Doha, Qatar, 11 March, 2023: As part of Vodafone Qatar’s Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy, the company announced that it was the Platinum Sponsor of the 9th edition of the Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) Disaster Management Training Camp, which was held on February 21 until March 2, 2023.
The camp aims to build awareness about both the natural and unnatural disasters that occur worldwide, and how to provide the necessary aid that is required during these times. Training coaches from various organisations around the world were on hand to share their knowledge and expertise with the participants.
Khames Al Naimi, Chief Human Resources Officer at Vodafone Qatar, commented, “We take pride in our social investment initiatives that have benefited the wider community. These initiatives follow our Corporate Social Responsibility strategy, and it was an honour to sponsor Qatar Red Crescent’s event, which mobilised the power of youth in volunteerism, and contributed to the human development goals of the Qatar National Vision 2030.”
Faisal M. Al Emadi, CEO of QRCS, stated, “I would like to thank Vodafone Qatar for sponsoring the 9th Disaster Management Camp, uniquely organized by QRCS as the world’s only Arabic-speaking disaster management training event. The camp was amazing and achieved its planned goals, thanks to support from the government, as well as the private-sector sponsors like Vodafone Qatar, which have already provided funding and in-kind donations for QRCS in many projects”.
To find out more about Vodafone Qatar’s Corporate Social Responsibility programme, visit: https://www.vodafone.qa/en/investor-relations/financial-information/annual-reports/2018/corporate-social-responsibility
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Vodafone Qatar P.Q.S.C. ("Vodafone Qatar") provides a comprehensive range of services including voice, messaging, data, fixed communications, IoT and ICT managed services in the State of Qatar, for both consumers and businesses alike. The Company commenced commercial operations in 2009 and has more than 2 million mobile customers as of 31 December 2022. Its state-of-the-art network infrastructure is expanding to cover key locations in the country with fibre connectivity and 5G, along with an extensive digital ecosystem, which will contribute to Qatar's continued growth and prosperity. Vodafone Qatar’s vision is deeply rooted in its mission to connect today’s ideas with the technologies of tomorrow by pioneering digital innovation and becoming people’s first choice in telecom and digital services. Please visit www.vodafone.qa for more details.
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