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              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.
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