Ooredoo kicks off Ramadan season with Volunteer Activities
Third consecutive year of Ooredoo Volunteer Program
KUWAIT: Ooredoo, Kuwait’s fastest network, kicked off its Ramadan program of activities, which includes internal initiatives targeting staff members as well as external initiatives targeting different society segments. These initiatives come in line with the company’s social responsibility strategy during the holy month.
Welcoming the Holy Month of Ramadan, Ooredoo is organizing a special ‘Graish’ meal for its staff at Ooredoo’s headquarters in Al-Soor Street. The ‘Graish’ meal was a way to welcome the Holy Month with its employees and to revive the old Kuwaiti customs and heritage. All employees gather on this occasion to have one last meal before Ramadan together, greet each other and exchange best wishes.
Commenting on this in a statement, Ooredoo Kuwait’s Senior director of Corporate Communications Mijbil Alayoub said: “We are happy to be kicking off our volunteer program during Ramadan for the third consecutive year. We’re proud of all the participants and their willingness to give selflessly, especially during the holy month of Ramadan. We’re also very happy to be the biggest supporter of youth volunteers in Kuwait.”
Ooredoo Volunteer Program
During Ramadan, Ooredoo is relaunching its Volunteer Program, following the great success it achieved upon the official launch of the program last two year. This program was launched in cooperation with Spread the Passion, a local non-profit organization which aims at encouraging youth to be more engaged in voluntarily programs. The accompanying training program is intended to continue for a whole month and includes workshops, training camp.
Connecting with its staff, Ooredoo will also hold its Ramadan ghabga, a fun-filled event that will be attended by the Chairman and CEO of Ooredoo Group Sheikh Saud bin Nasser AlThani, the CEO and General Manager of Ooredoo Kuwait Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Thani along with executive managers and department heads.
In addition, Ooredoo will continue to distribute iftar meals during the Holy Month of Ramadan through a distribution center outside its head office and in its iftar tent, in addition to a special truck that will deliver meals to areas populated by underserved communities. The meal distribution drive is fully operated by Ooredoo’s volunteer program members, after the great success of the program in the last two years. The upper management at Ooredoo regularly participate in the activities, in addition to staff from the company’s different departments and divisions.
Sharing festivities
The company also aims to hold a series of Girgian celebrations to bring the joy to kids’ hearts several locations, including the Guardians of the Disabled Association, Mubarakiya Souq in addition to care centers. This will be in addition to visits to pediatric hospital wards in Kuwait along with members of its volunteer program.
Ooredoo has previously collaborated with a number of entities in Kuwait, such as Abdullah Al-Nouri institution to aid Syrian refugees in different part of the world, in addition its collaboration with the ‘Kiswat Al-Khair’ campaign to distribute clothes for needy families during the holy month. Also Ooredoo representatives has conducted a visit to ‘Yadawi’ center to give the volunteers a comprehensive idea about how to recycle waste, sort, and reuse it in manufacturing children toys to be donated to children in need. The program will include participation from similar groups.
Empowering youth is among Ooredoo’s top priorities through its CSR strategy. The company has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of State for Youth Affairs, to support youth projects and initiatives, making it the first telecom provider in Kuwait to sign such a high-level agreement. Ooredoo is continuously working with the Ministry to enrich youth experience in a variety of fields, with a focus on volunteerism.