from 13th – 17th June 2008, during the “National Week of Children`s Health” the NGO Helen Keller International organises a campaign to distribute vitamin A throughout Guinea
    the Orange Foundation and Orange Guinea support this campaign
    1.5 million children in Guinea will benefit from this initiative

Within the framework of its programme to fight visual impairment and its role of coordinating the Group`s corporate philanthropy worldwide, the Orange Foundation working closely with Orange Guinea is supporting the campaign to distribute vitamin A to 1.5 children in Guinea, lead by the Helen Keller International NGO. This campaign will be carried out by 3,000 health workers and 3,000 volunteers on the whole Guinean territory, from 13th – 17th June 2008, during the “National Week of Children`s Health”.
As its first corporate philanthropy intiative, Orange Guinea will contribute to raising the awareness of communities by sending text messages to all its customers and by making its posting network available to Helen Keller International. Orange Guinea will also provide the NGO with means of communication to feedback the results of the campaign to different administrative areas. Orange Guinea employees will participate in the distribution campaign in Conakry.

In Guinea, it is estimated that 57% of children under five suffer from vitamin A deficiency which weakens their immune system and is the chief cause of childhood blindness. Thus, a national campaign to distribute vitamin A is organised twice a year. It is usually coupled  with a de-worming and vaccination programme for women and children.


Helen Keller International NGO
Founded in Paris in 1915, Helen Keller International`s mission is to fight the causes and consequences of blindness and malnutrition by implementing programmes for sight, health and nutrition benefit. Each year, the organisation directly helps almost 60 million people in 22 countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas.


The Orange Foundation
Since its creation in 1987, the Orange Foundation has been conducting a major programme of corporate philanthropy which is the continuation of its company mission:  giving everyone the means to communicate, fighting against sensory and social isolation as well as promoting cultural fulfilment. The Orange Foundation is involved in three fields:

    health and disability to create links by helping autistic persons, and seeking to improve the autonomy and quality of life of persons suffering from visual or auditory impairments.
    education to build links by contributing to the fight against illiteracy and by encouraging the education of girls in developing countries.
    culture for developing links by supporting the collective practice of vocal music.

In additoin to its action in France, the Orange Foundation unites and coordinates all the Group`s corporate philanthropy throughout the world. Projects are supported in 27 countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. In all the countries, the Foundation works with local or international NGOs or associations in the given areas taking into account the cultural values and strategic necessities of each country.