Batelco Presents Annual Donation as part of 5 Year Commitment to Crown Prince Scholarship Programme
** Batelco offers ongoing Support for the CPISP Programme**
Batelco, Bahrain’s leading telecommunications solutions provider continues with its support for the Crown Prince International Scholarship Programme (CPISP), as part of its commitment to educational initiatives in the Kingdom. In 2013 Batelco renewed its Platinum sponsorship of the programme, pledging a total of BD1 million over five years, and recently handed over a cheque to the value of BD200,000 as its contribution for 2015.
The cheque presentation took place recently at Batelco, where Batelco A/CEO Muna Al Hashemi presented the cheque to Advisor for Political and Economic Affairs at the Court of the Crown Prince and Board Member and Head of the Financial and Administrative Committee of the Crown Prince’s International Scholarship Programme, Shaikh Mohammed bin Essa Al Khalifa.
Mrs. Al Hashemi said that Batelco was delighted to be involved with the CPISP which provides top international educational, training, and cultural opportunities for outstanding Bahraini students.
“Since the formation of the CPISP in 2006, Batelco has been a major supporter of the programme’s objectives and has donated significant funds to assist with its success.”
Mrs. Al Hashemi also praised the vision and efforts of HRH the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, in investing in Bahraini youth and supporting educational and training programmes aimed at developing the talents of outstanding students.
Shaikh Mohammed extened his appreciation to Batelco on behalf of the CPISP saying that the support of Bahrain’s leading organisations such as Batelco was invaluable in the continuing success of the programme which aims to develop the talents and abilities of outstanding Bahraini students and provide them with the best educational opportunities at top international universities.
As part of the visit to Batelco, Shaikh Mohammed attended a brief presentation at Batelco’s Customer Experience Centre, where the Company’s products and services for the business segment are showcased, and he also toured Batelco Call Centre, which is open 24/7, every day of the year to attend to any issues Batelco customers may face.