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Osama A. Hashmi

More options Jan 9, 12:28 pm

From: "Osama A. Hashmi" <hashm...@gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 22:28:26 +0500

Local: Wed, Jan 9 2008 12:28 pm

Subject: Re: Mobilink Foundation

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Actually why is a wheelchair considered charitable CSR activity anyway? This
is part of fundamental rights and companies get sued for not providing it.

We're a software product company and in California we could be sued if we
dont support people with visual impairments.

This is the law - its not something you go out and promote just to win gold
medals. You dont show off that you're taking money out of your own
foundation to do things which should have been done in the first place to
protect citizen rights.

On Jan 9, 2008 10:23 PM, Shaheer Khan <shaheer.a.k...@gmail.com> wrote:

> The wheel-chair ramp is one thing that lefts to be desired. I've seen
> it in MANY countries abroad, and it's part of any CSR activity to help
> facilitate the transport of disabled persons in society. Here, in
> Pakistan, I don't get to see these. Hospitals, however, are one
> exception... but then, I'm sure everyone knows why... because their
> beds can't go through (they don't care about persons on wheelchairs,
> I'm sure).

> On Jan 9, 3:57 pm, "Tee Emm" <tariq.must...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Mobilink has announced the establishment of Mobilink Foundation (
> http://www.mobilinkgsm.com) to formally handle their CSR initiatives (
> http://www.mobilinkgsm.com/csr/index.php). The seed financial endowment is
> > Rs 30 million. They can take up some good, tech savvy not-to-profit
> projects
> > (though the current initiatives are not terribly exciting - like
> > construction of wheel chair ramp at Mobilink offices!).

> > But good step forward!

> > --
> > Tariq Mustafa MSN:t...@hotmail.com
> > Active Cell # http://tinyurl.com/2ob35t
> > Industry Blog:http://pakng.wordpress.com

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