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Huawei Technologies, China's leading global ICT solution provider, on Wednesday donated equipment and food items to Kibre Aregawuyan Elders' Care Center, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The company has also held a special lunch program at the center on the occasion of the Ethiopian New Year, whereby heads and staff of Huawei Ethiopia shared their friendship and love with Ethiopians, particularly with the senior citizens of Ethiopia.
Established in 2007 as a response to the dire need of elders without helpers, Kibre Aregawuyan Elders' Center cares and supports the elderly in its two programs, namely institution based and community based support programs.
It provides care and support for about 38 elders in the institution based program while it has supported more than 716 elders in its community based support program.
This donation of Huawei includes washing machines, water filter machine, mattresses, blankets, and some food items worth 60,000 Eth. Birr (about 3,000 U.S. dollars).
Tony Duan, CEO of Huawei Ethiopia, handed over the donation to Worknesh Munie, founder of the Center during the lunch program at the Center.
Speaking on the occasion, Tony Duan said his company provides the donation based on its unwavering principle to support the community as a continuation of history and culture of supporting the society with whom Huawei works.
Huawei had previously donated similar items to and held such holiday lunch program with the needy at another center known as Macedonia Humanitarian Association here in Addis Ababa.
The company last year donated education materials and other equipment to orphanage children and also awarded state-of-the-art media pads to about 30 outstanding female university students early this year here in the country.
The CEO told reporters that Huawei contributes share to development and better lives of the society among which it operates.
He said his company would continue such activities in the future.
The founder of Kibre Aregawuyan Elders' Care Center has extended her heartfelt gratitude to Huawei for the donation and the friendship shown by the Chinese company to most vulnerable groups of the society.
Worknesh expressed gladness for receiving the donation which she said is a generous support.
"We are very much pleased that the Chinese, who are development partners and friends to the citizens of developing countries, are here today to celebrate our new year with the most vulnerable groups of the society that is senior citizens of Ethiopia. Moreover we are very much glad to receive the generous support you have made today," said Worknesh.
According to Worknesh, the center has been given a plot of land from the Addis Ababa Municipality for the construction of a multi- purpose elderly care and support center, which is expected to accommodate more than 200 elderly, hospital, guest house, conference hall, and resource center.
Worknesh said under the center's community based program, the center is supporting the elders by repairing their residential houses, empowering women elderly economically through income- generating activities.
