More than AED 10 million contributed by people in the UAE so far to renovate Emirati homes across the UAE

Press release
Published August 28th, 2012 - 09:05 GMT

Ahmed bin Bayat, Chairman du
Ahmed bin Bayat, Chairman du

Following the incredible success and response to its Ramadan home renovation campaign, Feekom Al Khair w Al Barakah with your goodness and blessings, du has announced it will extend the initiative until 30 September. This decision was taken based on the incredible response and donations received so far, with the campaign proceedings currently exceeding AED10,307,940. By extending the campaign, du is allowing more people to touch the lives of Emiratis in need, by contributing to a worthwhile cause that is for the benefit of UAE society.

du has donated AED700,000 to the cause with the support of its Emirati Plan customers (5% of every Emirati Plan subscription is retained as a donation to be used towards charitable causes in the UAE), as well as an additional AED500,000 to help renovate even more homes.

Ahmad Bin Byat, Chairman, du, said; “The people of the UAE have demonstrated their generosity by donating such a substantial amount into our home renovation fund. This demonstrates their allegiance with the vision of the UAE leadership and the government, who have established a flourishing welfare state that has provided benefits to us all. Our belief is that it is our collective responsibility to respond to the call of our leadership in maintaining our society’s values and attributes of equality, security and stability. We have the ability to touch the lives of our fellow Emiratis by making a contribution to initiatives such as ‘Feekom Al Khair w Al Barakah’, to exercise our power to make a difference.”

Contributions to ‘Feekom Al Khair w Al Barakah’ can be made via two convenient channels: through Emirates Islamic Bank Account number 0071-711687-002 (IBAN: AE09 0340 0000 7171 1687 002), or by SMS donation, through which du customers can SMS Home to 8000 to receive the donations instructions.

Background Information

Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du)

Ever since we opened for business in 2006, we have worked hard to enhance and expand our bouquet of services in an industry that is at the heart of economic and social transformation. Bringing people and businesses together is what we do best, offering mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services to people, homes and businesses all over the UAE. We also provide carrier services, a data hub, internet exchange facilities and satellite services for broadcasters.

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