Through its exclusive dealer in the Kingdom, Nassim Al Dada and Partners Co. - the sole dealer for Italian ELBA products and owner of SONA products in Jordan - BEKO International celebrated Eid el-Fitr with children from Al-Nazeef Orphan Center for Boys and Al-Nazeef Orphan Center for…

Within the framework of its social responsibility and its keenness to give back to the community in which it operates, McDonald's Egypt sponsored all summer programs in Ezbet Khairallah schools including arts, sports, theater, music and medical care.…

As part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) and in an effort to tackle three issues that are highly detrimental to health and prevalent in Oman — obesity, diabetes and stress — Petroleum Development Oman’s (PDO) Recreation Centre Fitness Group’s ‘Change4Life’ campaign, which is set to commence on October 11, held pre-launch presentations here in Mina Al Fahl…

More than 150 students participated in National Bank of Kuwait’s (NBK) Summer Training for university students in Kuwait. 

NBK initiated the Summer Training Program for university students as part of its endeavors to provide young Kuwaitis the opportunity to develop their skills, gain valuable corporate experience and learn firsthand about banking.

“NBK is fully committed to providing training and career development programs as part of its corporate…

PepsiCo-Jordan - winner of the 2009 and 2011 King Abdullah II Award for Excellence - celebrated Eid al-Fitr with around 200 children from several of the Kingdom's orphanages at Zaha Cultural Center for the fifth consecutive year.

Since it was first organized in 2008, the day-long event has grown…

When Fathi Buhazza's airline received a government contract to fly humanitarian aid from the UAE to earthquake-ravaged Pakistan five years ago, he regretted taking money for charitable work.

"We were paid a lot of money for our services," he said. "I did not feel that this is part of our value to benefit from the misery of other people, so we decided to waive our costs for…

In line with General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) efforts to undertake Social Corporate Responsibility initiatives, GCAA teamed up with UAE Genetic Disease Association (GDA) and signed an MoU to provide support to GDA’s activities in UAE, notably those evolving around preventing the occurrence of Thalassemia, a common genetic disorder in UAE.

The MoU was signed in GCAA’s Dubai…

As part of Arab Bank's corporate social responsibility program "Together," the Bank recently hosted an Iftar for 200 orphans at the Children's Museum, a non-profit educational initiative of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, in collaboration with a number of community based organizations registered under the Ministry of Social Development and the Children's…

Emirates Islamic Bank (EIB) announced that it is one of the sponsors of the sixth Takatof Ramadan Project, launched recently by the Emirates Foundation for Youth Development.

The Ramadan project is in line with the vision of the Takatof initiative (Social Volunteering Programme), which seeks to…

In the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan, Barclays Bank PLC announced that it has donated 38 computers to the Dubai Autism Center (DAC) in order to support and facilitate DAC's holistic approach to intervention and therapy. The Barclays IT team volunteered to set up and install the computers to create a dedicated facility for the students and instructors of the…

HSBC Kuwait this Ramadan ensured that families in need and the less fortunate were able to share in the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan. Staff volunteers signed up for the activity and served 315 Iftar meals daily.

The activity commenced at the start of Ramadan and will continue until the end…

Vodafone Egypt maintained its society development initiatives this year, highlighting its pioneering role in corporate social responsibility (CSR). The telco aims to reach the highest number of people in society to spread sustainable development ideas. 



Vodafone focuses on improving education and eradicating illiteracy. The mobile operator gives a special priority to resisting poverty and benefiting from mobile phone technology in development and providing…

Bupa Arabia organized a donation drive among its employees to collect clothes and other house hold items for distribution to orphans and the poor families. The one-week drive exceeded all expectations and collected over 2000 pieces of clothing, including items for women and men as well as for children, and also toys and home accessories.…

Under the patronage of HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, President of the Council of Trustees to the Royal Charity Organization, Zain Bahrain will this year distribute more than 20,000 schoolbags to deserving school students in time for the new academic year 2012-2013 in September this year.…

STC customers have shown positive interaction with the "Qitaf" program, through which they donate their accumulated loyalty points to the poor and hungry, and to people with special need, in accordance to a carefully planned guideline that STC put in place to organize and facilitate the donation process and to attract and encourage customers to do good in their…

Abu Dhabi-based alternate investment company, Gulf Capital, will sponsor one-year’s education of 100 underprivileged Lebanese and Palestinian children of a Lebanese non-profit association.

The sponsorship of children at the kindergartens of the Association for the Development of Palestinian Camps ‘Inaash’, is part of the company’s corporate social responsibility programmes and Ramadan initiatives.

The children, who are between the ages of three to five, will be sponsored for…

Bank Muscat, the flagship financial services provider in the Sultanate, hosted the ‘Safety First’ awareness campaign at its head office.

The Omani motor rally champion and co-founder of ‘Safety First’ Hamed al Wahaibi and tennis player Fatma al Nabhani were present for the event that was hosted as part of the Layali al Khair (Ramadhan evenings) of bank muscat.

The ‘Safety First’ campaign received an excellent response at bank muscat. Fans got an…

In line with its CSR activities during the holy month of Ramadan, PepsiCo-Jordan - winner of the 2009 and 2011 King Abdullah II Award for Excellence - organized an Iftar at the Nawares Al-Rahman Hall, during which it distributed 172 meals amongst a group of orphans and elderly community members residing in Al-Hashimi.…

For the third consecutive year and as part of its social responsibility program "Together", the Bank is continuing its efforts to assist in eradicating poverty across the Kingdom by collaborating with Tkiyet Um Ali to distribute 6,000 meals throughout the holy month of Ramadan to families in need.…