. They will then engage in a treasure hunt to apply their newly acquired knowledge of the topics discussed during the tour. Let the best win!
Mangroves in Abu Dhabi
Make the UAE Greener: Kayaking and Cleaning in Eastern Mangroves National Park, Abu Dhabi
Kayak in the Mangroves! The Mangroves in Abu Dhabi form an essential part of our natural ecosystem: they are a source of biodiversity, they naturally control air pollution and they can also grow where no other trees can grow!
TOn this trip:
This field trip, in collaboration with Noukhada Adventure Company, offers a combination of fun and sports to participants while highlighting the importance of this ecosystem. Participants will engage in a clean-up of plastics during and/or after the tour. They will have to form teams and develop strategies to decrease plastic pollution in their daily lives.
Umm Al Emarat Park in Abu Dhabi
A Sustainable Park in Abu Dhabi
Umm Al Emarat Park is an almost unique example of a sustainable and environmentally friendly park in the UAE. It is designed to include greywater recycling and water saving features, sustainable transportation, conservation features, and organic farming.
On this trip:
Participants in this trip will participate in a scavenger hunt all around the park.
Participants in this trip will participate in a scavenger hunt all around the park.
ETHEREAL ART in & PHOTO STUDIO
Creating Sustainable Art in Abu Dhabi
In collaboration with Art Studio by Ethereal, Eedama offers a program entitled “Trash to Treasure” in an Art gallery and photography studio. The gallery currently exhibits different forms of art but is currently moving towards showcasing more sustainable art work to support the green movement.
On this trip:
Participants will be able to reuse material and upcycle them into art pieces thus helping with waste diversion from landfill. Participants will be able to bring their own used items to transform them into pieces of art with the equipment and reusable items found in the Gallery. Their art pieces can then be exhibited in the gallery for a time and collected later, or taken home directly.
Emirates BioFarm between Dubai & Al Ain
Make The UAE Organic: Help An Organic Farm (between Dubai & Al Ain)
Nestled in sand dunes, Emirates Bio Farm lies in the desert, at about 50 min drive from Dubai, with its lush greenery melting in the UAE traditional landscape. In collaboration with the farm, Eedama offers engaging guided tours around the plantations. Participants will be able to learn about organic farming practices adapted to the Gulf environment. The slow food movement will be presented and discussed. Be a farmer for a day and learn permaculture! Emirates Bio Farm, a lush greenery established in the desert, sets an example of organic farming adapted to the Gulf environment.
On this trip:
Participants will take part in a guided tour around the plantations where they will learn about organic farming practices, then engage in a hands-on workshop related to sustainable farming. They will be able to start their own urban home garden. An outdoor activity and a barbecue will be organized on neighboring dunes.
Optional activities: Yoga, Cooking, Barbecuing
Reed Beds in Kalba - Sharjah
Waste Water Recycling & Wild Life in Ras Al Khaima
The Al Hefaiyah Wildlife Conservation Center recycles wastewater naturally thanks to its beds of reeds! Reed beds, or constructed wetlands, recycle wastewater naturally through gravel and planted sand.
On this trip:
Participants will be introduced to the UAE’s wildlife as well as the wonders of naturally recycling wastewater. They will observe the whole ecosystem that develops around the reeds. They will take part in a tour of the reed bed, a scientific experiment and a tour of the wildlife center.
WASTE TO ENERGY FACILITY In Abu Dhabi
Turn your waste into Energy!
What if we told you that you can transform your daily waste into energy used to fuel machinery? Join us on this program to make the UAE cleaner! You will get to learn about an innovative ecological alternative to landfill dumping by exploring how the waste you collect can be processed into refuse-derived fuel (RDF) via a waste converter technology.
ON THIS TRIP: Participants will engage in a clean-up to collect waste and visit the recycling facility to get involved in recycling first-hand. After the facility trip, participants will take part in an environmental inspection contest & Up-cycling Activity.
Engage in a clean-up, recycling first-hand , environmental inspection contest & Up-cycling Activity
DURATION: 3 - 4 Hours
LOCATION: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Emirates Soil Museum in Dubai
When Soil is Explored Indoors & Outdoors!
No Soil, No Us! Get your hands dirty and understand the importance of soil to you! This fieldtrip highlights the importance of soil in our lives through a guided tour at the Emirates Soil Museum in Dubai along with debates, experiments, games and exciting hands-on workshops.
On this trip:
Participants will engage in an Environmental Audit & Inspection workshop for protecting the UAE soil. They will also leam how to make seed bombs, engaging in soil & water Analysis and end up designing a creative urban farming model to take back home.
Canyoning & Hiking in Ras Al Kahima
Experience hiking in water!
At the edge of the Hajar Mountains, lies Wadi Showka with its many ponds and greenery amidst the Rocky Mountains. Participants get to immerse themselves in a sometimes unexpected side of UAE's environment, learning more about the history and habitats of the Wadi while developing their leadership and outdoor skills
ON THIS TRIP: Eedama offers a canoeing and hiking program in collaboration with Adventurati. Participants will leam to navigate on wet ground, jump, swim and slip in refreshing pools and will be guided all the way through this fun canyoning excursion.
Engage in fun and exciting canyoning while being challenged to identify some of the species observed
DURATION: Half a day
LOCATION: Wadi Showka in Ras Al Khaimah,
Camping at Wadi Showka - RAK
A strong focus on the outdoors and survival skills
Wadi Showka allows participants to improve their wellbeing of the participants by engaging in various team building activities, understand various survival skills and camping on site. Participants will end up with a stronger connection to their nature and environment away from their daily atmosphere
ON THIS TRIP: Eedama, in collaboration with Adventurati, offer a camping experience at Wadi Showka. Participants will be given tents, sleeping mats, and bags along with breakfast, lunch, and dinner around a fireplace on site. Campsite management and transportation to the Wadi and hiking site will also be provided. They will play various games around the fireplace and enjoy the quietness of the mountains.
Camping, hiking and engaging in various games and activities on the campsite.
DURATION: Full day & overnight stay
LOCATION: Wadi Showka in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE