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Business Additional Vodafone Group Plc
Overview review Performance Governance Financials information 39 Annual Report 2013
Instant Network volunteer programme Exceeding our £7m target for Moyo
Vodafone Foundation volunteers are trained Thanks to the support of our colleagues and generous
employees deployed as irst responders to provide partners we exceeded our £7 million target set
mobile communications support in emergencies. in September 2011 to support ‘CCBRT’ in Tanzania.
These network engineers, IT and corporate security Money raised has funded the integration of a remote
specialists are trained on mobile technology, mobile referral system for women suffering from
humanitarian aid and go through a certiied course so obstetric istula. Diagnosis happens over the phone
they are best prepared for natural disaster situations and money is sent via M-Pesa to cover the costs
and conlict areas. The Foundation’s Instant of transferring patients to Dar es Salaam for surgery.
Network Programme comprises 67 volunteers from This system enabled 600 women in 2012 to receive
21 countries across Europe, Africa and the Paciic. corrective surgery compared to 168 in 2011.
