Bringing Internet to the people
Grameenphone has spread the knowledge and possibilities of Internet to 300.000 children and youth in Bangladesh.
Topic: Enable and Social
Initiatives in Bangladesh
Solar energy brought to use
Grameenphone and University of Oslo successfully launched a Community Power Project in Paharpur village in rural Bangladesh.
Topic: Enable and Social
Grameenphone provides the power in new pilot project
Grameenphone and University of Oslo team up to bring renewable energy to rural Bangladesh.
Themes: Environment, Society
Free Eye Camps
Bangladesh has one of the highest percentages of blind people in relation to its population. There are approximately 750,000 adults and 40,000 children in Bangladesh who are blind due to cataract or other ocular diseases that could have easily been cured with timely and proper intervention.
Theme: Society
Safe Motherhood and Infant Care (SMIC) Project
Motherhood is celebrated as one of the most extraordinary times in a woman’s life. But the reality in Bangladesh is striking.
Theme: Society
Get on board the information boat
Grameenphone and CARE partner to provide communications services to people in remote Bangladesh.
Topic: Enable and Social
Grameenphone - Microsoft digital literacy programme
In November 2009, Telenor mobile operator Grameenphone partnered with Microsoft to increase digital literacy among the rural people in Bangladesh.
Theme: Society
Combating Child Labour through Education
The Telenor Group has entered into an agreement with UNICEF Norway to combat child labour in Bangladesh.
Theme: Society
Mobile Access to Medical Services
HealthLine is a 24/7 medical call centre in Bangladesh. The service is a lifeline for mobile users in remote areas.
Theme: Society
BillPay – Pay by Phone
BillPay is a unique concept that enables customers to pay bills through mobile phone shops or directly from their mobile phones.
Theme: Society
CellBazaar – Marketplace in your pocket
At CellBazaar people post messages via their mobile phones, trading everything from agricultural products to motorcycles and used electronic equipment.
Theme: Society
Community Information Centers
Grameenphone has set up more than 500 CICs across Bangladesh.
Theme: Society
Grameenphone Uses SMS to Remind People of Polio Vaccination
In a partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), Grameenphone uses SMS alerts to remind subscribers to vaccinate children for polio.
Theme: Society