Ooredoo empowers Kuwaiti women by sponsoring “Break the Silence” event

Ooredoo Kuwait, a member of international Ooredoo Group, is sponsoring “Break the Silence” event, organized by The American Women’s League in Kuwait, to empower women who are affected by the Endometriosis disease and raise awareness against it. The Event is taking place today at Radisson Blu Hotel.

Endometriosis Awareness takes place across the globe on March 19^th, with a mission to raise awareness of the disease which affects an estimate of 176 million women worldwide, where 1 out of 5 women get affected. “Break the Silence” event was organized to spread knowledge among women and empower them to speak up about it.

Commenting on the event, Mijbil Alayoub, Director of Corporate Communications at Ooredoo Kuwait said: “Sponsoring “Break the Silence” event comes in line with our CSR strategy, which focuses on empowering women. This disease can have devastating effect on the quality of life due to its painful symptoms and causing in fertility and which carried a huge personal and societal cost.”