LONDON, Nov. 14 2012
/PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* furthered its commitment to Télécoms Sans
Frontières ("TSF"), the world's leading emergency
telecommunications NGO, yesterday with a donation of $150,000, bringing the total level of support
AT&T and the AT&T Foundation have given to the charity over
the last decade to $800,000.
The donation was presented by Charlene
Lake, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs & Chief
Sustainability Officer, AT&T, at an event hosted by His
Excellency Bernard Emié the French Ambassador to Great Britain at his Residence in
London. The event marked the 15th anniversary of
TSF's first overseas aid mission and the tenth year of AT&T and
AT&T Foundation support. It was attended by leading
representatives from the telecoms industry along with senior
government officials, NGOs and media.
TSF can deploy anywhere in the world within 24 hours to help
reinstate telecommunications channels, assist rescue operations and
help disaster victims to reach family and friends. The decade
of support AT&T has given the French based charity is
recognition of the invaluable humanitarian work the organization
does to connect people around the world in moments of
adversity.
"The work of TSF highlights the importance of communications to
the fabric of society", said Charlene
Lake speaking at the event last night. "Through establishing
telecoms centers in moments of crisis, and re-establishing telecoms
and ICT infrastructure post crisis, they connect people to each
other and enable communities to rebuild themselves. We at
AT&T are committed to advancing education, strengthening
communities and improving lives and it has been a privilege to
champion TSF in the critical work they do".
TSF's President and co-founder, Jean-Francois Cazenave replied, "AT&T's
support will allow us to continue to expand our operations globally
and further our ability to respond to disasters and sustain support
to communities at times of crisis. We have benefited from 10
years of shared commitment to connecting people through
telecommunications and we are honored that the world leader in the
industry continues to renew its trust in TSF".
TSF is currently operating in Syria and North
Mali, providing critical communications helping civilians
and relief organizations tackle deteriorating security
situations.
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improving lives. Through its philanthropic initiatives, AT&T
has a long history of supporting projects that create learning
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address community needs. In 2011, more than $115 million was contributed through corporate-,
employee- and AT&T Foundation-giving programs.
About Télécoms Sans Frontières
Founded in 1998, Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) / Telecom
Without Borders is the world's leading emergency telecommunications
NGO. For more than 14 years, TSF has participated in emergency
response, setting up emergency facilities in war or disaster zones
for affected populations and relief workers. With its 24-hour
monitoring center and offices in Europe, Central
America, Asia, and its
office in the United States, TSF
rapid-response teams: (1) intervene anywhere in the world in less
than 24 hours to provide emergency broadband service; (2) work with
partners to make long-term development missions more effective and
efficient using broadband and empower advances in health,
development, education, and food security; and (3) train
governments, UN staff, and NGOs on how to use telecom and Internet
tools in emergencies.
In 14 years, TSF has deployed to more than 60 countries,
supporting over 650 relief organizations and providing humanitarian
calling operations to hundreds of thousands of people in need. TSF
is partner of the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid Department
(ECHO), the United Nations Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and UNICEF. TSF was designated "First
Emergency Telecoms Responder" within the United Nations Emergency
Telecommunications Cluster (ETC).
Jean-François Cazenave, president of TSF, cofounded TSF in 1998
with Monique Lanne-Petit, TSF's
director. www.tsfi.org
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