Emergency Relief for October 8th, 2005 Earthquake Victims: Within hours of the most tragic catastrophe to hit Pakistan in its history, Telenor Pakistan activated its efforts to help the earthquake survivors.

Telenor employees led the initiative by setting up stalls at the emergency sites providing free communication services to relief workers and affected families.

Telenor announced an emergency relief package of Rs. 65 million to go to the Red Cross and President’s Earthquake Relief Fund. The company also opened its network in advance in several affected cities and provided free emergency communications services to the National Crisis Management Center and local NGOs. Additional contributions from the Telenor group of companies worldwide added another Rs. 30 million worth of goods and foodstuff.

Helping cancer patients: Telenor Pakistan made a sizable donation to Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust in order to support the cause of treating cancer patients.

Restoration of Rohtas Fort: Telenor Pakistan contributed to a fundraiser for the restoration of the historic Rohtas Fort.

Regional initiatives: Our regional offices have taken and keep taking community support in their areas.

TP's flood Relief Efforts
Telenor Pakistan, continuing with its efforts to provide relief to the flood-affected people, has distributed food and drinking water to almost 10,000 families in the badly-hit areas of Sindh and Balochistan.

The relief efforts were planned, arranged and carried out as soon as news was received about the situation with first reports coming in on 1 July. Within 48 hours 4000 bags containing food and water had been distributed to the needy in the affected areas of Gadap, Vinder, Bela and Naushki.

Then, on 8 July another 3,600 food bags - each sufficient to feed a family of eight for a day - were distributed among the affected people in Shahdadkot, Kambar, Usta Muhammad and Jafferabad.

Until now the company has distributed relief goods worth Rs2.7million. Telenor Pakistan employees across the country also contributed generously to a flood relief fund set up by employees themselves. Everyone contributed whole-heartedly. The Rs353,000 collected was matched by Telenor Pakistan's Corporate Social Responsibility department with an equal amount. The resulting amount (more than Rs700,000) has helped to meet the basic needs of several thousand people.

TP Blood Donations for PRCS
The Corporate Responsibility unit recently teamed up with Pakistan Red Crescent Society to help collect blood donations from among employees in Islamabad.

The Corporate Responsibility unit organized a blood donation drive in CHQ for Pakistan Red Crescent Society. The collection was held at CHQ Islamabad on 25 July in the Training Room where PRCS had set up six portable beds. To donate blood 41 employees turned up of which 13 were deferred due to low hemoglobin level. Corporate Responsibility had arranged juice and sandwiches for the donors.

PRCS's blood reserves had fallen low following the recent emergencies in the city and need for blood -- after the Lal Masjid incident, the Aabpara bomb blast, and for those injured in the recent floods in the south of the country. As such there was immediate need for these reserves to be brought up.

The employees who came were very cooperative and appreciative of the initiative. A few asked if the blood collection drive was a recurring activity.

PRCS staff were very pleasant and caring. When it was time to leave, they said that it had been a pleasure planning the activity, and that they had fun being with employees. They hoped that we would continue to collaborate with them in similar activities in future too.

PRCS's Dr Murtaza said that they had approached a number of cellular companies to conduct similar activities on their premises but none had agreed. Telenor Pakistan is the first cellular company to have responded positively to their request.

About PRCS
Mission and Vision: Safe blood for all
The program aims at developing volunteers for community services and to prepare the future generation of Voluntary Unpaid Blood Donors (VUBD) by enhancing awareness of blood safety for prevention of spread of transfusion-transmissible diseases, i.e. Hepatitis B, C and HIV/AIDS.

For the promotion of healthy lifestyles and voluntary blood donation, the PRCS aims to carry the SABS program forward to higher educational level in the form of PRCS Youth Health Safety Clubs. For increasing blood collection, awareness campaigns are conducted and mobile blood camps held in colleges, universities, educational institutions, organizations and markets.

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