‘A Dirham For Hope’ Initiative Launched By Etisalat And Friends Of Cancer Patients For Cancer Sufferers And Their Families

Now, each time the users of Etisalat services pick up their phone and send an SMS to the number 1110, you would have contributed ‘a dirham of hope’ to the treatment, support and wellbeing of a cancer patient in the country.

This great opportunity for community service is the outcome of a fundraising initiative, ‘Dirham Al Amal’or ‘A Dirham for Hope’,which was launched recently by Emirates Telecommunication Group Company (Etisalat) and Friends Of Cancer Patients (FOCP)– a Sharjah-based cancer charity – with a view to support FOCP’s efforts in offering financial and moral assistance to cancer sufferers and their families in the UAE.

An agreement formalising the initiative was signed by HE Abdul Aziz Taryam, CEO Advisor and General Manager, Etisalat Northern Emirates, and HE Sawsan Jafar, Chairperson of the FOCP Board of Directors.

The agreement enables community members to support FOCP’s efforts in the fight against cancer by donating only one Dirham daily to the Dirham Al Amal initiative.Upon sending an SMS to the Etisalat number 1110, AED 1 will be transferred to the FOCPaccount.