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eCompany facilitates instant donations for Médecins Sans Frontières

eCompany, Etisalat's one-stop e-powerhouse business unit which provides Internet services and total e-solutions, has enabled the UAE chapter of the International humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), to accept donations online through its website www.msfuae.ae.

  • United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, September 01 - 2004 at 14:55
  • PRESS RELEASE


Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, GM, eCompany.
Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, GM, eCompany.


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MSF, a not-for-profit organisation, has been provided with all the necessary ePayment services and security features that allow it to receive donations online. Commenting on the ease and security with which donations can be made. Mr. Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, GM, eCompany, said: 'eCompany has facilitated the raising of funds by MSF in an efficient manner. Donations to humanitarian causes are an integral feature of the culture in our region and this new avenue for donations will undoubtedly be utilised in increasing numbers by the donors here.'

'With the level of high level of Internet usage in the GCC, it made sense for MSF to give people in the region the ability to donate online. eCompany has provided us with the technological means to accomplish this. It is now easier than ever for people to help make a difference,' said Fouad Ismael, Executive Director Médecins Sans Frontières.

MSF raises money by donations, by fund-raising activities, sponsorships and partnerships with corporations. This helps to secure its financial independence, independence of action and independence to report about the plights of the populations in danger for whom it works.
Its life-saving work - with populations in danger, with victims of conflicts, of natural disasters and epidemics as well as famine - is well recognized across the world and in the region. Those who wish to contribute to the Médecins Sans Frontières' ongoing efforts to provide emergency medical aid to populations in crisis can now log onto www.msfuae.ae and donate by credit card.




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Anne-Birte Stensgaard Posted by Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News Editor
Wednesday, September 01 - 2004 at 14:55 UAE local time (GMT+4)

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This Article was updated on Wednesday, June 08 - 2005


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