Nawras Springboard women extend support to Child Care Centre in Al Khoud
Muscat, 10 November 2013 – As part of this year’s Springboard project, to promote social development, Nawras family members have equipped the computer lab at the Child Care Centre in Al Khoud with 20 laptops. The initiative, led by Ayesha Al Shoily, Department Head – Internal Communications, stemmed from the Springboard women’s commitment to provide children with consistent internet services and access to online learning resources and activities.
Kumail Al Moosawi – Director of People at Nawras, said, “This is the seventh year we have taken part in Springboard and for this project we wanted to leave a mark in our community. The Child Care Centre is home to 130 children aged between 0 and 15 years and every single one of them should be entitled an education and with the opportunity to develop lifelong skills to grow their potential by exploring the vast resources available online.”
Run in collaboration with the British Council, the Springboard programme provides personal growth opportunities for women throughout the Middle East. Each year Nawras ladies choose a community project in order to enhance the daily lives of people in Oman and provide opportunities for individuals in support of His Majesty’s Vision 2020 strategy. Over one-third of the Nawras family is female and the Springboard programme provides avenues to nurture their careers by encouraging and providing learning and leadership possibilities outside of the day to day working environment.
Nawras family members embody the spirit of caring for others all year round by giving their time and supporting the community and charitable organisations with a wide variety of activities. As an integral part of Omani society, Nawras also sponsors a diverse range of events that directly impact and connect people across the Sultanate.
About Nawras:
Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company SAOG was founded and registered in the Sultanate of Oman in December 2004. It launched its service in March 2005 as the challenger mobile operator in Oman operating under the name Nawras. Nawras was awarded the second fixed licence in Oman in 2009, and launched its international gateway in April 2010, its corporate fixed and broadband services in May 2010, and its residential fixed and broadband services in June 2010. Since 2010, Nawras has been an integrated services telecommunications operator and is currently serving over 2 million customers across the Sultanate. Following a successful IPO, Nawras is listed on the Muscat Stock Market (MSM) under the “nwrs” ticker since 1 November 2010. Nawras is majority owned by Ooredoo, formerly known as Qtel Group, and also has a number of significant Omani shareholders which ensures that the company is strongly integrated into the Omani society. Nawras has won a number of awards including Jury’s Distinction Award for Customer Service Excellence in the telecom sector 2013, Innovation in HR Strategy 2011 from Asia’s Best Employer Brand Awards, Outstanding Leader from TMT Finance Middle East 2011, Best IPO in the Middle East from emeafinance magazine and Strategic Leadership Award from Global HR Excellence Awards 2011.
About Ooredoo:
Ooredoo, formerly known as Qtel Group, is a leading international communications company delivering mobile, fixed, broadband internet and corporate managed services tailored to the needs of consumers and businesses across markets in the Middle East, North Africa and South-East Asia. As a community-focused company, Ooredoo is guided by its vision of enriching people’s lives and its belief that it can stimulate human growth by leveraging communications to help people achieve their full potential. Ooredoo has a presence in markets such as Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Algeria, Tunisia, Iraq, Palestine, the Maldives and Indonesia. The company reported annual revenues of $9.3 billion U.S. dollars and had a consolidated global customer base of more than 92 million people as of 31 December 2012. Ooredoo’s shares are listed on the Qatar Exchange and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange
