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Azerbaijan's leading cellular provider Azercell has become the year's Corporate Social Responsibility Company.
The presentation ceremony for the National Public Award called "Leave No Child Out" has been held in the State Philharmony named after M. Magomayev. Azercell Telecom LLC was among winners of the award which was presented in seven nominations.
The speakers underlined in particular the activities of Azercell Telecom in solving children's problems.
Ombudsperson Elmira Suleymanova thanked Azercell Telecom for its assistance extended to the children in need: "Azercell always brings joy to children. It renders its support and assistance to them. In this noble mission, Azercell has extensive experience in supporting not only children but also adults and the elderly".
The UNICEF Representative in Azerbaijan Hanaa Singer expressed confidence that the role played by the private sector is crucial to build a healthy society in Azerbaijan.
"I do hope that a day will come and we will see no children left without care any longer. But we have some work to do till that day," Azercell Telecom General Manager Halim Ates said about the importance of the award for his company.
The "Leave No Child Out" award was established by the Azerbaijani NGO Alliance for Children Rights.
The first international conference entitled "Investing in the Future" with its main idea - "We are responsible not only for the work we do but also for the society we live in" was held in May in Baku at the initiative of Azercell Telecom and with the support of the NGO Alliance and UNICEF.