{"id":459,"date":"2015-03-31T07:31:33","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T07:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/digitaldips.pk\/?p=459"},"modified":"2016-02-19T19:48:04","modified_gmt":"2016-02-19T19:48:04","slug":"mobilink-wins-8th-annual-csr-excellence-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/2015\/03\/31\/mobilink-wins-8th-annual-csr-excellence-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobilink wins \u20188th Annual CSR Excellence Awards\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mobilink won top honors at the 8<sup>th<\/sup> Annual CSR Excellence Awards 2014, which were conducted by the CSR Association of Pakistan. The telco received the award under the \u2018Innovation\u2019 category for its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities which were greatly endorsed as one that leverage business strengths to offer high impact social solutions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/digitaldips.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Mobilink-Wins-CSR-Awards-English-Picture.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2300\" src=\"http:\/\/digitaldips.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Mobilink-Wins-CSR-Awards-English-Picture-1024x578.jpg\" alt=\"Mobilink-Wins-CSR-Awards-English-Picture\" width=\"720\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Mobilink-Wins-CSR-Awards-English-Picture-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Mobilink-Wins-CSR-Awards-English-Picture-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Mobilink-Wins-CSR-Awards-English-Picture-600x339.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Mobilink-Wins-CSR-Awards-English-Picture.jpg 1948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The judges were particularly impressed by Mobilink\u2019s mLiteracy program that provides good quality education to the rural females of Pakistan. The telco uses its business model to provide education over cell phones to learners not served by traditional education channels in association with UNESCO and other reputable international partners. In so far, the mLiteracy program has empowered 6,150 learners in its initial stage. Apart from global accreditation, this initiative won the GSMA Award at the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>Omar Manzur, Head of Corporate Communications, Mobilink said, <em>\u201cAn educated and healthy society is Pakistan\u2019s key to ensuring a better future for Pakistan. This award is a recognition of the efforts that we have made under the pillar of Education as part of our Corporate Responsibility initiatives. As the most trusted telecom operator of Pakistan, Mobilink is committed and will continue to invest in to making every day better for the communities it operates in.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Representatives from Mobilink also spoke at the award ceremony about the company\u2019s planned Child Helpline Initiative, which is a part of VimpelCom\u2019s, Mobilink\u2019s parent company, partnership with GSMA. Under the initiative, Mobilink plans to provide a countrywide helpline to provide support to vulnerable children. The service will see Mobilink partner with institution(s) that have the thematic expertise in the area. Mobilink will also work to advocate the service and the cause with an aim to raise awareness amongst communities.<\/p>\n<p>Mobilink\u2019s CR portfolio concentrates work and resources on 4 key areas of distress: Education, Health, Environment and Emergency Relief.\u00a0 The telco has won numerous awards commending these initiatives in the past as well.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mobilink won top honors at the 8th Annual CSR Excellence Awards 2014, which were conducted by the CSR Association of Pakistan. 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