Azercell joins next charity campaign in fight against COVID-19
“Azercell Telecom” LLC has joined the next charity event to care
and support people in need during the special lockdown amid
COVID-19. The event arranged by BEAT Group in partnership with
Azercell allows Azercell subscribers to help with the preparation
and delivery of various dishes for low-income families during the
quarantine.
Azercell subscribers participating in the charity event will help
citizens with financial difficulties amid coronavirus outbreak by
donating AZN 1, AZN 5 or AZN 9 from their number’s balance. Thus,
the collected amount will be used for food to prepare various
dishes that will be delivered to low-income families by
volunteers.
To join the charity, just text the amount donated (1, 5 or 9) to
the short number 5595. You can also support the initiative by
filling out the form on the website https://evdeq.al/. In the
“Report” section of the website, Azercell subscribers can see the
last 3 digits of the number and the amount donated in the list of
donors, monitor the use of donations, and view photo and video
reports as well.
The leading operator in the local mobile market, Azercell Telecom
has been actively supporting the steps taken by the Azerbaijani
government to combat the coronavirus from the first day. The mobile
operator allocated 2 million manats to the “Fund to Support Fight
against Coronavirus”, established by the Decree of the President of
the Republic of Azerbaijan dated March 19, 2020, to contribute to
the measures to prevent the spread of the disease in the
country.
Azercell is the first mobile operator, to provide calls to the
Hotline (1542) of the State Agency on Mandatory Health Insurance
free of charge for all Azercell subscribers during the pandemic.
The company also uploaded the amount of 50 AZN to the balance of
active roaming subscribers who are currently in the countries with
limited transport conditions with Azerbaijan to provide them with
uninterrupted communication with their families and relatives.
Azercell subscribers gained an opportunity to donate to the “Fund
to Support Fight against Coronavirus” via Mobile Payment. The
mobile operator started providing its subscribers aged above 65 an
opportunity to benefit from Azercell’s Mobile Customer Services
without leaving home for free.
Moreover, Azercell in cooperation with “Regional Development”
Public Union (RDPU), presented product baskets to 5728 low-income
families in Baku, aiming to improve their social welfare, as well
as support the state's social isolation measures to prevent the
spread of coronavirus outbreak.
Azercell also provided communication support to healthcare staff
who selflessly fulfill their duties by risking their lives in the
fight against coronavirus in various hospitals and quarantine
centers. Thus, Azercell making no distinction between its
subscribers and the subscribers of the other two operators,
uploaded AZN 50 to the balance of over 600 medical workers
currently at service.
In its social video released on media channels, Azercell called on
fellow citizens to show solidarity, stay strong, appreciate and
take care of relatives and friends and not to leave their homes.
During these challenging and vulnerable days the world-famous
foreign language learning app Busuu, which allows learning 12
foreign languages at the same time, has been made available to
Azercell subscribers with a 50% discount on a monthly subscription
from March 24 to April 30. Besides, by joining the monthly package
Zvuk, Azercell subscribers have unlimited access to the service at
no additional charge for the mobile Internet.
During the lockdown in the country aiming to prevent the spread of
COVID-19, Azercell will continue its social responsibility
initiatives to support its subscribers and the country’s citizens,
holding various social campaigns for them.
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