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AWAL inks cooperation agreement with DSCA

Posted Sun 08 Jul 2012 02:21:24 pm in News, Technology & IT | By Dubib.com News Desk

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July08, 2012

AWAL ITServices, the leading IT services provider, has recently signed a cooperationagreement with Down Syndrome Charitable Association "DSCA", toprovide a range of technical and logistic services to support the variousactivities of the Association and contribute to its success. The agreement wassigned by Prof. Suzanne bint Salman Al Ghanim, Secretary-General of"DSCA" and Abdul Rahman Obeid, Marketing Director at AWAL.

 

New studiesindicate that the number of children with Down syndrome in Saudi Arabia iscurrently over 25 thousand, with about 1000 children diagnosed with theSyndrome annually born, and it was also observed that children with Downsyndrome usually die at an early age, which calls for raising awareness aboutthis matter. AWAL’s agreement with "DSCA" forms part of thecompany’s corporate social responsibility program and follows itsstrategy to serve the Saudi community through supporting all activities aimedat reducing the prevalence of this disability and its treatment.

 

"DSCA"aims to provide financial aid and Zakat donations for families and financerehabilitation and health care services and the different needs of these childrenand their families, in addition to developing and providing training programs,related info and support services to families of children with Down syndrome.The Association also strives to develop and provide education andrehabilitation programs for children with Down syndrome addressing theirvarious growth stages, in addition to developing educational material as wellas practical training programs for trainers and teachers in the field of Downsyndrome and mental deficiency.

 

AWAL is keen onkeeping up with the aspirations of social organizations locally and is takingpart in supporting them constantly through its CSR program. AWAL is a subsidiary of Saudi Telecom Group, and offers a range of services includingconsulting, managed IT solutions, building IT infrastructure and data centreservices.



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