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With the number of COVID19 cases growing in Somalia, Hormuud Foundation has donated two ambulances to De Martino Hospital to support the national efforts to contain the virus and prevent it from spreading.

Hormuud Foundation in partnership with Salaam Somali Bank donated different kinds of food items to Dr. Habeb's psychiatric hospital

Today, Hormuud Foundation donated food items of different kinds such as floor, Rice, Sugar, dates, clothing and five camels to the prisoners in Mogadishu central prison. Similarly the foundation donated cash handouts to members of disabled Somali army at martini Hospital. This is part of the Hormuud Foundation's annual Iftar prgram

Hormuud Foundation has distributed food package to 10,000 IDP’s as part of Hormuud Foundation Iftar program, which will continue during the holy month of Ramadan. The program will benefit the poor, the disabled, the sick in hospitals and the orphans.

Hormuud Foundation has donated an emergency ambulance to Kismayo Hospital. The vehicle, equipped with special medical equipment will play a major in the hospital’s day to day emergency activities.

Hormuud telecom for the second year sponsored Mogadishu Tech Summit, an annual gathering that focuses on the need for Somalia government, business community, donors, private sector, entrepreneurs and development organizations to apply innovation and technology to drive a sustainable development. Addressing the opening session of Mogadishu tech summit, CEO of Hormuud, Ahmed Yusuf, said "Hormuud in partnership with Salaam Bank, will stand with the Somali entrepreneurs & will dedicate $5 million to support the Somali innovators & entrepreneurs in the next 3 years, to enable more opportunities & jobs for the Somali people"

“After the floods inundated Beledwayne, and parts of Bay and Gedo regions, we decided to work very closely with the International Community, and ZERO all commission charges for their emergency cash programs to flood- affected communities #Hormuud Chairman & CEO, Ahmed Yuusuf

Hormuud Telecom Foundation has donated dry food to more than 300 vulnerable communities in Baardheere district. These Communities were mainly Pastoralist families who fled from the villages of Cows-Qurun, Faxfaxdhuun, Busaar, Ceel-raam, and Daarusalaam. They were severely affected by prolonged droughts, wide spread deaths of livestock, food insecurity and destruction of telecom infrastructure by Kenyan defense forces, leading to an estimated 20,000 people being in need of food assistance. What is worse, these internally displace communities could not make phone calls nor could they receive remittance from their relatives abroad.

U-abaal-gud Furum presented Hormuud telecom with special recognition award. The forum rewards the local Somali communities from all walks of life and recognizes inspirational role models in the field of business, social work, sports, education, and entertainment. The forum was attended by more than 200 guests including, politicians, business men, and other prominent Somali intellectuals from public and private sector. All the guests in their key note speech thanked Hormuud telecom for contribution to Somali community. At the end of the event, Hormuud Telecom has received certificate of recognition from U-Abaalgud Forum for its role that it has played and continue to play in Corporate Social Responsibility as well as the development of the country.

Hormuud Telecom Foundation (HTF) awarded 30 students from different parts of Somalia with full scholarship. The scholarship winners were chosen among 300 applications received for the 2019 Hormuud scholarship program.