Edward Vamboi
On Thursday 29 April 2021, Orange SL, one of the leading mobile operators in the country, mobilized its female staff and joined community women in Waterloo to cook delicious Sunakati meals for hundreds of worshippers at Waterloo Refugee Camp.
For the second week in a row, Orange has provided food for over 500 Muslim worshippers as Sunakati.
The Orange Jammah Sunakati initiative is the first of its kind by any mobile company, and started last week at Dwarzack. Orange says this is their way of giving back to communities across the country during this month of Ramadan.
Thursday saw hundreds of worshippers, men, women, young and old gather at Waterloo Refugee Camp after evening prayers and sit side by side to eat, marking the end of the fasting day.
Head of Communication and Branding at Orange SL, Mr. Kallon, said during the program that the company is happy to give back to not just Muslims, but to Sierra Leoneans generally.
“As you know, every Ramadan we try to give back to communities. This is what we do, we want to give back to Muslims during this month and every Sierra Leonean” Kallon said.
One of the community leaders and a sheikh, said he was grateful for Orange’s support to the community, stressing that the support was crucial for their community at a time like this.
“We are happy that they chose our community for this. At a time like this, we need a lot of support and so we are grateful to Orange for providing this (food) for us,” he said.
Jamma Sunakati is not the only initiative by Orange during this Ramadan. The company has set aside Le510 million to be given away in food items.
Everyday ten customers get Le750,000 and Saturday draws will also see customers win as high as Le50million.
