Dialog invites customers to contribute towards flood relief

The program partners of the disaster relief effort signing the agreement. From left: Group Chief Marketing Officer Amali Nanayakkara, Secretary Ministry of Defence Eng. Karunasena Hettiarachchi, Dialog Axiata Plc Group Chief Executive Supun Weerasinghe, Ministry of Disaster Management Secretary S.S. Miyanwala and Ministry of Disaster Management Media Secretary Champika Wijesooriya

• Working in partnership with Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Disaster Management 

Dialog Axiata is extending its successful flood relief program in 2016, where Dialog customers donated Rs. 15 million and the telco added a further Rs. 50 million towards helping those affected by floods and landslides. 

The company has yet again invited its valued subscribers to contribute towards helping Sri Lankans affected by the ongoing natural disaster. Donations can be made via SMS, Star points or eZ Cash and Dialog will triple these customer donations and channel the generated funds toward flood relief activities. 

This initiative is conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Disaster Management.

Dialog customers need to type DON and SMS 7700 to contribute Rs. 50 towards this cause and Dialog will triple the customer donation by adding another Rs. 100 to contribute a total of Rs. 150 towards flood relief. 

Customers are welcome to send any number of SMSs for donations and these will be tripled by Dialog. Customers can also donate using Star Points by dialling #141*1# from their Dialog mobiles or with eZ Cash by dialling #111*6# and Dialog will triple all these donations. Customers of Etisalat and Hutch can also contribute to this program using eZ Cash. Sri Lankans living overseas can also send in their donations by visiting www.worldremit.com.

This program was initiated in Colombo on Saturday, 27 May at the Disaster Management Centre, with senior officials from Dialog Axiata, the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Disaster Management. The disbursement of funds and related activities will be independently audited by PriceWaterHouseCoopers.