The 0-8000-1007 trust line launched jointly by Beeline Armenia and Child Development Foundation in April 2015 has registered over 500 calls.
The press office of Beeline Armenia reports that the calls have been registered both from Yerevan and the provinces of the republic, particularly Lori, Shirak and Ararat.
"The key goal of Beeline's social responsibility is to provide digital and technological solutions which will help change people's lives for the better. The fact that we create a new opportunity to provide quick information and propose solutions to problems and the applicants get full consultancy is important", said Beeline Armenia CEO Andrey Pyatakhin. The goal of the initiative is to boost protection of children's rights through providing quick information and responding. 0-8000-1007 trust line is available on working days from 9 am to 5:30 pm. Landline subscribers of Beeline can make free calls to the trust line.
ArmenTel CJSC (Beeline brand) is a member of VimpelCom Group. VimpelCom is one of the world's largest integrated telecommunications services operators providing voice and data services through a range of traditional and broadband mobile and fixed technologies in Russia, Italy, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Algeria, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Central African Republic and Canada. VimpelCom provides services under the "Beeline", "Kyivstar", "Wind", "Infostrada" "Mobilink", "Leo", "Banglalink", "Telecel", and "Djezzy" brands. As of 1 April 2015, the total number of VimpelCom subscribers exceeded 220 mln, including 1 mln Beeline Armenia subscribers.
The Child Development Foundation (CDF) was established in September 2009. Before that, since 2002 the Foundation operated as a Child Development Centre (CDC) within World Vision Armenia's Inclusive Education Project. In 2004-2008, the CDC was involved in Children in Especially Difficult Circumstances Project aiming to support children in difficult circumstances and their families. During the period of 2002- 2008, more than 500 children benefited from a variety of services provided by the Centre. Today, the CDF contributes to the protection of child rights, promotes children's healthy development and inclusion of vulnerable groups into society. The Foundation actively provides professional services to support vulnerable children and their families, works to enrich the methodology by developing various useful resources for parents, children, specialists and educators working with children.