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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.

Hormuud Telecom and Salaam Somali Bank sponsored for the 3rd time the Conference on Engineering, Science and Technology. The conference was attended by more than 250 members, mostly from local academia, researchers, and practitioners with the aim to discuss interdisciplinary research and practices in the fields of Engineering and Technology.​ A Certificate of appreciation has been awarded to Hormuud Telecom for being the sole sponsor of CEST. Yasin Hassan Yusuf, deputy director for Marketing has received the appreciation on their behalf.

Hormuud Telecom sponsored for the 4th year Mogadishu Book Fair. The fair which is the most popular in Somalia promotes books, reading, literature, and culture, while bringing together intellectuals, publishers, authors, book enthusiasts, poets, playwrights, book sellers and musicians. Some of the guests have travelled long distance to witness the occasion. The three days event which started in 2015 and gradually grew into an annual literary festival in Mogadishu.

Markii 12 aad muddo ka yar laba sano ayaa Ciidamada Kenya waxay burburiyeen xaruntii shirkadda Hormuud Telecom ee tuulada Caws-Qurun oo ku taalla gobolka Gedo abaare saqdii dhexe ee 22 kii Agoosto 2019.

Hormuud Telecom for the 2nd year sponsored the annual Somali STEM Summit. Somali STEM Society is an Association umbrella for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in all Somali regions, bringing together students, researchers, academics and other professionals interested in STEM for creating a platform to share and exchange STEM knowledge and skills. Somali STEM Society recognizes that achieving in the modern field of technology and science requires the cultivation of transformative, innovative, creative thinking, skills, competent and empowered society. Hormuud is committed to finding a better Somalia and that starts with a strong foundation in its education sector with which this summit is addressing.