Alfa CEO and Chairman Marwan Hayek welcomed at the company’s new headquarters a delegation of the associations supported by Alfa under its CSR program “Alfa 4-Life”. The discussion revolved around the ongoing cooperation and the projects that have been launched, in addition to future plans.
Hayek offered donations worth 52 thousand dollars to each of SOS Children’s Villages (15,000 dollars), the Lebanese School for the Blind and Deaf (10,000 dollars), the Lebanese Autism Society (15,000 dollars), and Acsauvel (12,000 dollars). These grants are the result of fundraising campaigns launched by Alfa with its subscribers via SMS (to the number 1004), through the Alfa website, and the Alfa app.
Hayek
Hayek welcomed representatives from Sesobel, the Lebanese Autism Society, Father Andeweg Institute for the Deaf, the Lebanese School for the Blind and Deaf, Acsauvel, and SOS Children’s Villages Association, and stressed that Alfa will continue to support the associations, in keeping with their mission.
He said, “Our work in the field of technology is emotionless because we deal with inanimate objects. However, our work with you is a source of warmth, inner peace, and a permanent source of joy thanks to its great impact on people with special needs, as it gives them hope for a brighter future”.
He added, “In the context of our transparent communication policy, we will adopt further ways to inform subscribers who donate to our campaigns. In addition to our current communication means via the media and social media, we will send an SMS to each subscriber as a thank you for the contribution and to inform them about the total amount that has been collected and submitted to the association to which they donated”.
Hayek pointed out that “any amount donated by an Alfa subscriber makes a significant difference in the life of a child or an individual with special needs”. He also said, “We endeavor in all our initiatives to achieve sustainability to enable children to be productive financially and participate in the national economy. The donation campaigns aimed to support the sustainability of associations in achieving their noble objectives, and our subscribers have donated more than 650 thousand dollars since 2006. We thank them profusely for their support to our program”.
He then listened to the needs of the associations and promised to work on more targeted joint ventures.
The round table also included a short film summarizing all the projects completed between Alfa and the associations since Orascom Telecom began managing Alfa.
About Alfa
Alfa is the first Lebanese mobile network owned by the Republic of Lebanon and managed by Orascom Telecom, Media and Technology (OTMT).
It capitalizes on the vast know-how and international expertise of OTMT in order to deliver quality and professional solutions for the mobile sector in Lebanon. On October 25, 2011, Alfa was the first mobile operator to launch 3G+ mobile broadband services in Lebanon.
In a new technological achievement, Alfa has become the first operator that launches 4G-LTE commercially in Lebanon on May 15, 2013, and in another regional milestone, Alfa launched the first 4G+ live site in Lebanon in Q3, 2015.
Alfa currently serves close to 2 million subscribers, among of almost 74% are data users and its state of the art network (2G, 3G+, 4G LTE and 4G+) covers 99% of Lebanon.
About Orascom Telecom Media and Technology
OTMT is a holding company that has investments in companies with operations mainly in Egypt, North Korea, Pakistan, Lebanon and other North African and Middle-Eastern countries.
The activities of OTMT are mainly divided into its GSM, media and technology and cable businesses. The GSM activities include mobile telecommunications operations in Egypt, North Korea and Lebanon.
The media and technology division consists of OT Ventures/Intouch Communications Service and the OT Ventures Internet portals and other ventures in Egypt, including LINK Development, ARPU+ and LINKonLINE. The cable business focuses on the management of cable network.
Source: Alfa Press Release
