Kuwait Times

Ooredoo hold iftar feast in Yarmouk Health Center

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Ooredoo, Kuwait’s fastest network, held an iftar feast for the on-call medical staff and security personnel in Yarmouk area last week. The event took place in the Yarmouk Health Center and was attended by the mayor of Yarmouk Abdulaziz Al-Meshari.

The event was held in collaborat­ion with the Yarmouk Co-Operative Society and Yarmouk Health Center, and Yarmouk Healthy City initiative. The event reflects Ooredoo’s core values of caring and connecting, and stems from the company’s deep-rooted belief in enriching the community. Ooredoo reiterated in a statement to that this event an attempt to embody the values of the holy month of Ramadan, by extending an invitation to the hardworkin­g public servants who are on-call during the time of Iftar as a humble token of appreciati­on for their efforts.

On his part, the mayor of Yarmouk Abduaziz Al-Meshari lauded Ooredoo’s initiative, observing that it stems from true sense of citizenshi­p. “It is such a great sign when companies and corporates come up with such initiative­s, and we are always more than happy collaborat­e with such socially-responsibl­e entities in the future,” he said.

Meanwhile, the co-founder of AtaHub volunteers app Fareed Al-Fouzan thanked Ooredoo for their ongoing support to volunteers across Kuwait, saying that it is a continuati­on of the company’s ongoing efforts over the past several years to enrich the community.

Ooredoo meanwhile is continuing its iftar meal distributi­on across Kuwait, through its iftar tent placed opposite its head office and its volunteer program truck, which visits different areas across Kuwait where close to laborers residentia­l areas. The initiative­s are executed by Ooredoo’s own volunteer program members, led by the company’s Corporate Communicat­ions department in collaborat­ion with Spread the Passion non-profit organizati­on.

Ooredoo stated that supporting volunteer work stems from its deep-rooted values of caring, connecting and challengin­g, noting that this support comes to foster an environmen­t that supports volunteer work and giving selflessly to help others, noting that this is especially true during the holy month of Ramadan which instills the values of caring for others. Ooredoo is also proud to be working with different entities, such as the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancemen­t of Science and the non-profit organizati­on Spread the Passion which have put together a training program for youth, with lectures and workshops delivered by people with expertise in the field of volunteer work.

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.

 ??  ?? The Yarmouk team members pose with Ooredoo staff.
The Yarmouk team members pose with Ooredoo staff.
 ??  ?? Mayor of Yarmouk Abdulaziz Al-Meshari
Mayor of Yarmouk Abdulaziz Al-Meshari

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