Ooredoo participates in the Youth Volunteer Forum
KUWAIT: Ooredoo Kuwait, a member of the international Ooredoo Group, announced that it will take part in the Youth Volunteer Forum, an event organized by the Ministry of State for Youth Affairs, aimed to promote the culture of volunteerism. The event will be held from 5 to 11 December, 2015 at Four Points Kuwait, under the patronage of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in cooperation with the General Secretariat of the Arab League.
The forum aims to highlight the significance and promote the culture of volunteerism among youth through where volunteers from across the region will share their experiences and success stories that support the concept of volunteerism. There will also be an exhibition open to all participants and an index with the voluntary groups across the whole region for youth to consider.
Yousef Al-shallal, Senior Manager, CSR, Sponsorships and Social Media at Ooredoo Kuwait said: “We are excited to be part of the Youth Volunteer Forum, an event that will encourage young workers and entrepreneurs to speak up about their different experiences, success stories and hardships. By establishing a culture of volunteerism, we plant a sense of responsibility in individuals that encourages them to become an active part in society by following suit and believing that they could inspire others. We would like to thank the Ministry of State for Youth Affairs for giving us the opportunity to be part of something, we believe, can help shape the mind set of our youth.”
Ooredoo Kuwait has recently launched a volunteer program as a basic part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy. The program aims to prepare volunteers through intensive world-class activities, including workshops and a training camp, in a bid to create a generation of Kuwaiti youths aware of the importance of volunteerism and giving.