2010 CSR Highlights - Bahrain
e-Shabab: Zain sponsored e-Shabab, a summer training program that mentors young innovators and is a combination of three main elements: training, guidance, and a competition which links the program to the innovative and award-winning ‘Zain Dream’ initiative.
F.U.N.: Zain has taken the leadership route with its Future University Network (F.U.N) program, offering young people hands-on work experience at Zain where they can develop leadership and innovation.
e-learning Centre – an ongoing commitment: This highly advanced technological centre was developed in 2004 in coordination with the University of Bahrain at a cost of more than BD 310,000 ($823,242) donated by Zain Bahrain. The centre, which Zain will maintain and upgrade, caters to nearly 17,000 students and faculty on an annual basis.
Zain Dream: This creative CSR project won the prestigious Arab Golden Chip Award at the Mena ICT Week in January, 2010. The project has been running for two years with over 24 winning ‘dreams’ that have gone on to serve the community and which have been richly supported with financial incentives, valuable publicity and professional input from Zain Bahrain. In 2010, Zain Dream was linked to e-Shabab. The most innovative young person to use technology creatively won mentorship as well as financial and technical support through Zain Dream.
Additionally, Zain Bahrain is a consistent supporter of institutions and individuals with special needs. In 2010, we donated a bus to help transport people with special needs to and from their places of work and we have created special packages for the hearing and speech impaired as well as providing Braille computers for the blind.
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