Ooredoo concluded its 2019 Ramadan campaign, a comprehensive
programme of charitable initiatives supporting communities across its global
network of operating companies.
Ooredoo Group companies across the Middle East, North Africa and
South East Asia rolled out a series of initiatives involving marginalised and
underserved communities, as well as undertaking a range of events and
activities designed to engage the communities in which they operate.
As part of the Ramadan campaign, Ooredoo Group released its annual
Ramadan commercial with a valuable message. 2019s video focused on promoting
positivity on the internet, highlighting
the enormous potential of the internet, but reinforcing the need to ensure this
potential is harnessed in positive ways and underscoring societys
responsibility to other users of the internet not to allow it to be used in
negative, harmful ways.
Talking about the campaign, Sheikh Saud bin Nasser
Al Thani, Group Chief
Executive Officer, Ooredoo, said: "The holy month of Ramadan is a time for
reflection, connection and gratitude, time for us to share moments with loved
ones, and be appreciative of what we have. It is also a time for us to help
those in need and show our customers how much we care. Each year we take pride
in our Ramadan campaign, and we are incredibly grateful to be in a position
where we can reach out to our communities and support those less fortunate."
As always, Ooredoo Groups Ramadan campaign saw volunteers across
the network generously donate their time and efforts to get involved.
Ooredoo Qatar organised a schedule of activities designed to engage
the local community including hospital visits, delivery of special Ramadan gift
boxes to hospital patients and senior citizens and the distribution of iftar
boxes, dates and water to customers around the country. Reflecting Ramadans
spirit of sharing and generosity, Ooredoo Qatar also offered its customers the
chance to stay connected to their family, friends and loved ones by offering a
host of surprises via its Box Of Joy campaign, whereby customers were gifted
surprises including free data, free calling minutes and more on a daily basis.
Ooredoo Kuwait arranged a schedule of activities throughout
Ramadan, beginning with the distribution of iftar meals to hundreds of needy
people from its iftar tent, staffed entirely by Ooredoo employees. The
operating company celebrated Garangao with children across the city, delivering
traditional Garangao treats at Murouj Ramadan market and in various hospitals
with childrens wards. A fundraising drive was also held in conjunction with Al
Najat Charity Society, raising some KD 500,000 for families in need around
Kuwait.
Ooredoo Maldives launched a special video for Ramadan, encouraging
its customers to stay connected with family, friends and loved ones, and
carried out a host of initiatives throughout the holy month. A blood donation drive
was held prior to the start of Ramadan to ensure adequate blood reserves
throughout the month; an iftar and celebration was held at an orphanage in
Hulhumale; teams of volunteers distributed dates and juice on the roads at
iftar time; and a special iftar was held for migrant workers, in partnership
with Male City Council, to thank them for their hard work.
Ooredoo Oman undertook its 15th Goodwill Journey across
the Sultanate this Ramadan, arriving to a celebratory event at Muscat Grand
Mall. Along the two-week journey 20 volunteers visited 11 towns to establish
new community projects and support existing Ooredoo programmes and incubators.
They built an outdoor playground at Sohar hospital, visited Oman Association
for the Disabled, helped less fortunate families in Mudhaibi refurbish their
homes and set up incubators in Rustaq, Mirbat and Yanqul, teaching women
vocational skills such as sewing and soap-making and enabling them to become
financially independent by setting up their own businesses.
The rebranded Ooredoo
Palestine focused its contributions during the Holy Month towards humanitarian
organisations supporting different segments of society. Volunteers from the
company visited orphans, elderly and children with autism in Ramallah, Hebron,
Nablus, Tulkarem and Gaza and presented generous donations to support them.
Volunteers from Ooredoo Tunisia distributed clothes and toys to
children at Ouled Bouaziz school in Sidi Bouzid, a remote village, in
celebration of Eid Al Fitr.
Ooredoo Algeria partnered with the Algerian Red Crescent (ARC) to
provide iftar each day to workers living away from their families. The
operating company opened dining rooms at its headquarters in Algiers, Oran and
Constantine, where volunteers from both Ooredoo and ARC served full meals each
evening during Ramadan. Partnering with Algerian Muslim Scouts and the National
Police Force, Ooredoo Algeria also distributed food packs at roadblocks on main
highways in Algiers, Oran and Constantine, to ensure everyone had food and
water with which to break their fast. In partnership with the Ministry of
National Solidarity, Family and the Status of Women, volunteers from Ooredoo
Algeria visited the elderly in centres located in different parts of Algiers to
offer gifts to the residents during Eid.
Sheikh
Saud Bin Nasser Al Thani concluded: "It gives me great pleasure
to see how the values of Ooredoo are clearly demonstrated in practical ways
during the Holy Month, across our entire global footprint. I am immensely proud
that our Ooredoo teams in the Middle East, North Africa and South East Asia
have given up their time and made such huge efforts to serve the communities in
which they operate, embodying both the spirit of Ramadan and our corporate
social responsibility commitment at Ooredoo Group."
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