OTE and COSMOTE: 15 years of offer to children

This year OTE and COSMOTE complete fifteen years of ongoing support to totally over 40 non-governmental organisations, with more than 5,5 million euros, which contribute to improving the living conditions of children in need across Greece.

OTE and COSMOTE celebrated the 15 years of offer and delivered the sum of EUR 550,000 to 17 NGOs caring for children, at a special event that was held in the framework of “Day of Love – Day of Inspiration” to honour these impactful non-profit organisations and the 4,500 volunteers working to improve the living conditions of more than 150,000 children.

Mr. Michael Tsamaz, Chairman and CEO of OTE Group, said at the event: “We need to get out of our four walls and see what happens next to us. Especially anything related to children’s lives cannot leave us indifferent. Everyone can and should contribute to changing the situation we live. For us at OTE Group, the programs and the actions in this direction are an ongoing commitment.”

For yet another year, the sum delivered to the NGOs was collected during the festive days as part of OTE revenues derived from calls made by its subscribers as well as from New Year’s Day SMS and MMS sent by COSMOTE subscribers.

ΟΤΕ and COSMOTE offered part of their revenues to the following NGOs:
  • “Together for Children”, a Union of 10 non-profit Greek Associations*
  • “MDA Hellas”, an association for the care of people with Muscular Dystrophy diseases
  • The Smile of the Child” Association
  • “Open Arms”, NGO Friends of Social Pediatrics
  • “Cerebral Palsy Greece”
  • “EL.E.P.A.P”, Hellenic Society for the Protection and Rehabilitation of Disabled Children
  • “Floga”, Association of Parents of Children with Cancer
  • “SKEP”, Association of Social Responsibility for Children and Youngsters
  • “Make-A-Wish” Greece
  • Special Education Workshop “Margarita”
  • “Child’s Heart” Hellenic Association for the Protection of Information and Assistance of Children with Heart Disease
  • “Pediatric Trauma Care” Association
  • “Arc of Love” Charitable Association
  • “Right to Life” Association of Parents and Friends of People with Disabilities
  • “Children’s Hearts” Association of Northern Greece for People with congenital heart diseases
This year, for the first time, OTE and COSMOTE employees have selected on their own one of the associations through voting, the Special Education Workshop “Margarita”. In addition, this year too, instead of buying Christmas corporate gifts and printed cards, OTE and COSMOTE have donated the sum collected to the following child organisations: Athens Municipal Nursery and the “Pammakaristos” Children’s Foundation.

*The 10 Associations-Members of the Union “Together for Children” are:
  • Foundation “Paidiki Stegi” (Children’s House)
  • Social Work Foundation “Hatzipaterion” Rehabilitation Centre for Children with Cerebral Palsy
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • “Friends of Theotokos” Association
  • Centre for People with Special Needs “Hara”
  • Panhellenic Union for the Prevention of Juvenile Diabetes (P.E.A.N.D.)
  • Friends of the Child
  • PNOE – Friends of Children in Intensive Care
  • Friends of Merimna
  • SOS Children’s Villages Greece

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