Nawras volunteers embark on second stage of Goodwill Journey
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Muscat, 13 July 2014–The second leg of the10thNawras Goodwill Journey begins today astheconvoycarrying 18 fasting volunteersheads south to Salalah. The Goodwill team will be distributing essential equipment that will help increase opportunities for self-employment and skill improvement within the communities they visit, as part of the company’s commitment to contribute to the long-term prosperity of people in Oman.
True to its theme ‘Digital and Family’, Nawras customers and avid followers have been able to experience every moment of the tour this year through live Tweets, Facebook uploads and YouTube videos.
Said Safrar, Nawras Chief Customer Experience Officer, said, “The Nawras Goodwill Journey has already touched the lives of so many people in Oman this year but we are only halfway through and there are a lot more people who will benefit from this year’s voyage of compassion. We are looking forward to the next stage of the tour, as we spread smiles and support community projectsin the south of the Sultanate. Continuing the theme of ‘Digital and Family’ we will be providing technology to enable communities and household items to connect people across the length and breadth of the country.”
The convoy’s first stop will be the Women’s Association in Al Ameratfollowing which the Goodwill Journey volunteers will visit the Omani Women’s Association in Sur, the Association for the Welfare of Handicapped Children in Jalan Bani Bu Hassan and Oman Cancer Association in Ibra. The group will then travel 450 kilometres across the desert to reach the Social Development Centre in Haima,before concluding their journey in Salalah with a visit to the Dhofar Orphan Centre. At each destination,the team will distributemuch needed household items including air conditioning units, cookers, refrigerators, sewing machines, and electronic goods including laptops and televisions.
Last week, the first leg of the Nawras Goodwill Journey helped change the lives of hundreds of Omanis as it travelled over 1,000 kilometres to visit charitable organisations and branches of the Omani Women’s Association in Seeb, Mussanah, Sohar, Khasab, Buraimi, Ibri and Ad Dakhiliyah.
Many of the Nawras volunteers have said that they have already seen the difference that the Journeyhasmade to the communities already visited. They feel that it is a wonderful experience during Ramadan to be able to provide much-needed equipment to enhance the quality of life for children with disabilities and support educational programmes for Omani families.
Since 2005, fasting volunteers from Nawras, part of the Ooredoo Group, a leading international communications company, have travelled the length and breadth of the Sultanate to try and make a real difference tothe daily lives of people in Oman. Over the past decade, the Nawras Goodwill Journey has travelled over 55,000 kilometres and helped nearly 10,000 families in need.
Daily updates from the Nawras Goodwill Journey 10 are available through official Nawras social media platforms. Take a look at the latest video diaries on the Nawras YouTube Channel, www.youtube.com/Nawras1500, and images on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Nawras. Nawras volunteersare also tweeting live on location at www.twitter.com/nawras_omanwith the dedicated hashtag of #RamadanJourney throughout the tour.The Nawras website is also tracking the Journey and volunteers live by GPS at www.nawras.om.
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. Nawraswas 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 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 MiddleEast, North Africa and Southeast 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, Myanmar and Indonesia. The company was named “Best Mobile Operator of the Year” at the World Communication Awards 2013.
The company reported revenues of US$9.3 billion in 2013 and had a consolidated global customer base of more than 95 million people as of 31 December 2013. Ooredoo’s shares are listed on the Qatar Exchange and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.
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