2010 CSR Highlights - Kuwait
RUNQ8 - Shoof Zain: Zain sponsored RunQ8, a 10 km race on November 6, 2010 in support of Kuwait University’s Community Eye Health Initiative - Vision 2020, a joint initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO), and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB). A preliminary project for eye care for the elderly will be conducted in joint cooperation between the Kuwait University and the Kuwait Ministry of Health. As a part of the partnership, Zain will fund many eye care related projects and, as part of the Shoof Zain campaign, a fully-equipped mobile care unit with facilities to detect eye disease.
Najee: A Cancer Support Group that is first of its kind in Kuwait and which has the first fully-fledged, dedicated Arabic language Cancer site in the Middle East.
Patients’ Helping Fund: Zain, for the third year in a row, has donated KD 50,000 ($180,000) for Kuwait’s Patients’ Helping Fund Society (PHFS) as a contribution towards providing medical treatment to non-Kuwaiti cancer patients and supporting the major role played by the Kuwait Patients Helping Fund Society in the treatment of cancer.
National Union of Kuwaiti Students: For the 3rd year in a row, Zain sponsored the annual conference of the National Union of Kuwaiti Students (NUKS) which was held in Miami between November 26 – 27, 2010. The company also hosted a gala dinner on the final night, during which it honored the 16 top students. This sponsorship is an unequivocal demonstration of the company’s commitment to what it sees is the budding leaders and decision makers of the future. NUKS represents over 2,000 Kuwaiti students at universities across the US, where, through its activities and programs they can develop their personal and academic skills.
F.U.N. (Future University Network): This is the first and only youth program of its kind in Kuwait, fully and completely created and run by Zain, targeting college students. It offers them the chance to bridge the gap between studies and actual work experience, combining training sessions and social programs, as well as fun activities and youth discounts. Hala Febrayer: Kuwait’s National and Independence days fall in February. Zain supports a month long festival that not only supports the occasion but also enhances all around economic growth, tourism, culture, and the arts.
P2Bk: Proud to be Kuwaiti is a national campaign and NGO that supports and guides young nationals to establish businesses and promote entrepreneurship.
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