Mobilink
Foundation Torchbearers organize Pakistan’s largest corporate blood collection
drive
Mobilink Foundation Torchbearers collect over 500 pints of blood for
Thalassaemia patients
Karachi, 11 July 2013: Mobilink Foundation Torchbearers (employee
volunteers) have organized Pakistan’s largest corporate blood collection drive.
The nationwide initiative by Mobilink employees collected over 500 pints of
blood over the course of one day.
The drive was organized in
partnership with Fatimid Foundation and Sundus Foundation as a means of
collecting blood for children suffering from a range of chronic and life
threatening illnesses including Thalassaemia. In the first half of 2013,
Mobilink Foundation Torchbearers have provided blood donations to help over
3,000 young Thalassaemia patients across Pakistan.
Omar Manzur, Head of Corporate
Communications Mobilink said, “Employee volunteerism is a core driver of the
Mobilink Foundation and our employees are strongly encouraged to promote a
humanitarian spirit. I am very glad to see that our Torchbearers have taken the
lead in making such a lasting impact on so many young lives.”
Thalassaemia is a hereditary
genetic blood disorder. Over 5,000 children are born with this disease in
Pakistan every year and their survival depends on regular blood transfusion for
the rest of their lives. Many children succumb to early demise because of not
being able to receive blood transfusion in time.
The Mobilink Foundation is a reflection
of the commitment of Mobilink and its employees to reshape lives of the
community in which Mobilink operates. Established in 2007, the Mobilink
Foundation is a non-profit organization, which provides support for the local
community in the areas of health, education, environment and humanitarian
assistance. Being a philanthropic organization, it is purely based on
employee volunteerism that enables the Foundation to spend every penny directly
towards the causes it is associated with. In 2013, Mobilink Foundation became Pakistan’s
first and only telecom CR function to be certified by the Pakistan Center of
Philanthropy (PCP).
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