
Orange sponsored the annual charity event of Operation Smile in Jordan to celebrate
the program's twenty-fifth anniversary since it was established in the USA with
the attendance of HRH Princess Alia Al Faisal and Vice President JTG, CEO of Orange
Personal Majd Shweikeh.
Operation Smile is an international medical campaign that included 1700 volunteers
of physicians and nurses who treated nearly 5000 children in 25 countries worldwide
of which Jordan had the biggest share. Indeed, more than 450 children were medically
checked at Jamil Totanji Public Hospital in Sahab while 95 children from Jordan,
Iraq and Palestine underwent 156 surgeries between 7 and 9 of November.
Orange sponsorship came in appreciation of the great efforts of the Honorary
President of the program Her Majesty Queen Rania Al- Abdullah, who calls to draw
smiles on the faces of children with facial deformities. Orange also believes
that children are an essential element of humanity development.
The program goes beyond conducting surgical operations to provide training to
physicians and students of different specializations such as those specialized
in mouth, jaw, anesthesiology, or pediatric surgeries. Operation Smile draws these
potential persons from around the world and sends them to the United States where
they receive an annual training program to improve their medical skills.
Orange and through its fund, which was established in 2001, was and will always
be keen on supporting and sponsoring the society's institutions and their distinctive
activities especially those of humanitarian nature. Orange's commitment towards
contributing to the country's sustainable development is something the company
has pledged to uphold.