Telecom donated SWITCH mobile phones to 30 children’s shelters and old age homes in the country on 23 January. Telecom Managing Director Frans Ndoroma said the donation fully connected SWITCH cellphones is a way of helping in the provision of communication access to the 52 selected children’s shelters and old age homes. The donation was handed over to the Minister of Health and Social Services Dr Richard Kamwi for the distribution.

Telecom donated SWITCH mobile phones to 30 children’s shelters and old age homes in the country on 23 January. Telecom Managing Director Frans Ndoroma said the donation fully connected SWITCH cellphones is a way of helping in the provision of communication access to the 52 selected children’s shelters and old age homes.
The donation was handed over to the Minister of Health and Social Services Dr Richard Kamwi for the distribution.
Ndoroma said SWITCH is helping in bridging the telephonic divide in society and is ideal for meeting the growing demand for affordable telecommunications services in Namibia and emerging markets.
He said, “We are dedicated to making a difference by helping where help is needed. Through this gesture our company aims to build relationships that ultimately produce an overall positive impact on society. Today's donation represents our efforts to address the problem of lack of access to communication facilities suffered by many of these children’s shelters and old age homes.”
Ndoroma said Telecom believes that by providing financial or material support as well as spiritual care to those who need it most as a hallmark of good a corporate citizen. Minister Kamwi said he is grateful for the donation since communication is a critical requirement within his ministry, whether it is for a doctor, ambulance or social worker.
He said in the field of health all depend heavily on communication and the tools that make it effective. Kamwi said in cases of emergencies or natural disasters devices like SWITCH cellphones can literally be the determining factor between life and death. He called the gift a life saving donation to members of the community who are in need of vital communication tools.
Kamwi said, “I trust that the beneficiaries will put the SWITCH phones to proper and effective use, for the purposes intended, which are to meet the needs of those they serve on a daily basis.”
He went on to urge and encourage the emergency, social, maintenance workers, family and friends who will be receiving the calls to answer and respond to the calls in a professional, timely and compassionate manner.
Kamwi thanked Telecom on behalf of government for the support and commitment to giving priority to the vulnerable groups.